![]() ![]() She discusses the importance of dismantling structural racism, not merely on an institutional or individual level, but also on a transnational level. Crucially, it also gave momentum to a movement that investigates Western, neoliberal global systems of oppression.ĭavis’s book is a compilation of her interviews, speeches, and essays put together by Frank Barrat, a human rights activist, and herself. This crafted a space for transnational solidarity on a virtual medium. ![]() In response, many tweeted advice and statements of solidarity to those in Ferguson. ![]() At the same time, Palestinians were facing a brutal fifty-one day assault in Gaza.įrom the viral photos, the Palestinian people recognised that the same tear gas that was being used against them was also being used against the Ferguson protestors. In 2014, pictures from the Ferguson protests circulated the internet. Davis works to enlarge our perspective on the vast geographies and temporalities of these issues in Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement.Ĭonfronting structural racism, police brutality, and the prison-industrial complex are at the forefront of today’s activism, especially with regards to the Black Lives Matter Movement. She advocates for women’s liberation, Black liberation, prison abolition, and an international solidarity with Palestine. ![]() Davis is queer, Black, an activist, author, speaker, and scholar. ![]()
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