Antifascist. Abolitionist. Anthropology, Critical Theory, American Studies, dogs, film, music, democratic pedagogy, degrowth and bioregionalism in greater Los Angeles. This world (system) we must leave. https://boxd.it/6oFrP
Sam Menefee-Libey
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The wall of silence around Claudia Sheinbaum in the US & particularly US-Jewish press is astounding: you wouldn’t know by reading the NYT or FWD that she is perhaps the most popular leader in the world, not only but not least bc she is clear about US imperialism & Israeli genocide
There is a problem with the stories we tell & the way we perceive how change happens. The Union of Pinnacle Tenants, the largest tenant-led union in NYC—are the reason Mamdani took action. Organized people power is pivotal. Top down stories of elected heroes (even ones we like) are not sufficient.
Cast of Laocoön and his Sons (Roman version of a lost Greek original), 100BC-50AD
Jamila Michener
Benjamin Balthaser
ArtButMakeItSports
I'm gonna keep trying to finish my phd and figure out whatever teaching jobs are left, but it's just overwhelming sometimes...
If you feel like you need to be transported to another reality right now, I suggest checking out this free pro-shot of a Prince concert in LA from 2011, available in full here: youtu.be/RwXSBALm0dg
In January, Zohran Mamdani took action against bankrupt landlord Pinnacle, which was responsible for over 5,000 housing violations.
Thanks to his intervention, Pinnacle's new owners have forgiven millions in tenants' back rent.
This is what governing for the people looks like.
