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Just in case most of you missed Interrupting Criminalization's virtual program last week on 1MillionExperiments I'll provide some highlights. Marieme Kaba and Eva (sorry I forgot her last name were talking about how the project started so long story short:

  1. if you want something different from the status quo which keeps people locked under the oppression of the police, then you have to build something else.
    1/3
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2) If you are going to build something new, be prepared to fail. Not everything will work and many things won't. You have to keep thinking and creating and trying until you can get something to stick. It will be a process, not an event.

  1. safety and security are not the same thing. Safe communities are what people are trying to build. Security is what you have to rely on when safety is missing. The police are security, not safety. 2/3
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4) Get used to the fact not everyone will agree. Even abolitionists don't all agree on tactics. AND you may not get big grant $$ because what you are trying to do actually attacks the systems grant funders are trying to tinker with but essentially uphold.

  1. Be bold...be visionary...be community connected and orientated...stay in for the long haul. 3/3

https://millionexperiments.com/

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@blackmastodon It's hard for me to be online now. The world is on fire and govt leaders just watch while women's children all over the world are being slaughtered. Brings back so many memories of the Rwandan genocide. Everyone just watched while a million people were murdered in the open. I'll leave this Jose James cut with you. The female vocals are Hindi.Zahra. https://youtu.be/fzfEfYcQ1ck?si=xoaeu-3TT1-8FJpX

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Many of the projects I've shared with you on come from IMExperiments website. Just got a notice yesterday that INTERRUPTING CRIMINALIZATION is having a virtual event TODAY, 12/6 at 4:30PM with a doc about IME showing solutions that go beyond the police. Still time to register. Please Boost for visibility because time is short. Thanks
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wiener/programs/criminaljustice/news-events/abolition-one-million-experiments

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If any of you game, give a look at The Wagadu Chronicles which did early release on Steam. It is a non-European setting, based on African cultural story telling, with African based player characters. The developers are still working on it...early access🙄 but you might want to take a look. It's a 1st person, click to move, survival game. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464400/The_Wagadu_Chronicles/

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@oscarjiminy @blackmastodon I've been in all the alphas. The play will be interesting when they get it all together. It will be a niche game no matter what. The combat is turned based and the PvP is not like anything people will be familiar with. I think they are basically a group of table top players/developers who wanted to make an MMO. It remains to be seen whether the two communities can blended into a good game. There's good bones there. There's also aTTRPG rulebook.

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Say what you want about this classic, but it’s perfect. SIMPLY perfect. Timeless. Infectiously joyous. And the runs … Oh. My. Goodness. And this latest video, well, how can you resist?


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https://youtu.be/aAkMkVFwAoo?si=iiAi6GRExr1hQsjG

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@clayrivers @BigAngBlack @BlackMastodon @blackmastodon Mariah made BANK off this song. Can't take nothing from her.

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Believes Black Media Has Ignored His Contributions To Music

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/740134-lenny-kravitz-bet-media-ignored-black-music

> Do you agree with the rock star that Black media hasn't given him his due flowers, or is this a blown-out proportion on his behalf?


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For example, many pointed out that Prince did not have this issue despite falling into the rock realm that Lenny Kravitz inhabits. In addition, folks debated whether rock music is considered a Black art form in the 21st century, with many rightfully pointing out that the genre owes its existence to African Americans. Furthermore, they posited this as a reason as to why maybe these outlets haven't given him his due recognition, even with his recent work that can fall on the shoulders of his legacy. Others called into question the 59-year-old's quality of output over the years, and the theory that he never really presented himself as an artist for Black media to celebrate in the first place.
Lenny Kravitz

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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Hm...I don't particularly care for rock music but there are some pieces I do like particularly when it blends in with other genres. My question is, and I don't know the answer, but did Lenny make himself available to Black media? I mean Prince did....Don't remember his history because I wasn't paying attention to his development, but I can't remember him reaching out to the community. If folks know the answer, I'd love to hear it.

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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Yep connections are one thing, but being available is something else yeah? Like what stuff did he do for community? I just don't know and if he did do things maybe he wanted to keep it low key. There's many reasons why Black media may not have highlighted him.

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Billy Porter Unapologetically Announces His Return To Mainstream Pop With Upcoming "Black Mona Lisa" Album

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/739843-billy-porter-mainstream-pop-black-mona-lisa?__cf_chl_rt_tk=M3UW4OkcC.XlTH3yqz3lfepGi6XLbxFl4..R4EAUjm0-1701325042-0-gaNycGzNDpA

> has never been one to shy away from being himself. In a recent interview, he said he's returning to mainstream pop

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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon My mom would have liked that 😊

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@blackmastodon @Tzipporah @IndigenousCreatives Almost let Native American Heritage Month get away without posting one of my favorite places for cold weather footwear. Check out: www.manitobah.com. and they have an artisans market as well. All Native craftsmen and designers. Finally, our local powwow raffles off Pendleton blankets every year. They help support American Indian College Fund https://www.pendleton-usa.com/

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@ymasumac @blackmastodon @Tzipporah @IndigenousCreatives Can you post a pic?

