From the Boston Political Education Editorial Committee
by the Boston DSA Direct Action, De-escalation, and Security (DADS) Committee Why Protest: Boston DSA stands in absolute solidarity with the mass protests that have broken out following the brutal police murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Wiser people than us have written about the multitude of abuses the police have casually heaped …
- Boston DSA Direct Action, De-escalation & Security (DADS) Committee Basic Security Practices for Zoom Events Organizers have used video calling app Zoom for a while now, but it has seen a flood of activity recently as people across the world shift to remote work and schooling, due to novel coronavirus. More activity means more bad actors …
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Leslie James Pickering (LJP), former Earth Liberation Front spokesperson and current owner of the radical, independent bookstore Burning Books in Buffalo, NY, was recently invited to give a talk by the Boston DSA PEWG and Ecosocialism WG. The event was co-sponsored by the Grassroots Infrastructure Charitable Foundation and was held in the Cambridge Public Library …
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