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May 2022
Disability Justice: Opportunities and Opportunists
This special online event features the emerging movement for Disability Justice (DJ) and the prominence of multiracial women leaders. A dynamic presentation, recently hosted by the New York Freedom Socialist Party, will highlight the 10 Principles of Disability Justice and its anti-capitalist, intersectional perspective, which recognises the leadership of those most impacted. Sharing examples of liberals’ attempts to co-opt DJ, speaker Kendra Scalia talks about the organised pushback against these opportunists. Kendra is a disabled queer woman, healthcare policy analyst and disability justice organiser.…
Find out more »June 2022
Online campaign launch – Fix Victoria’s Bail Laws Now!
Come to the online campaign launch of No crime, no time — Fix Victoria’s bail laws now. Hear from activists about why bail law reform is a pressing priority in Victoria. Learn about the objectives of this campaign initiated by the Indigenous Social Justice Association Melbourne. Get inspired to make this a key demand ahead of the state election in November. Help launch the campaign petition on the Megaphone platform with a splash. Find how you can get involved. Log…
Find out more »End Homelessness Now-LA Campaign Meeting
The End Homelessness Now-LA Campaign seeks to get city and county governments to use their vacant and underused properties to provide permanent supportive public housing to end the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles. Meets the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month at 2:00pm on Zoom. Learn more at our Facebook page. For more info: 323-732-6416 endhomelessnessnowla@gmail.com facebook.com/endhomelessnessnowla
Find out more »Campaign for an Elected Civilian Review Board Meeting
Join FSP at the monthly meeting of the Campaign for an Elected Civilian Review Board, a coalition of organizations and individuals fighting for the passage of the Community POWER Act, legislation in the NY City Council to establish a workingclass board and independent prosecutor empowered to hold police accountable. Email nycfsp@gmail.com to register for the meeting.
Find out more »Stonewall Celebration: LGBTIQA+ oppression and resistance across Africa
Resistance to homophobia and transphobia is blossoming across the African sub-continent. This panel discussion will spotlight these contemporary struggles, discuss colonialism's legacy, and explore pre-private property societies where sexuality was free, matriarchal communism was the natural order, and rigid gender binaries were unheard of. We'll discuss the relevance of this history for organising in the 21st century. Panellists Georgie Hoadley: a Member of Radical Women and the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union, will chair the meeting. Nita Oko: a…
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