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SEPTEMBER #MTB DEMONSTRATION [ A THREAD]
In the fight for our liberation, we must always choose our own heroes. Accepting that we can’t change what happened to Jordan is hard, but it helps to know that we have the power to shape how his story is told.
In the fight for our liberation, we must always choose our own heroes. Accepting that we can’t change what happened to Jordan is hard, but it helps to know that we have the power to shape how his story is told.
It is our privilege and responsibility to share both how much Jordan’s life meant to his family and friends and what his death now means for our community.
Jordan’s death was, and will always be, a call to action.
#MTB #JusticeforJordanWalton
Jordan’s death was, and will always be, a call to action.
#MTB #JusticeforJordanWalton
It was in Jordan’s name that we delivered hundreds of meals, distributed reparations to dozens of Black families, & housed folx who had no place to go during the winter storm. Jordan’s Place became a space of Black beauty, Black autonomy, & Black community.
#MTB
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400+1 is engaged in a protracted struggle for Orisha Land, an autonomous home for Black folx to be free from state sanctioned violence. This thread is meant to provide further context & communicate next steps following the state’s dismantling of Jordan’s Place. #martialtheblock 
400+1 is martialing the block for Jordan Walton because:
✊🏿 We believe in establishing a government that employs trained and compassionate professionals to determine what risk individuals experiencing mental health crises pose to themselves and others.
#maritaltheblock
✊🏿 We believe in establishing a government that employs trained and compassionate professionals to determine what risk individuals experiencing mental health crises pose to themselves and others.
#maritaltheblock
According to a 2018 report, Austin Police has the worst reputation in the nation for killing people experiencing mental health crises. Police Departments, especially APD, are not qualified to respond to mental health emergencies. Police don’t keep anyone in these situations safe
TW: Police violence and death.
Please read this entire thread. Please share this widely.
RE: #JusticeforJordan / Jordan Walton
Please read this entire thread. Please share this widely.
RE: #JusticeforJordan / Jordan Walton
Jordan Walton was murdered by APD on February 10th. Before Jordan’s murder, his family contacted law enforcement and the mental health crisis hotline to make them aware that Jordan was experiencing a bipolar episode, that he was schizophrenic & that they were concerned for him.
During the alleged standoff between APD and Jordan, Austin Police Department spoke to Jordan’s mother extensively. She shared *again* that Jordan was experiencing a mental health crisis.
