Feeling super emotional right now having just watched the newly-released uprising reporter reflection #4 from @UnicornRiot, about Day 4 of the George Floyd Uprising in #Minneapolis, the day and night after the 3rd precinct fell. There's so many quotes and screenshots and parts from it I'd love to share but I'll just say, def take half an hour when you can to watch it, and pass it on to help keep the history alive:
I've had a story in my head for a couple years now, an alternate history, involving what might've happened if people had moved faster and more decisively on that day attacking the 5th precinct, not let our foot off the gas. I've started putting some of it into words but it hasn't quite felt right. Maybe at some point I'll be ready to share it; I think imagination is healing, after all, and is a big driver of revolt.
Altho I was and am immensely proud of all the rebels that week, and I'm glad I did what I felt capable of doing with my people, I also yearn for might have been had I and everyone else done a little more.
This weekend there will be various events commemorating the anniversary of the murder of #GeorgeFloyd, but don't let em fool ya. The "Rise and Remember" event happening at George Floyd Square in #Minneapolis is mostly for folks not so much interested in remembering how to revolt, but how to quash one; not so much for folks interested in rising to defend ALL Black lives against police terror, but in rising at the cue of preacher or politician.
Call me back when folks are interested in rising and remembering for Dolal Idd, Winston Smith, or Tekle Sundberg too (all victims of police murder in Minneapolis since 2020).
#Minneapolis Autonomous Zine Fest 2024 is coming! Sunday, June 16, 1-5pm at Powderhorn Park, at the north corner of the lake near the baseball fields. Just show up with a table or blankie (you will also benefit from bringing: a lawn chair, suncreen, and water) and the stuff you want to distro. Charge less than $7 per zine. Or if you're coming to take stuff home rather than give it away, just show up!
For questions or accessibility needs, don't ask me because I'm not an organizer, just an enthusiast who saw the poster! Instead email AutonomousZineFest@riseup.net.
Who was Jamal Mitchell? Minneapolis Police Officer '28' Was Ambushed in Shooting That Left 3 Dead, Authorities Say (haor.org)
Jamal Mitchell (age 28, 1995 - May 30, 2024) was a Minneapolis city police officer tragically killed in a mass shooting incident in Whittier City.