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@ymasumac @blackmastodon @Tzipporah @IndigenousCreatives How do I unhide media?

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@ymasumac @blackmastodon @Tzipporah @IndigenousCreatives Ah! I have it! They are beautiful.

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@ymasumac @blackmastodon @Tzipporah @IndigenousCreatives Not cold enough to wear those here. I have a Canadian goose down coat that I only get to wear about 2x a year.

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Returning to the south: what can ‘reverse migration’ do for Black Americans? | Documentary films | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/27/south-to-black-power-hbo-documentary-charles-blow

> In a new HBO documentary, writer explores how moving to the south could lead to important political and societal change for Americans


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@venitamathias @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Also...and I haven't seen the documentary - I only read his column when he first wrote about it and have talked to him when he visited UF - all Black people in America could move to the south but unless gerrymandering is ended, the political structures will remain the same. It's not like the Black people who already live there don't know what to do.

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@venitamathias @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Exactly right! It's not just about moving to Atlanta. The maps can always be redrawn to deprive black voting blocs from having power. The greatest # of Black folks in the US already live in the South. It's not a numbers issue. It's gerrymandering.

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@venitamathias @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon UGH! Now I'm riled up because this "move to the south" thing once again puts the onus on Black folks for carrying white America. Here's a radical thought: How about droves of progressive White folks move to the south to gerrymandered districts and turn them over. How about that?! Let some White folks take responsibility for ending their relatives chicanery..... And lets see how long they remain "progressive." 😡

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@venitamathias @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon Right, because Maryland isn't gerrymandered so votes count.

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Here's the website for BZB International and they have some other announcements there regarding their shop in Anacostia, you need a car to get there though... so catch them at Shiloh Baptist.
https://bzbinternational.com/

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Please don't give your money to Amazon this week. Shop locally if you must shop, and support local businesses of color. If you live in the DMV head over to Shiloh Baptist Church for the 31st Annual BZB Holiday & Gift Show with over 80 vendors. Starts this weekend and runs every weekend until Xmas. 1510 9th Street NW, DC 202-550-7060 They have valet parking...cause DC - you can never find a space! Also accessible by Green line - Shaw Howard stop.

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I was doing so well. Was very efficient getting all the grocery items for Thanksgiving dinner on Friday. All set up to start cooking tomorrow. Very proud of myself. Woke up this morning and realized I forgot to buy the dang TURKEY 🤯 Didn't put turkey on grocery list because who needs to write down you have buy a turkey...sigh...back to the store....

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@Dr_Elizabeth97 @blackmastodon 😆 gotta write down EVERY darn thing these days....👵🏾

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Decided to keep looking at what's happening music wise in the eastern part of Africa. AfroPop Worldwide had this interesting clip - a Ugandan reggae band. Nilotika Cultural Ensemble with Jajja Alimuffe. It's a slower version of reggae. https://youtu.be/eYZUmDYw-sI?si=WMGOshyaWZ-euJQB

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If you don't live in the NYC area, you can still see a Broadway play! The League of Living Streaming is selling digital tickets to the play JaJa's African Hair Braiding, which is currently running on Broadway. Streaming ends Nov 19th so don't sleep on the opportunity too long! https://www.lolst.org/?via=STC&sourceNumber=118090

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The new issue of Hammer & Hope is out. Not surprisingly, it has some words about what is happening in Palestine now. https://hammerandhope.org/article/michelle-alexander-palestine

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Mami Wata review – arresting, stripped-down Nigerian parable of water and power | Movies | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/15/mami-wata-review-arresting-nigerian-parable-of-power

> Discontent stirs in a village that has rejected modern life to follow a faith healer said to be the representative of the title’s water spirit



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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon This film is visually stunning, totally shot in black & white. Good story telling as well.

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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon It is really good. I saw it in March as part of our African Film Festival. It reminded me there are so many stories in our cultures that are yet untold. This basically why I refuse to spend $ seeing the same story told over and over and over. Here's 👀 at Lord of the Rings....

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Nov 17, 2023

What y'all got on the grocery list for next week? Whatchu cookin
You buying local from your friendly neughborhood black-owned businesses?

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@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon You want answers now or on Friday?

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Here's the last of the recommendations from my Ethiopians friends. This is Tewodros Kassahun Germamo, known as "Teddy Afro." It isn't my usual chill kind of music, but I read that he often sings about political themes, so that's good enough for me. His online music is usually long mixes, but I did find this piece called Lambadina. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/tazS5K2Nr7k

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Hope people see this in time, but the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is hosting a webinar on civil disobedience lessons from environmental movements. It's Thursday, Nov 9 starting at 6:00pm EST. Register here:
https://www.nlg.org/civicrm/event/register/?reset=1&id=64

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@blackmastodon I'll join in and encourage people to vote today but will add two amendments: 1) Don't JUST vote. Vote intelligently and vote for democracy; 2) to non-melanated women - vote against patriarchy and vote in support of people of color and other women who look like you.

