Disturbances lecture series 15th of October: Anti-Police struggles in the U.S. , CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective
Submitted by A-ryhmä on 7 October, 2015 - 15:18
In Kupoli, Uusi ylioppilastalo, Mannerheimintie 5 B 7th floor.
Doors open 6 PM, Lecture 6:15 PM.
In the past year the U.S. has seen a dramatic wave of resistance to racialized policing. In some cases the protests expressed themselves within a reformist framework of police accountability, but quite often they extended to a rejection of police as such. Our talk will chart anarchist involvement in U.S. anti-police struggles from 2009 to the present, with special attention to race, the left, and the current non-state backlash.
For us, struggles against policing are central to anti-capitalist struggle in the 21st century. They respond to a situation in which our roles in the economy are fluid and precarious, and in which the control of marginalized populations is crucial for the machinery of exploitation.
After the presentation, stick around to discuss what we've learned and to share lessons from your own context.
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