rooting for everybody resisting oppression abolitionist | organizer | writer | bookwild | human rights lawyer | @Guardian columnist

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Joined May 2011
years ago, i stopped praying to be fearless and started praying to be relentless, so that even when i am afraid, i try
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derecka retweeted
The "direct action" is often left out because the people we protest against wants you to think that non-violence means inaction and it does not. Non-violence also does not mean peaceful. They don't want non-violent direct action. They don't want any action at all
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derecka retweeted
People will remind us that King practiced non-violence. That is a half truth. MLK practice non-violent DIRECT ACTION. He and others physically put their bodies on the line against the U.S. government, against state and local governments, against police.
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a thread. summary: Trump election deniers action against the government, bad. MLK's direct action against the government, good.
the united states has convinced do many people that MLK day is a day of service. MLK wasn't interested in "service," he was interested in the redistribution of wealth to render poverty obsolete. Less service, more redistribution
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on his frustration with white moderates and the church who didn't like his nonviolent direct action to fight for equality: africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Ge…
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People will remind us that King practiced non-violence. That is a half truth. MLK practice non-violent DIRECT ACTION. He and others physically put their bodies on the line against the U.S. government, against state and local governments, against police.
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The "direct action" is often left out because the people we protest against wants you to think that non-violence means inaction and it does not. Non-violence also does not mean peaceful. They don't want non-violent direct action. They don't want any action at all
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so yes, clean your neighborhoods, plant your flowers, donate or whatever other service you want to do, but if you want to be in King's tradition of building a beloved community, join an organization, do political education, engage in nvda, call out racism, capitalism, militarism
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