Note: I began writing this essay on September 20, 2013 and finished on October 28th. The issues are still very relevant though. 13 people were shot in a park in the Back-of-the-yards community on the south side of Chicago. Predictably, the police are categorizing the shooting as gang related. Also predictably, the discussion surrounding the… Continue reading Perceptions of Violence
Last week I attended a panel discussion titled Making Connections, Building Alliances to End Police and State Violence, at DePaul University. The panelists included representatives from grassroots Chicago organizations, including: We Charge Genocide, Project Nia, Transformative Justice Law Project, Defense Committee for Rasmea Odeh, and Organized Communities Against Deportations. Below are my notes from the… Continue reading Making Connections Building Alliances Panel Notes
Speaking of Rivers 