“[Capitalism is] not a system that does it anymore, because it’s selfish, and nobody cares about nobody.” | J. Cole (
@JColeNC
) discussing the structure of Capitalism back in 2014 on The
@AngieMartinez
Show.
Notice his hesitancy to even broach the subject.
Support the real ones.
“I have always felt it was a handicap for oppressed peoples to depend so largely upon a leader, because unfortunately in our culture, the charismatic leader usually becomes a leader because [they have] found a spot in the public limelight.”
– Ella Baker (1970)
If you're a renter and your landlord tries to raise your rent make sure to look up if your city has a citywide rent control ordinance before signing any new leases
Spent the afternoon at my homies street garden. He saw this plot abandoned 2 years ago and just started planting and rehabilitating the land here. S/o to the homie Ray, the guerilla gardener
In January of 1997, Subcomandante Marcos of the EZLN did an interview where he discussed how the Zapatistas are situated in the world.
Here is a thread of highlights from the interview.
In this first clip, Marcos explains how the Zapatista struggle is tied to a global struggle.
@fatima__m7md
Read the Combahee river collective Statement to see what was originally meant by the authors of "intersectionality" because what you're describing is the it's cooptation by beougious scholars
Id like to remind people that all wealth is produced by workers. your landlord didnt build your home, shoprite aint grow your food, jeff bezos aint deliver your order, h&m aint stitch your clothes, apple aint make your iphone....a worker did
The police are here to *protect* the private property of the capitalist class, and *serve* the interests of the capitalist class, and the police are upheld by a government that is controlled by the capitalist class, and a capitalist system that developed out of chattel slavery.
Yesterday, BSA members met with the Resident Green Committee in South Jamaica Housing (40 Projects).
SJRGC is growing fresh produce in their OWN community to feed their OWN community!
Please support them in raising funds for their upcoming festival!
South Bronx, New York City (1970s). During the Bronx's decline, the city gov't decided to roll back on services in the South BX in hopes that ppl will move to more populated ares of the BX. They called it "planned shrinkage". Dept of Sanitation also used vacant lots as dumps.
Last time i took shrooms, i had this lucid hallucination that every living human being thats ever existed was just another version of me living a different lifetime...i was so shaken by this realization
Take this tower from the bankrupt company that abandoned it.
Make it a homeless shelter.
Add a grocery store loaded with SNAP eligible foods.
Add dorms. A kitchen on every floor.
A health clinic. Mental health care.
This is a chance to help people.
This used to be my younger brothers bestfriend growing up. He used to be at my moms house every day, causing havoc on my block loll he got locked up and did 3 years. He's outside now, and I got him helping out at the community garden. Be a mentor to the young men in your life..
nothin in this world gon convince me that my life’s purpose is to make money. absolutely nothin. do I need money to survive in society? obviously. but am I gonna measure my souls purpose towards that end? hell nah