Abolition

One Man’s Freedom Fighter is Another Man’s Terrorist. I’m probably not the first guy to say that, but if anybody embodies the adage, it is certainly John Brown. If you need a refresher course, John Brown was an abolitionist who conducted operations on the Underground Railroad prior to the civil war. From his farmhouse in North Elba, New…

Monthly Bulletin of IWOC Wisconsin March 12, 2023 IWOC REORGANIZES; NEW EMAIL ADDRESS Over the last few months the members of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee-Milwaukee (IWOC-Milwaukee) have been discussing our ongoing work. IWOC focuses on the needs of individuals impacted by the “Criminal Justice” system and seeks to disassemble…

March 10th marks Harriet Tubman Day, a day to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of the anti-slavery activist who fought tirelessly to free slaves through the Underground Railroad. Though observed locally around the U.S. state of Maryland, there are growing calls for this day to also be recognized…

Picture by Nate Gilliam taken 8/22 on the Northwest side of Milwaukee “And when I speak, I don’t speak as a Democrat, or a Republican, or an American. I speak as a victim of America’s so-called democracy. You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.” …

I became an abolitionist when I was six, the night of my parents divorce, when the cops showed up and made me feel even less safe. I became an abolitionist when they threatened to arrest my dad. As I got older I started hearing my dad say “the biggest, most…

“THEREFORE, for the reasons stated about, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion of the Circuit Attorney of the 22nd Judicial Court filed herein for the benefit of Lamar Johnson is GRANTED. “The conviction of Lamar Johnson in State v. …

Jefferson Davis and Matthew Brady, two senators with a shared history of war, have much to offer in terms of understanding the economic recession of the 21st century. …

The South River Forest, originally known as the Weelaunee Forest by the Muscogee Creek people, is one of the largest urban forests in the United States with over 400 acres near Atlanta, Georgia. It has been at the forefront of the #StopCopCity and Defend the Atlanta Forest social movements as…