Abolition Now! Let's Get Back to the Drawing Board

Happy Black August!! Welcome to the beginning of Revolutionary Baddies Podcast Black August Series. This month, Brittany and Dee Dee have crafted a series of episodes dedicated to the Black August Tradition. Black August is an annual commemoration of Black radical resistance throughout our history. From the Nat Turner Rebellion to the attempted escape and assassination of political prisoner John Jackson. Black August is a necessary charge to the radical movement for more discipline, awareness, and education in the fight to free ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS and continue the struggle against colonialism. In this episode, RB makes the special announcement you’ve been waiting for but you gotta tap in. Black August is an opportunity for all of us to speak more clearly and learn more thoroughly what prison and police abolition could look like in this country and what our role is in it. Dee Dee shares some examples of abolition organizing happening and how the work of abolition is truly about building, not just destroying. The hope for the Black August is that the listeners walk away with a sense of pride in the traditions created by Black Americans for honoring our resistance, and a desire for building a more just future for all. Questions for our listenersFor Black August:How are you fasting?What are you studying?How are you training?What are you fighting for?Links for the Show: Season 1. Episode 11Blood In My Eye by George JacksonSoledad Brothers by George JacksonCommunity Safety & Wellness Task ForceThe Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah ArendtShut Down “Alligator Alcatraz”Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time DocuseriesSend us Fan MailSupport the showInstagram & Threads: @revolutionarybaddiesYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@RevolutionaryBaddiesPatreon: patreon.com/RevolutionaryBaddies