Famous Activists
Name one of the famous activists from our Walk and Talk
Angela Davis
Assata Shakur
Malcolm X
Fred Hampton
Name the 3 types of justice we discussed in class
What's the name of the documentary we watched in class?
13th
I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.
Audre Lorde
What does "abolish" mean?
To get rid of something completely
What religion was Malcolm X a part of, before he left near the end of his life?
The Nation of Islam
What is retributive justice?
When a crime has been committed, we look at how that person should be punished, and normally that’s some sort of jail time, maybe the death penalty.
What does the 13th amendment say?
You can't be enslaved, UNLESS you're in prison
I stopped praying to be fearless, and started praying to be relentless, so that even when I am afraid, I try to move closer to freedom.
Derecka Purnell
When we look at abolitionists today, what specifically are they trying to get rid of?
Where did Assata Shakur flee to after she escaped prison?
Cuba
What does equitable mean?
Fair and equal for all people
Which president focused on putting POC only in jail for cocaine use?
Ronald Reagan
Why do prisons tend to make people think that their own rights and liberties are more secure than they would be if prisons did not exist?
Angela Davis
Do police and prisons have any impact on crime rates?
No, very minimal impact
This part of the FBI spied on and tried to destroy Civil Rights leaders like Fred Hampton.
COINTELPRO
What is a difference between restorative and transformative justice?
Restorative focuses on the people and their needs, transformative focuses on changing social/government structures
Private or for-profit prisons
Community matters. Collectivity matters. To me that’s the whole thing. And if we can’t get along with each other, and we can’t take responsibility for what we do with each other, then what the hell are we doing?
Mariame Kaba
Our first police were made up of...
KKK members and former slave catchers
Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, and Fred Hampton all worked with or were a member of this famous organization
Black Panthers
Give a transformative justice solution to this problem:
A person is selling drugs to make enough money to survive.
Create more employment or job training opportunities
Legalize selling drugs
What are mandatory minimum sentencing laws?
If you commit a crime, there's a specific minimum number of years you have to be in jail for, regardless of the circumstances around the crime
If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
Malcolm X
In an abolitionist view, people will have all the basic things they need to survive. What are 3 of the basic needs Mariame Kaba discussed in her article?
Food, clean water, shelter, education, health, art, beauty