This is worth a listen - The Inquiry (BBC World Service) - Why are so many ethnic minorities dying (from Covid 19) in the UK and the US? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszl3b
On Sun, 31 May 2020 at 12:39, Gill Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > These are both brilliant, Ruth. Thanks for sharing. Cornel West > completely nails it. > > It's really shocking to see the level of police violence on the streets of > the US. It's not new, but mobile phones and social media have made it more > transparent. > > I'm hearing news of a 'Black Lives Matter' demo (maintaining social > distancing) in George Square in Glasgow next Sunday 7 June. > > > > On Sun, 31 May 2020 at 12:01, Ruth Catlow via NetBehaviour < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 2 powerful short videos circulating yesterday in response to the >> uprisings against the death of George Floyd. >> ---------------- >> 1. Cornel West 5 minute interview on CNN yesterday >> https://twitter.com/erikstrobl/status/1266552025740906496 >> >> "It is a lynching at the highest level, and I thank God that people are >> out on the streets. >> >> The system cannot reform itself. The "black faces in high places" >> approach doesn't work. These people become too accommodated to the >> capitalist economy, the militarised nation state, the market driven culture >> tied with celebrity, status, power, all that superficial stuff that means >> so much to so many fellow citizens. >> >> Meanwhile we have a Neofascist president who doesn't care and a >> Neoliberal democratic party with no solutions... >> >> The masses of black people the precious poor and working class people, >> they are the ones that are left out and they feel so thoroughly powerless, >> helpless, hopeless, then you get rebellion. >> >> We have choice between non violent revolution, the democratic sharing of >> power, of wealth, resources, and respect, if we don't get that kind of >> sharing we are going to get more explosions." >> ------------ >> 2. Young activist speaking on the death of George Floyd. >> https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/1266650761754222592 >> >> "Arrest the cops, charge the cops, charge the all the cops...in every >> city across America where our people are being murdered." >> ----------- >> >> Thanks for the exchange Max and Michael. >> Max stay safe! >> >> Michael I have been very struck by the power of your recent protests >> locally re the government's shocking handling of Covid-19 - it's obvious >> that their resonance comes from the political solidarity that you have been >> building through regular protests against racism in your hometown. >> >> Respect! >> Ruth >> >> -- >> Co-founder & Artistic director of Furtherfield & DECAL Decentralised Arts >> Lab >> +44 (0) 77370 02879 >> >> *sending thanks >> <https://www.ovoenergy.com/ovo-newsroom/press-releases/2019/november/think-before-you-thank-if-every-brit-sent-one-less-thank-you-email-a-day-we-would-save-16433-tonnes-of-carbon-a-year-the-same-as-81152-flights-to-madrid.html> >> in >> advance >> >> *Furtherfield *disrupts and democratises art and technology through >> exhibitions, >> labs & debate, for deep exploration, open tools & free thinking. >> furtherfield.org <http://www.furtherfield.org/> >> >> *DECAL* Decentralised Arts Lab is an arts, blockchain & web 3.0 >> technologies research hub >> >> for fairer, more dynamic & connected cultural ecologies & economies now. >> >> decal.is <http://www.decal.is> >> >> Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company Limited by Guarantee >> >> Registered in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. >> >> Registered business address: Carbon Accountancy, 80-83 Long Lane, London, >> EC1A 9ET. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> >
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