Facing Repression at the U-M Encampment & Movement Lessons: Interview w/ Sammie

A #RepressionWatch upload to The Dugout.For this RepressionWatch episode, I talk with organizer Sammie (they/them) about the 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Michigan, the police raid that broke it up, and the lasting toll of being sprayed with a chemical agent called Deep Freeze. We get into the felony charges that followed, misogynoir in organizing spaces, and what it means to keep showing up for a movement after the state has already come for you.EPISODE CORRECTION: Sammie refers to a co-defendant as an "Arab person", but meant to say he's "Pakistani".GUEST: Sammie (they/them) is a Michigan-based community organizer whose work spans the George Floyd 2020 protests, housing organizing, and Palestine solidarity activism.Instagram: @inkanduprisingLinktree: https://www.linktr.ee/InkanduprisingSubstack: https://www.inkanduprising.substack.comWatch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkmlEmy8Z8--------------------------------Resources MentionedThe Guardian, Oct 2024 — "Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel pushed to prosecute campus Gaza protesters"The Guardian, May 2025 — "Michigan drops charges against pro-Palestinian protesters"The Guardian, Apr 2025 — "Lawyer's phone searched at US border" —The Guardian, Sep 2025 — "Teargas and menstruation: the health effects of protest policing"EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) — statement of material facts, Alasaad v. Mayorkas--------------------------------Stay connected with The Dugout! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:🔗OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/🔗 ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠🔗 ⁠Substack⁠: ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠ 🔗⁠YouTube⁠: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod⁠🔗 ⁠Patreon⁠: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/TheDugoutPod⁠🔗 ⁠OUR LINKS⁠: ⁠https://bio.site/thedugoutpodcast⁠🔗 Watch Prince Shakur  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMMgrSHWLLU4U_FnJ1u10Ug