fulanigirl#Abolition #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #RuthWilsonGilmore #BarbaraRansby Ransby offered some words of realistic caution to activists and specifically commented on two chants we use: “When we fight, we win.” and “We keep us safe.” She said we should continue to chant but in our minds we should be remembering we don’t always win and sometimes we can’t keep us safe. She stated it didn’t mean the slogans were wrong, but the conditions that allow them to be true are not always present. 6/8
#Abolition #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #RuthWilsonGilmore #BarbaraRansby Ransby spoke particularly about communities hard hit by violence in Chicago. She said they are really suffering. We could keep them safe IF we had the resources to do so. But at the moment many communities don’t have the resources. So part of the fight has to be about getting resources so we can keep us safe. On the “when we fight we win” issue, she said when we fight we continue to move the issues further along. 7/8
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It’s not as snappy as when we fight we win, but it’s what is important. Without the fight we can’t set the table up for a win. As someone who frequently chants those slogans and considers myself to be an abolitionist, I appreciated Ransby and Gilmore’s words. They were sobering but also terrifically inspiring not only to me but to the Chicago community about to face down Trump’s goons. 8/8
It’s not as snappy as when we fight we win, but it’s what is important. Without the fight we can’t set the table up for a win. As someone who frequently chants those slogans and considers myself to be an abolitionist, I appreciated Ransby and Gilmore’s words. They were sobering but also terrifically inspiring not only to me but to the Chicago community about to face down Trump’s goons. 8/8