I’ve been working on this new tool about how to respond to escalating repression without falling into classic anti-solidarity traps with Community Justice Exchange, Jocelyn Simonson, PIlar Weiss, Atara Rich-Shea and Zohra Ahmed since last year, and we’re excited to share it! You can find the entire tool at bit.ly/cultivatesolidarity. Check out the video from our launch event below.
New Essay about Criminalization of Mutual Aid and #StopCopCity
It was a pleasure to work with the Atlanta Press Collective on this piece about the history and contemporary realities of the criminalization of mutual aid, in light of the indictment of 61 forest defenders working to stop the construction of a new police training facility in Atlanta.
New Interview about Abolition and Infrastructure in Radical History Review
Freshly published: Rachel Herzing, Bench Ansfield and I had a conversation about abolitionist questions of infrastructure, focusing on what transformative justice means, how abolitionists debate questions of state formation, and much more.
New Interview with Sad Francisco Podcast
It was delightful, as always, to talk with Toshio Meronek about nonprofitization, queer resistance, gentrification, cops and more. Check it out.
Grounded Futures Podcast Interview
I had so much fun talking to Carla and Liam from the Grounded Futures podcast. They really asked such interesting questions. Listen here.
Video: Mutual Aid Workshop for CAT-911 with ASL Interpretation
I recently got to do a political education workshop about mutual aid for a group I really admire, CAT-911. They are working to build ways of responding to emergencies without calling the cops, and their work is very thoughtful and inspiring!
Video: “Facing the Limits of Law Reform in these Times of Crisis” Lecture
Podcast Appearance: Red in the Face
I had a fun conversation with the hosts of Red in the Face about mutual aid and more.
Video: Bodies, Sexualities and Law Panel
I had the pleasure of being part of this conversation with Madhavi Menon, Rahul Rao, and Flavia Agnes.
Video: Lecture about How Mutual Aid is the Infrastructure of Protest Occupations and Encampments
On Jan 25 I gave this lecture as part of UC Berkeley Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Social Reproduction in Crisis Series. See below for the flyer that lists all the other upcoming events!