Black Agenda Radio for week of September 11, 2017
Peace and Enviro Activists Seek Collaboration
Anti-war and environmental activists will hold a joint conference at American University, in Washington DC, September 22 and 23, to foster closer collaboration between the two movements. Historically, said veteran peace activist David Swanson, the big environmental groups âdonât think itâs strategic to get involved with offending funders and media outlets by taking on the âpatrioticâ public warmongering machine.â The U.S. military is the worldâs biggest polluter.
U.S. Rulers Seen As Illegitimate
American government, business and media institutions have lost legitimacy in the eyes of the people, said Duboisian scholar Dr. Anthony Monteiro. âThis is a real opportunity for movement building, for coalition building,â said Montiero. âThe growing contradiction between the majority of the American people and the elite is probably sharper than at any time in the last 70 years.â
Make the Cops Accountable
The Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations and its allies will present a resolution to the Philadelphia City Council, this week, demanding Black community control of the police. Coalition spokesman Diop Olugbala said the resolution proposes that a commission, âdemocratically elected on the block and neighborhood level,â would be empowered to âhire, fire, train and discipline police forces in our community.â
âSwiping It Forwardâ in the NYC Subways
The Coalition to End Broken Windows Policing has been descending into the New York City subway system, urging folks with unlimited fare cards to swipe entrance for young and poor riders, so they wonât be swept up by the cops for turnstile hopping. âWeâre also highlighting the increase in homelessness because of increasing rents,â said activist Lauren Concepcion.
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East New York Community Land Trust reports on NYPD use of vacant land, John Parker's fact-finding trip to Russia and Ukraine, and a Greenville, North Carolina organizer explains the significance ofâŚ
Boris Santos is Treasurer of the East New York Community Land Trust Board of Directors, and Debra Ayck is the Boardâs Secretary. The Land Trust held a press conference on May 21st at which theyâŚ
John Parker is a member of the Socialist Unity party and a senatorial candidate on the Peace and Freedom party ticket in California. He just returned from a fact-finding trip to Russia and Ukraine.âŚ
Mapinduzi is a Greenville, North Carolina community organization dedicated to advancing political education. Mapinduzi is planning African Liberation Day events on Saturday, May 28. We spokeâŚ
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