[FlyingBrickAnnouncements] Event on anti-police organizing?

[Ramey Connelly]

Agreed! Sounds like it'd be a great event; I'll look forward to it. I  
love the idea of having an in-depth movement building conversation  
around this topic.

Ramey


On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:27 PM, allison libertine wrote:

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> I think this would be a really awesome event for the Brick. See you  
> at the meeting Monday!
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> On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Nathan Stickel <incoherentnickle at gmail.com 
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> So I received this email the other day, and I wanted to see what  
> y'all thought about this idea for an event? Do you think this will  
> be a good event for the Library? Hope to hear from y'all soon!
>
> A friend and I would like to speak about anarchist participation in  
> the anti-police struggles that erupted in Seattle last winter.  (In  
> case you aren't familiar with the particulars and would like to read  
> about it, this is a good read, and this covers some but not all of  
> the events.)  We were both heavily involved in the demonstrations,  
> actions, assemblies, etc.  We both also participated in a talk in  
> Berkeley at the Bastard conference this year on the subject, and I  
> was on a panel at the SF bookfair with folks from Oakland and Greece  
> about strategies in anti-police struggle, which you can check out  
> here if interested.
>
> This talk will be similar to all that, but also unique.  We would  
> like to speak specifically to anarchists and anti-authoritarians  
> (although others are of course welcome as well), treating the talk  
> as an inter-city discussion of strategies.  We would like to spend  
> some time talking specifically about anti-cop struggle generally,  
> our analyses of the situation in Seattle, how anarchists developed  
> strategies and enacted them, what went right, what went wrong, and  
> how the moment of rupture eventually ended.  We would also like to  
> use our time in Richmond to hear from anarchists and anti- 
> authoritarians about recent and upcoming struggles there.  (For  
> example, it's my understanding that in about the last year, there  
> has been a fight around Monroe Park and gentrification, including an  
> occupation, the accidental leaking of RPD documents, a small sports  
> riot, a death in the city jail, and upcoming plans for a new prison.)
>
> We will only be in Richmond for one night--September 7th.  We step  
> off the plane at 6:30 PM and we would like to start the talk at 8 PM.
>
> What do you say?
>
> Patrick
>
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>
> -- 
> Always with Solidarity
>
> Nathan
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