Welcome to Critical Culture.
Our response to what we are calling Trump's Manufactured Crisis—focusing on ICE, the National Guard, and the narrative around Antifa—is critical and will define a generation.
In this episode, we deconstruct the actions of this administration, from the use of military-style raids and Black Hawk helicopters by ICE, to the unacceptable practice of not identifying officers. We discuss how these tactics are sweeping up thousands of people, 70% of whom have no criminal record, and the push to militarize the streets of America through the Insurrection Act.
We stress the importance of a coordinated, 100% committed nonviolent response to this escalation. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for American democracy.
ACTION ITEMS & RESOURCES:
🙏Show Up @ No King's Day on October 18th)
Make a plan to take meaningful action, and be committed to nonviolence.
📺 Check out the work of Robert Reich. This is the video I referred to www.instagram.com/reel/DPkK9Gukpmw/
🤯Learn Nonviolence:
Literature from the Albert Einstein Institute on nonviolent action.
🔗www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-of-nonviolent-action
Global Nonviolent Action Database
🔗nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/
🦺Safety: Links and resources about safety while protesting.
ACLU Protesters' Rights
🔗www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
Activists Handbook
🔗activisthandbook.org/
HRC - Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety
🔗www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety
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