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Hi everyone. I'm back and I see the world is still on fire...sigh. Here's some soothing music for you. It's the second recommendation from my Ethiopian friends. The artist is Zeritu Kebede. Unless you speak Amharic fast forward to 1:10 which is when the music starts. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/s51aLpoj6Vw?si=fkfCxqQGKZsZd99L

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Last thing: A couple of weeks ago we did a show on corporate management of health care. I was a little conflicted about the subject matter, but in light of some conversations last week about healthcare and related services, some of you might find it interesting if not scary. Check out the resource page on the website as well.
Youtube:https://youtu.be/BtHYgb_hhsw
https://nubiantigerspodcast.com/resources-on-corporate-healthcare/

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@blackmastodon Hey folks. I am on the road in a couple of hours so no music tomorrow and I won't be able to check in till next week. Take a breath and try to survive the weekend. If we want to listen to a fun episode about women in sports, we have something releases tomorrow. It was recorded the day Simone Biles won the world championship. The links will be live tomorrow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYyCeedPGN4
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nubian-tigers/episodes/Magic--Black-Women-in-Sports-e2b2q3p

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@venitamathias @blackmastodon Thanks for your best wishes. Unfortunately I came down with COVID the night I returned. Three years of careful behavior wiped out....😠 When I saw the group had no COVID protocols I should have ramped up my own actions..I didn't and I paid the price. But I'm on the mend and lesson learned.

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Although I traveled to Ethiopia once, I was on a work assignment and didn't get to really spend time learning the culture. I asked a friend of mine here in the DMV if he could recommend some music. I'm posting one of the recs today: Tilahun Gessesse. He was the oldest of the artists and you know I like old traditional music. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/UD0fA2WJdbU?si=WNX2knw4pjH5Dvsd

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@D_J_Nathanson @blackmastodon No...not exactly 🙂But, I like the beat!

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Should have added these links. If you want to educate yourself on Genocide and Crimes against Humanity please visit the United Nations Office on Genocide
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/1948-convention.shtml Prevention
and the Raphael Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program
https://lemkinprogram.gmu.edu/lemkin

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As I did last week, I am posting some short videos that explain the terms people are tossing around now. Again, think what you think, but try to educate yourself on the law. The first video explains what genocide is. It is a complicated subject which is hard to boil down into a short video, but the following one is decent. 1/4
https://youtu.be/KTUr8uZTh_A?si=PR_Ud85TY0Xfvdhd

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Genocides happened before the coining of the phrase see e.g. attempted extermination of Indigenous in the US, the killing and deaths of Africans during Transatlantic slavery, as well as the Armenian situation mentioned. In addition after WW2 genocides continue to happen with frightening regularity. It can only be applied to the 4 groups mentioned : national, ethnical (ethnic), racial, religious. 2/4

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Crimes v. Humanity is a serious international crime although as yet there is no treaty or convention on it. But, it is considered part of customary international law. Notice that genocide did not protect against killing political groups. But crimes v. humanity does. Again, a short video for background. 3/4
https://youtu.be/lWN40FEzfNg?si=X6S0gaQ3fYsjMiE_

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Although both crimes evolved out of war time/armed conflict, today the crimes can be committed in times of peace. Note that several of the factors that constitute crimes v. humanity can be identified as activities Russia has engage in v. Ukraine, in addition to the obvious war crimes. Intelligent questions are welcomed. 4/4

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Wars are started by men and most of the victims of armed aggression are women and children. Women throughout the world are at the forefront of movements for peace. Peace in the Middle East will only happen when there is security, dignity and respect for all peoples who live in the region. Here are two links with info about the Israeli peace movement. https://peacenow.org.il/en/about-us/who-are-we
https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/peace-movements-in-israel

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#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #MiddleEastConflict #Education @blackmastodon If you can take a slightly longer video at under 6 minutes, here is one on proportionality and how a determination should be made as to civilians losses versus military objective. https://youtu.be/YQZAY2tGGcU?si=iXqr_KB44VecE0k-
These rules apply for both state parties as well as non-state actors. Please visit the ICRC if you want a more in-depth understanding of IHL. https://www.icrc.org/en/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/geneva-conventions
Education is a powerful tool. 4/4

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#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #MiddleEastConflict #Education @blackmastodon

Everyone is entitled to their views on what is happening in Palestine/Israel. At a minimum however, you should know and understand what international law requires when there is an armed conflict. Yes... there are RULES for how to fight a war. Many lay people do not know that. In this short thread I'm going to post short animated videos that explain the rules, under International Humanitarian Law. 1/4
*ed: spelling

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@bageera @blackmastodon Negligence does not count in the equation of whether civilians are being targeted. You cannot target civilians or the things civilians need to sustain life because someone else attacked civilians. In IHL there aren't really good sides and bad sides. Combattants from all sides of a conflict often commit war crimes. They all should get prosecuted at the end. Whether there was negligence is a political matter to be dealt with in a political way. IHL is not political.

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@bageera @blackmastodon Sure, I can't disagree with what you say. But you are looking at a broader picture. I'm just trying to help lay people understand the requirements of IHL.

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