"Mutual Aid is the radical act of caring for one another while working to change the world. Dean Spade" https://nitter.gq/t.co/vFd0xEpgZI
Washington, DC
Joined June 2021
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We would like to see a collaboration with @WashSpirit fundraiser event for our community mutual aid efforts cause we love the spirits
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New: DC is cutting pay rates for childcare workers to keep its pay equity fund under budget. But pretty much no one is happy about it.
Most of the Council hates this idea. And daycare workers certainly do. So why is this happening, and what could anyone do about it?
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Quite the ethics case here: An MPD officer got caught working his second job at Giant while he was also on duty (including posting on Insta about going to the movies while he was theoretically working).
He got charged with fraud, but acquitted. Now he faces $10,500 in fines...
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What DCPS is choosing to do is unconscionable. Join us in fighting for a pathway to permanent residency for all of our educators.
Over 300 international educators in DCPS are facing deportation—after DCPS broke its promise of a pathway to permanent residency.
Sign the petition to demand action: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
#WTUVoices #SupportInternationalEducators #DCPS #UnionStrong #ImmigrantRights #PublicEducation
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THERE ARE NO SHELTERS IN DC FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO. 900 ppl sleep outside each night. There are 40 open shelter beds. Ppl will be arrested for being unable to afford rent.
Every reporter needs to ask Trump and his cronies where he wants people to go.
Maybe his new ballroom?
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Leavitt says that the homeless in D.C. will be asked to move, and if they don't, they could be charged with a local law that prohibits blocking a public way. (Also known as incommoding.) MPD often deals with these using citations, not arrests. Also...
Save the date!
This edition of @DMVBlackLives Black Joy Sunday will be a vibrant community event celebrating Black culture, creativity, and resilience. With music, dancing, delicious food, and a large children’s area, it’s a day of Black joy and connection for all!
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Interesting: The influential Committee of 100 has come out against the proposed Commanders stadium deal, urging the D.C. Council to negotiate a "fairer" proposal that would share more revenue with the city and ensure residents east of the Anacostia River benefit.
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“This has been one of the most disheartening displays of undemocratic behavior that I’ve seen in my life,” he said, adding parents “want to revolt.” “You will see the biggest resistance, if they follow through with this, from D.C. parents that you’ve ever seen.”
@LaJoyLaw1
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Violent crime in DC has been steadily trending down for decades and fell to a multi-generational low in 2024. Every single article covering whatever the administration does this week should mention that fact and highlight the data.
New: The White House has been calling D.C. community members to assemble a group of victims of violent crime for an event anticipated on Friday, one source with knowledge told @axios.
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#FreeTheLand Black DC! We know this empire will never give us real democracy or self-determination — we must take it, create it, lead it. People’s Assemblies are a vehicle for Black governance & #SelfDetermination.
Join us! Complete our survey! bit.ly/MXGMPASurvey
📣✊🏿✨ CALLING ALL BLACK DC RESIDENTS! We at building towards #PeoplesAssemblies! As we build, we are collecting surveys from Black DC residents to gather information about the issues our people care about & are impacted by. Fill out our survey today!
📍 bit.ly/MXGMPASurvey
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Habari Gani! Ujima!
On this day, we honor the principle of Ujima, collective work and responsibility. We are thankful for the collective work of the @EORMutualAid to support, serve, and feed our people in Ward 7 and Ward 8.
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Social exclusion makes it harder for people who use drugs to find the support they need.
We must ensure a good quality of life for everyone.
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📣 Call to Action: Justice for Justin Robinson!
.@dcpolicedept killed #CureTheStreetsDC violence interrupter while he was sleeping in his car. Demand accountability & justice, sign on to support. ✊🏾
Bit.ly/Justice4Justin
#Justice4Justin #JustinRobinson
#ImSleepDontShoot
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Out of the justified rage and grief of our community arise our righteous demands for justice and accountability.
Even after being tried and convicted of killing us, police continue to receive special treatment. For over a century, this country has enacted thousands of reforms, introduced countless hours and new types of training, expanded mental health support, and promoted community policing by having officers work in the neighborhoods they come from. Yet, we always end up in the same place.
POLICE EVERYWHERE. JUSTICE AND SAFETY NOWHERE.
Policing is rooted in a system of power and control., where police officers are given a lot of authority over the public. This power is rarely held in check because the system was designed with very little oversight.
The system of policing is not broken. Its working exactly the way it was designed.
REAL #JusticeForJustin
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Today we honor and lift up the “Lioness for Liberation”, #SafiyaBukhari. Born in New York City, Safiya Bukhari joined the Harlem Black Panther Party in 1969. Imprisoned for nine years, for charges related to the Black Liberation Army, Bukhari was released in 1983.
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🐉 DC, you’re still rocking with us?! We are set for our 3rd #BlackAugust session THIS Wednesday, 8/21, entitled “New Afrikan People’s War: Black Liberation Army & the Liberation of the Black Nation.”
Hybrid Registration: bit.ly/DCBA2024
Readings: bit.ly/CWBLA
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1/🖤 #BlackAugustResistance! Today, we want to highlight the fight to #FreeImanJamilAlAmin. Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as H. Rap Brown) was elected Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1967, following in the footsteps of Kwame Ture.
