from “Abolition Now!: Ten Years of Strategy and Struggle Against the Prison Industrial Complex” available here for free. Source
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Abolition and the Liberation of Palestine
Discussion starts at 16:50 timestamp
Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionists have always understood the work to dismantle the PIC to be connected to global movements against war, militarism, and colonialism. In the past few weeks, we’ve seen mass mobilization in solidarity with the Palestinian people as they face one of the deadliest assaults by the Israeli military in its history.
On Wednesday, Nov 1, join us for a critical discussion on the ongoing war on Palestine. Dr. Angela Y Davis, Lara Kiswani (Executive Director of the Arab Resource and Organizing Center), Stefanie Fox (Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace), and Nadine Naber (INCITE! National) will join us in a discussion moderated by Mohamed Shehk (Campaigns Director of Critical Resistance) to help us understand the situation on the ground in Palestine, how our organizations and people everywhere can mount effective resistance to the genocidal war against Palestinians, and how we can use abolitionist strategies such as Dismantle-Change-Build, Divest/Invest & “Defund,” and “shrink and starve” to do so.
Organized by Critical Resistance. This event is also a fundraiser for Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA), who are providing much needed aid to the people of Gaza. All funds will go to MECA after accessibility costs for this event.
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Interesting how Hama is sent back to a Fire Nation prison at the end of “The Puppetmaster” when imprisonment was exactly the thing that caused the conflict of the episode. Imprisonment was the cause of the problem, yet was somehow also seen as the most acceptable solution to it. At the end, an inhabitant of the town tells Hama: “You’re going to be locked away forever.” Which cements the idea that the best response to Hama’s transgressions is to lock her up…again.
This is what I mean when I say that Hama’s episode is an example of ATLA’s anti-resistance propaganda. Ultimately, Hama’s senseless violence against random Fire Nation citizens is viewed as more depraved and horrifying than the genocide that was wrought upon the Southern water benders. And before anyone tries to twist my words, I’m talking about what this means NARRATIVELY and the kind of message that it sends as well as the biases it reflects.
In a show where even Fire Nation soldiers and guards get to have moments of humanity, Hama (a victim of genocide and oppression) is treated as a frightening monster whose depravity knows no bounds. Characters who participated in the Fire Nation’s conquering efforts are ultimately seen as worthier of humanity than the characters who were victims of it.
It’s not just that Hama does bad things, it’s that the show portrays her as crazy and villainous for her reaction to the violence she suffered. Hama’s actions still could have been morally wrong, but they could’ve approached the issue in a way that didn’t treat her like a monster and allowed her to be sympathetic.
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Zerxus and Opal, the two Champions of the Betrayers from Exandria Unlimited! I absolutely love them, and this was a blast to draw. If you’re looking for a story about the two of them meeting, I also wrote a fic, However Long Forever’s Gonna Last, which you can check out HERE.
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Critical Role finally spoke up after massive pushback from their fans and supports. However it took them over a hundred days of genocide to do it. And a lot of their fans are, rightfully, saying it's not enough and it took them too long.
This is your sign that pressure works so keep calling and mailing your REPS. But also watch those you support, and your fav content creators, even if they make lukewarm statements, keep pressing them to be on the right side if history.
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cerrit, having just killed a man and seen the mangled visage of the mage who kicked off the calamity but still 100% down to play along with his son’s hijinks:
[ID: Screenshot of a Tumblr text post by @ bongnurse that reads, “I’m a goth girl on the inside. On the outside? A father figure.” /end ID]
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