amadi ozier
@killinitsmalls.bsky.social
dr professor at UW-Madison - humor and black literature - free housing, free abortion, abolish the police
October 12, 1946 - Henrietta Johnson was evicted for complaining about a rathole under the kitchen sink
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
October 12, 1946 - Henrietta Johnson was evicted for complaining about a rathole under the kitchen sink
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
Why does James Joyce’s Ulysses -- a novel set in Dublin with zero Black characters -- use the N-word so often?
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why does James Joyce’s Ulysses -- a novel set in Dublin with zero Black characters -- use the N-word so often?
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
I co-founded the Crown Heights CARE Collective in 2022, four months before I left NYC.
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I co-founded the Crown Heights CARE Collective in 2022, four months before I left NYC.
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
near Whitakers, North Carolina
in 1871, ex-slaves bought back their plantation and built an African American college
in 1871, ex-slaves bought back their plantation and built an African American college
September 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
near Whitakers, North Carolina
in 1871, ex-slaves bought back their plantation and built an African American college
in 1871, ex-slaves bought back their plantation and built an African American college
NEW ZINE 🚨 we defended an elder from a year of extreme landlord harassment !
Crown Heights Tenant Union x Crown Heights Care Collective 👑
NEW page = our project timeline with clear steps + tasks 💕
Download: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/the-fi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0got...
Crown Heights Tenant Union x Crown Heights Care Collective 👑
NEW page = our project timeline with clear steps + tasks 💕
Download: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/the-fi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0got...
September 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
NEW ZINE 🚨 we defended an elder from a year of extreme landlord harassment !
Crown Heights Tenant Union x Crown Heights Care Collective 👑
NEW page = our project timeline with clear steps + tasks 💕
Download: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/the-fi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0got...
Crown Heights Tenant Union x Crown Heights Care Collective 👑
NEW page = our project timeline with clear steps + tasks 💕
Download: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/the-fi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0got...
1 thing I'd do differently 💛
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
September 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1 thing I'd do differently 💛
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
❤️🌞✌🏽Hippie Christmas Fest !! live music + free resources on the biggest Moving Day in the city
Madison Tenant Power passed out cold water and fruit to movers & unhoused neighbors
Big thx to Art Lit Lab for sponsoring ✊🏽🌻
Madison Tenant Power passed out cold water and fruit to movers & unhoused neighbors
Big thx to Art Lit Lab for sponsoring ✊🏽🌻
August 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
❤️🌞✌🏽Hippie Christmas Fest !! live music + free resources on the biggest Moving Day in the city
Madison Tenant Power passed out cold water and fruit to movers & unhoused neighbors
Big thx to Art Lit Lab for sponsoring ✊🏽🌻
Madison Tenant Power passed out cold water and fruit to movers & unhoused neighbors
Big thx to Art Lit Lab for sponsoring ✊🏽🌻
“Bobalition” is a term from the 1830s that pro-slavery blackface comedians used to make fun of the idea that abolitionists actually wanted slavery to be abolished
(getting a tattoo of mr 3 pointed hat w the spurs)
(getting a tattoo of mr 3 pointed hat w the spurs)
August 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Bobalition” is a term from the 1830s that pro-slavery blackface comedians used to make fun of the idea that abolitionists actually wanted slavery to be abolished
(getting a tattoo of mr 3 pointed hat w the spurs)
(getting a tattoo of mr 3 pointed hat w the spurs)
a hit! 80 neighbors chatted abt taking back their homes through CLTs
tenants:
🏚 used landlord neglect as organizing leverage
🧾 blocked foreclosure auctions
🏘 brought buildings into democratic ownership
Missed it? Read the notes here: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/how-te...
tenants:
🏚 used landlord neglect as organizing leverage
🧾 blocked foreclosure auctions
🏘 brought buildings into democratic ownership
Missed it? Read the notes here: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/how-te...
