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7.26.20, DC
DC protests have continued for 2 months nonstop against police violence and for Black Lives. Despite having a population greater than Vermont or Wyoming, DC’s statehood remains controversial among Republicans who can’t keep control of the government without multiple forms of voter suppresion.
SAY THEIR NAMES.
Eric Garner, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, Phillip White, William Chapman II, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Joseph Mann
Salvado Ellswood, Sandra Bland, Albert Joseph Davis, Christian Taylor, Troy Robinson, Felix Kumi, Jerame Reid, Anthony Ashford, Alonzo Smith
Tyree Crawford, India Kager, Nathaniel H. Pickett, Bennie Lee Tignor, Miguel Espinal, Michael Noel, Dante Parker, Tanisha Anderson, Anthony Hill
Mya Hall, Alexia Christian, Brendon Glenn, Victor M. Larosa, Jonathan Sanders, Darrius Stewart, Samuel Dubose, Michael Sabbie, Brian Keith Day
Junior Prosper, Lamontez Jones, Paterson Brown, Dominic Hutchinson, La’Vante Biggs, Michael Lee Marshall, Jamar Clark, Richard Perkins, Kevin Matthews
Quintonio Legrier, Keith Childress Jr., Janet Wilson, Bettie Jones, Antronie Scott, Stephon Clark, Antwon Rose II, Christopher Davis, Peter Gaines
Torrey Robinson, Darius Robinson, Sylville Smith, Alton Sterling, Philandro Castile, Terence Crutcher, Matthew Ajibade, Tamir Rice, Michelle Cusseaux
Tony Robinson, Dominique Clayton, Atatiana Jefferson, Christopher Whitfield, Christopher McCorvey, Wendell Celestine, David Joseph, Calin Roquemore, Dyzhawn Perkins
Kevin Hicks, Demarcus Semer, Willie Tillman, Terrill Thomas, Paul O’Neal, Alteria Woods, Jordan Edwards, Aaron Bailey, Natasha McKenna
Ronell Foster, Botham Jean, Pamela Turner, Eric Reason, Michael Lorenzo Dean, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd
(cartoon by Steve Sack)
If you are going to a protest, PLEASE BE SAFE. GO WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON. If you are in Portland, New York, Chicago, or any other fed-infiltrated city, be especially careful.
Turn off all location services individually or leave your phone at home
If you film anything, keep your phone locked while doing so
Do not film yourself or any protestors’ faces
Do not wear anything easily identifiable (graphic tees, recognisable logos) and cover up anything easily identifiable like tattoos, piercings, and hair
Don’t do anything stupid (seriously)
Helmet
Knee/elbow/ankle pads
Shoes that you can run in
Mask (look up masks specifically for tear gas, whether you buy it or make it)
Goggles
Water (do not use milk for tear gas!!!)
A first aid kit
Umbrella
Signs
Leaf blower
Heat proof gloves
Eye drops
Antacids
^^all of the above are for tear gas
Food
A shield
A change of clothes
Extra supplies for others
If you are going to a protest, PLEASE BE SAFE. GO WITH AT LEAST ONE PERSON. If you are in Portland, New York, Chicago, or any other fed-infiltrated city, be especially careful.
Turn off all location services individually or leave your phone at home
If you film anything, keep your phone locked while doing so
Do not film yourself or any protestors’ faces
Do not wear anything easily identifiable (graphic tees, recognisable logos) and cover up anything easily identifiable like tattoos, piercings, and hair
Don’t do anything stupid (seriously)
Helmet
Knee/elbow/ankle pads
Shoes that you can run in
Mask (look up masks specifically for tear gas, whether you buy it or make it)
Goggles
Water (do not use milk for tear gas!!!)
A first aid kit
Umbrella
Signs
Leaf blower
Heat proof gloves
Eye drops
Antacids
^^all of the above are for tear gas
Food
A shield
A change of clothes
Extra supplies for others
(cartoon by Christopher Weyant)
SCIENCE IS NOT A FUCKING SUGGESTION! WEAR A FUCKING FACE MASK! WEAR A FUCKING FACE MASK! ITS NOT THAT HARD! DONT BE A FUCKING ASSHOLE! WEAR A FUCKING MASK! STAY HOME IF YOU’RE SICK! WEAR A MASK! IF YOU CLAIM YOU HATE TRUMP THEN LISTEN TO SCIENCE! WEAR A MASK!
Pigs in blue begin indiscriminate attacks against protesters, medics, and the press. The protest in Chicago’s Grant Park today was to return land to the indigenous Zhigaagoong people and remove a racist statue (I can’t remember who’s in the park)
Fuck the system
please stop telling people that they need to do better to bring about a change. all this happening, in the world, is taking a great toll on all of ours mental health. we’re out here trying our best to get the justice needed and bring a change for future, but saying “you’re not doing enough” or “you need to be better” lowkey sounds selfish because we all are struggling through these trying times, where all of ours mental health is at a great risk. we’re all, individually, doing the best we can in our condition. please stop telling people that they can’t do enough. we’re out here trying our best to get justice. i, a brown woman, am trying my best to get my black friends a beautiful present and future.
just don’t be racist, it’s pretty easy
Jonathan Mattingly, Myles Cosgrove, Brett Hankinson.
Enough with using Breonna's name as a trend. Enough with a tiktok song that doesn't help.
Stop saying "arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor" and start saying "arrest JONATHAN MATTINGLY, MYLES COSGROVE, AND BRETT HANKINSON."
You need to do better for Black women. You need to do better for Black lives.
Rest in Power Rep. John Lewis (1940-2020)
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
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