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For years, St. Louis police have used Wanteds to arrest and detain people without an arrest warrant, violating the rights of thousands. Swipe through to learn about the practice, its impact, and what you can do to help us put an end to it. #EndWanteds

Save the date for Thursday, March 2nd 6-8pm at CIC @ CET for the next DRT Movement Meeting for the public launch of the DRT membership campaign and ways to take action ahead of this year’s budget season and municipal elections. Register now at bit.ly/DRT-March2023!

Meanwhile, in the real news. The same company responsible for one of the biggest environmental disasters in recent history which is devastating Palestine, OH, is also bankrolling Cop City in Atlanta, GA.

Same old story #Ferguson

Mayor Jones (@saintlouismayor) signed Executive Order 75, establishing a volunteer Reparations Commission in #STLCity! 👏🏾✅ +25 #STL groups have jointly called on the administration to do this. Apply to serve on the City-led Commission: bit.ly/stlcityreparat… #STLreparations

Police killed at least 1,054 people through November 27, 2022. Police are killing people at higher rates in 2022 than *any year on record* in the United States. mappingpoliceviolence.us

This #GivingTuesday, our goal is to raise $30,000 to continue supporting people like Kendra. With your help, we won’t stop fighting. All donations today will be matched up to $15,000. Give today and make your donation count double at archcitydefenders.org/donate!

If you missed our latest #BYAT session with @projectnia, the graphic notes & video of this workshop with @raniawrites exploring tools & strategies for co-learning about TJ and abolition with little ones are now available on the Abolitionist Toolbox site! abolitionist.tools/In-Our-Own-Han…

THANK YOU @harshawalia8, @williamcson, and @deanspade for talking about abolition and the state!! How do abolitionists approach and answer the question of the state - where do we differ, where is there convergence from which to struggle together? #abolition #anarchism #socialism

In conversations w/ well-intentioned folks “disgusted” by visible poverty & now supporting violent policed responses, I’ve stopped trying to “teach.” A different tactic: Asking questions. Have seen how pondering/answering questions forces people to think more. Some examples:

After our historic lawsuit, we ended the jailing of people charged with misdemeanors in that jail because they are poor. But prosecutors and judges in charge of felony cases have doubled down on cash. They use cash to determine who is free and who isn't: equalityalec.substack.com/p/the-news-med…

If you missed last night’s launch of @sojourn4justice with @prisonculture, @netabomani, and @TheBarbaraSmith hosted by @bcrwtweets, you can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=BWknjQ…

Surprise! 🥳 @underthearchpod is BACK with a special "election edition" bonus episode! This week, we speak with brilliant actress and activist, @kerrywashington, about why the high stakes are high this upcoming midterm and why we all need to vote! You don't want to miss this one!

Have you RSVPed for our virtual launch event yet? Join SJP co-directors Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture), @netabomani, and special guest @TheBarbaraSmith on November 3, 2022 from 6:30-8pm ET. Barbara Smith will offer remarks about Kitchen Table Press. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/sojourners-f…

I won’t share the anti-semitic sign from the 405 in Los Angeles. I do want to share this: Unchallenged anti-semitism has devastating consequences. So we must challenge and defeat it, along with all manifestations of white supremacist ideology. We can overcome evil with good.

Applications are due by 11:59pm on October 23rd. Visit bit.ly/FSVFALL22APP to apply. If you have any questions or would like to connect further to learn more about the program, email fsvresponse@gmail.com.

Apply to join the next cohort of our Fatal State Violence Response Program, which seeks committed and passionate volunteers to participate in its crisis response program and 24-hour hotline to support the surviving families of loved ones killed by the state in St. Louis.

"one of the most important parts about mutual aid has to do with changing the social relationships that we have amongst each other, to fight beyond this current moment, beyond the current crisis, beyond the current form of a disaster that we’re trying to overcome." @prisonculture