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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 10h

Capacity is filling up quickly for our 10/13 teach-in on the life and work of Assata Shakur with @dreamhampton.bsky.social and @monifabandele.bsky.social in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. Become a member today and RSVP at the link below!
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Hammer & Hope Teach-In: The Life and Work of Assata Shakur

Please use this form to RSVP! If you have any questions, contact [email protected]. Location: Gladys Books & Wine | Bed Stuy, 306 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11233 Date: Monday, Oct. 13, T...

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 4d

If you appreciated this thread, please donate to one of the memory workers/scholars I mentioned here or become a member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social, which is one of my favorite pubs and is doing some of the vital work I just mentioned: hammerandhope.org/membership

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 7d

thank you isaac @sevier.io !

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isaac @sevier.io · 26d

i love the writing on race, gender, and class that the entire crew at @hammerandhope.bsky.social is producing... to continue they need our support. if you can, i hope you'll join me in becoming a member. i give $25/month and get the best writing and education in return. hammerandhope.org/membership

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jacky. @jacky.wtf · 19d

Feeling mad good about the space @hammerandhope.bsky.social cultivated tonight in Brooklyn.

In conjunction to funding indie media, talk about it and share your inspirations from it *offline*. It's faster, more personal and you'll make such meaningful relationships in the process.

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isaac @sevier.io · 7d

Here's a great proposal from last fall by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social. These ideas are lying around, with plenty of real implementation examples for those who want to see them.

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you! ❤️ @sevier.io

isaac @sevier.io · 26d

i love the writing on race, gender, and class that the entire crew at @hammerandhope.bsky.social is producing... to continue they need our support. if you can, i hope you'll join me in becoming a member. i give $25/month and get the best writing and education in return. hammerandhope.org/membership

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Movement media is a key tool to fight fascism.
In the @truthout.org Center for Grassroots Journalism newsletter, see the latest from @wagingnonviolence.org @hammerandhope.bsky.social @convergencemag.com @kcdefender.bsky.social @deceleration.news & more! ❤️
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Grassroots journalism organizations are a tool against fascism -- and their voices are growing

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 9

read @nanjala.bsky.social's @hammerandhope.bsky.social article here:

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In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence

What keeps the Ruto administration running from crisis to crisis remains a complete unwillingness to listen to people and an unswerving commitment to responding to any form of dissent with violence.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Every single person who has died during these cycles of actions and reprisals — around 140 people in large protests –– has been killed by the police." - @nanjala.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 9

Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.

Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown

Young people who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects could face decades in maximum-security prison under a set of laws set up to combat al Qaeda.

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Center for Political Education (CPE) @politicaleducation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Rachel’s piece in @hammerandhope.bsky.social is a great start: hammerandhope.org/article/fasc... (2/6)

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 2

I would like to make another pitch that you support @hammerandhope.bsky.social by donating and becoming a member. They provide ESSENTIAL analysis to help us better understand the moment we are in. I am a donor/member: hammerandhope.org/membership

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Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks to the nudge from @prisonculture.bsky.social, I am now a supporting member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social. Won't you join me in furthering their (and our) work to make a better world?

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isaac @sevier.io · Sep 2

Excited to read [email protected] wrote about this excellent @hammerandhope.bsky.social article in the NYT, amplifying its message from @itsmccarthy.bsky.social and folks are spontaneously telling me about both. hammerandhope.org/article/iden...

The False Choice Between Identity Politics and Economic Populism

A left that ignores the differences within the working class will never build power.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Sep 1

During the Great Depression, these 7 Black wet nurses staged a sit-down strike to demand better pay and an end to racial discrimination. This is what a labor movement looks like. #LaborDay @hammerandhope.bsky.social

No Money, No Milk

Black wet nurses made a show of militance in 1937.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 2

In the latest issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social, we interviewed some of the figures behind this campaign and asked them about the media strategy they're using here: clearly one to watch for people trying to make sense of politics in 21st century information environments

Don’t Risk Evil Andrew for Mayor @dreamfornyc.bsky.social · Sep 2

The anti-Zohran SuperPACs are back. So the SuperPAC killer is back too.

As MAGA billionaires pledge "hundreds of millions" to sabotage the Mamdani mandate, DREAM enters its next form:

Don’t Re-elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor.

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Don't Re-Elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor banner with silhouettes of Kathy Hochul, Bill Ackman, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Eric Adams, and MAGA billionaire donors

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you Stanley!

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you SO MUCH @prisonculture.bsky.social! ❤️

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you so much @triplingual.bsky.social!

Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks to the nudge from @prisonculture.bsky.social, I am now a supporting member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social. Won't you join me in furthering their (and our) work to make a better world?

hammerandhope.org/membership

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.

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Mike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 23

Love to see that @jamellebouie.net engaged with my @hammerandhope.bsky.social essay on class, identity, black politics, labor and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in depth today at the @nytimes.com. I’m a bit blown away. Shared below as a thread:

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Yusuf @yusufimaadkhan.com · Aug 18

I only read genuine leftist publications like @financialtimes.com and @hammerandhope.bsky.social

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Lawrence Wang @ltothewang.bsky.social · Aug 20

Please read our amazing interview with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social where I share brilliant, earth-shattering, once-in-a-generation comms insights like the following:

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great article on class, labor, and race in the US, and the way forward, by Michael McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social
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The False Choice Between Identity Politics and Economic Populism

A left that ignores the differences within the working class will never build power.

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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · Aug 14

Another crucial issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social
Currently reading:
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Palestinians’ Fight Against Scholasticide Fuels the Struggle for Freedom

“For 76 years, Israeli settler colonialism has tried to weaken our collective identity through fragmentation and dispossession, but we strengthen it through education.”

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