Thread by @sunrisemvmt

People advocating for racial justice often get labelled as "too radical"

Damn right we are. The word radical comes from the Latin "radix" (meaning root).

Radical change is the only way to get to the root of the problem (white supremacy), rather than just trimming at the leaves.

So is prison/policing abolition radical?

Yes. And that's what makes it such an important goal.

Here are some Minnesota-based organizations looking to get to the white supremacist roots of our policing system and pull them up.

First, there's @reclaimtheblock, a locally led Minnesota organization whose goal is to "strengthen community-led safety initiatives and reduce reliance on police departments", by pushing for greater funding of community health, not

reclaimtheblock.org/home

Then there's @BlackVisionsMN, a black and queer-led organization pushing for community-led safety programs as alternatives to our policing system.

blackvisionsmn.org

In Florida, of course, there's our good friends @Dreamdefenders carrying on the good fight for Black lives

dreamdefenders.org