August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
a hit! 80 neighbors chatted abt taking back their homes through CLTs
tenants:
🏚 used landlord neglect as organizing leverage
🧾 blocked foreclosure auctions
🏘 brought buildings into democratic ownership
Missed it? Read the notes here: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/how-te...
tenants:
🏚 used landlord neglect as organizing leverage
🧾 blocked foreclosure auctions
🏘 brought buildings into democratic ownership
Missed it? Read the notes here: www.crownheightstenantunion.org/press/how-te...
someone made a mini version of my rapid response zine (on fun paper) for a recent community party
she said: "hundreds of people have your zine now!" 🥹
Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
she said: "hundreds of people have your zine now!" 🥹
Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
July 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
someone made a mini version of my rapid response zine (on fun paper) for a recent community party
she said: "hundreds of people have your zine now!" 🥹
Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
she said: "hundreds of people have your zine now!" 🥹
Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
from my fish fry last weekend. you ever fried 60 pieces of fish for the movement ??
June 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
from my fish fry last weekend. you ever fried 60 pieces of fish for the movement ??
😌 free workshops on de-escalation, rapid response, and role-based crisis response
this month we lead a dozen workshops for block associations, community gardens, & other badass collectives
de-escalate; coordinate; don't call the state
pics ↓
this month we lead a dozen workshops for block associations, community gardens, & other badass collectives
de-escalate; coordinate; don't call the state
pics ↓
May 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
😌 free workshops on de-escalation, rapid response, and role-based crisis response
this month we lead a dozen workshops for block associations, community gardens, & other badass collectives
de-escalate; coordinate; don't call the state
pics ↓
this month we lead a dozen workshops for block associations, community gardens, & other badass collectives
de-escalate; coordinate; don't call the state
pics ↓
NEW ZINE! 🚨 "You Can Start a Rapid Response Network." This zine is your hands-on guide to building rapid response networks right where you live, work, or organize.
INSIDE: tips for role-based crisis response.
📥 Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
INSIDE: tips for role-based crisis response.
📥 Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
May 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW ZINE! 🚨 "You Can Start a Rapid Response Network." This zine is your hands-on guide to building rapid response networks right where you live, work, or organize.
INSIDE: tips for role-based crisis response.
📥 Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
INSIDE: tips for role-based crisis response.
📥 Download: bit.ly/RapidRespons...
fun talk in a beautiful room in the Jefferson Market Library (used to be a courthouse) — where 1921 obscenity trial vs. Ulysses was held
antisemitism, blackface, lynching: Joyce reveals how US racial violence structures modern cultural logics
Read: bit.ly/LynchingMode... @joycesociety.bsky.social
antisemitism, blackface, lynching: Joyce reveals how US racial violence structures modern cultural logics
Read: bit.ly/LynchingMode... @joycesociety.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
fun talk in a beautiful room in the Jefferson Market Library (used to be a courthouse) — where 1921 obscenity trial vs. Ulysses was held
antisemitism, blackface, lynching: Joyce reveals how US racial violence structures modern cultural logics
Read: bit.ly/LynchingMode... @joycesociety.bsky.social
antisemitism, blackface, lynching: Joyce reveals how US racial violence structures modern cultural logics
Read: bit.ly/LynchingMode... @joycesociety.bsky.social
NEW ZINE: Madison Tenant Handbook -- includes information on our strategy and goals, plus info on how to get started organizing your building or neighborhood (making repairs, escalating tactics, etc)
Direct link: bit.ly/MTPHandbook
Website: www.madisontenantpower.org/resources
Direct link: bit.ly/MTPHandbook
Website: www.madisontenantpower.org/resources
April 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
NEW ZINE: Madison Tenant Handbook -- includes information on our strategy and goals, plus info on how to get started organizing your building or neighborhood (making repairs, escalating tactics, etc)
Direct link: bit.ly/MTPHandbook
Website: www.madisontenantpower.org/resources
Direct link: bit.ly/MTPHandbook
Website: www.madisontenantpower.org/resources
landlords murdered, tenants lynched in mississippi in the 1880s
April 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
landlords murdered, tenants lynched in mississippi in the 1880s
🥲☺️ just found out some tenants in Harlem used my "How to Stage a Rally" zine to plan this action: pix11.com/news/local-n...
