"Non-violence is a very non-functional approach in a #society that's based entirely on #organized force and #violence.
A country that was created in violence, #land was taken in violence, a society that's perpetuating itself through violence in the ghettos, in #Vietnam, in #Africa.
Wherever you look, there is organized force and violence at work to maintain this society."
[Black Panther Party member Kathleen Cleaver on non-violence. "Non-violence is a very non-functional approach in a society that's based entirely on organized force and violence. A country that was created in violence, land was taken in violence, a society that's perpetuating itself through violence in the ghettos, in Vietnam, in Africa. Wherever you look, there is organized force and violence at work to maintain this society. There is a world of difference between 20 million unarmed people, and 20 milion people organized and armed to the gills. That's Power." https://www.tumblr.com/nando161mando/743188782921154560?source=share](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/985/306/331/109/633/original/ba4d66bcc642718c.mp4)
#LosAngeles#workers are joining #hotel employees, #Hollywood#actors, TV & movie #writers….
Thousands plan to #strike Tues, potentially grinding municipal ops to a halt for 24 hrs adding to #organized#labor activity across the city & country.
>11k LA employees will participate in the 1-day strike, incl’g sanitation workers, LAX employees & street services, said #SEIU#Local721, a #union that reps >98k workers across S #California.