Ferguson and Beyond Teach-in: Moon-Ho Jung
Prepared remarks of speech delivered at “Ferguson and Beyond Teach In” that draws connections across people of color vilified and racialized by US state.
Resources
We’ve collected a number of resources that include videos, articles, tools, and more on the issues of mass incarceration and deportation that are being used every day by organizers and change makers.
(note: resources may link to external sites)
Why We Can’t Trust the US State
Article
Why We Can’t Trust the US State
“We live in a society where we can’t escape the US state and its insistence on allegiance and loyalty. But, for many of us, the US state—has historically been constructed not for our protection. Rather, the US state has been constructed to protect America from us and what we represent.”
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Study Guide)
On this page you will find an organizing guide, multiple study guides, and a teaching curriculum for high school students. All of these resources are based on The New Jim Crow and can be used as companions while reading the book.
Movement for Black Lives Platform on Invest-Divest
The Movement for Black Lives demands investments in the education, health and safety of Black people, instead of investments in the criminalizing, caging, and harming of Black people.
What Is Systemic Racism? – Incarceration
This video is a part of a series produced by Race Forward to highlight the impact of systemic racism on our everyday lives.
The Continuities Between Immigration Detention and Mass Incarceration
A discussion about the confluence of mass incarceration and immigration detention featuring Michelle Alexander, César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, and Silky Shah.