Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.
Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."
Angela Y. Davis is a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, including Women, Race, and Class and Are Prisons Obsolete? She is the subject of the acclaimed documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners and is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
One of America's most provocative public intellectuals, Dr. Cornel West has been a champion for racial justice since childhood. His writing, speaking, and teaching weave together the traditions of the black Baptist Church, progressive politics, and jazz. The New York Times has praised his "ferocious moral vision." His many books include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his autobiography, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud.
Frank Barat is a human rights activist and author. He was the coordinator of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine and is now the president of the Palestine Legal Action Network. His books include Gaza in Crisis and Corporate Complicity in Israel's Occupation.
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We are not only coming from a a standpoint of US exceptionality, solidarity isn't only from that stand point. But what can we learn from Palestinian feminism, what can
they learn from us?
The history of Palestinian freedom has been marginalized. Zionism is loosing it's force.
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when Neo librism encourages people to think of only themselves and not collectively
It is in collectivities that we find resevouirs of hope and optimism
On solidarity: Latine, African, Indigenous. We now have inherited the properties of each revolution. Good or bad. But what we have to remember is there
is joy in there and inspiration. Joy in the community, in the togetherness. These revolutions of the past help to create the real conditions to move forward.
Why it's also a immigrant issue.
The appalling treatment of undocumented immigrants from the UK to the US compels us to make connections with Palestinians that have been transformed into immigrants against their will.
On their own ancestral land.
She brings up the case of Jimmy Mubenga and his wrongful unaliving as he was deported from the UK back to Angola. This is not only a US issue.
It is the bold mass movements of the people.
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