Download zine: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
Download zine: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
April 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🥲☺️ just found out some tenants in Harlem used my "How to Stage a Rally" zine to plan this action: pix11.com/news/local-n...
Download zine: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
Download zine: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
giving this talk on Friday at 9 PM at Brooklyn Central Court. 🌎🌺 we'll discuss how climate change impacts incarcerated workers ("Prison and the Climate Crisis")
April 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
giving this talk on Friday at 9 PM at Brooklyn Central Court. 🌎🌺 we'll discuss how climate change impacts incarcerated workers ("Prison and the Climate Crisis")
NEW ZINE: “How to Stage a Rally: A People’s Field Guide” (2025). Download: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
Info on how to organize a non-permitted rally of any size without police intervention 😇
High schoolers used this zine to plan their first march!
Info on how to organize a non-permitted rally of any size without police intervention 😇
High schoolers used this zine to plan their first march!
April 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
NEW ZINE: “How to Stage a Rally: A People’s Field Guide” (2025). Download: bit.ly/CHCCRallyZine
Info on how to organize a non-permitted rally of any size without police intervention 😇
High schoolers used this zine to plan their first march!
Info on how to organize a non-permitted rally of any size without police intervention 😇
High schoolers used this zine to plan their first march!
lead a fun workshop with Washington Sq Park Mutual Aid
topics: 1) how neighbors monitor cop or ICE activity, 2) strategies for physically intervening (not just filming), 3) steps to creating local rapid response networks
topics: 1) how neighbors monitor cop or ICE activity, 2) strategies for physically intervening (not just filming), 3) steps to creating local rapid response networks
March 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
lead a fun workshop with Washington Sq Park Mutual Aid
topics: 1) how neighbors monitor cop or ICE activity, 2) strategies for physically intervening (not just filming), 3) steps to creating local rapid response networks
topics: 1) how neighbors monitor cop or ICE activity, 2) strategies for physically intervening (not just filming), 3) steps to creating local rapid response networks
🗣️🗣️ on the news talking about Trump's threatened cuts to federal funding at @uwmadison.bsky.social, which would most impact students who are poor, on scholarship, rural, immigrant, and/or from Wisconsin
March 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🗣️🗣️ on the news talking about Trump's threatened cuts to federal funding at @uwmadison.bsky.social, which would most impact students who are poor, on scholarship, rural, immigrant, and/or from Wisconsin
made savory hamentaschen for Purim 🤠
flaky ghee + rosemary crust. filled with roasted squash, pistachios, feta, and black beans with dill 😋
flaky ghee + rosemary crust. filled with roasted squash, pistachios, feta, and black beans with dill 😋
March 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
made savory hamentaschen for Purim 🤠
flaky ghee + rosemary crust. filled with roasted squash, pistachios, feta, and black beans with dill 😋
flaky ghee + rosemary crust. filled with roasted squash, pistachios, feta, and black beans with dill 😋
Happy International Women’s Day ! 🌻 Come thru on Mar. 8 at 11 am CT for a virtual panel, featuring Mexican activists from a successful abortion collective
Learn how they support self-managed abortions
English & Spanish interpretation. Register here: bit.ly/March8Abortion
Learn how they support self-managed abortions
English & Spanish interpretation. Register here: bit.ly/March8Abortion
March 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Happy International Women’s Day ! 🌻 Come thru on Mar. 8 at 11 am CT for a virtual panel, featuring Mexican activists from a successful abortion collective
Learn how they support self-managed abortions
English & Spanish interpretation. Register here: bit.ly/March8Abortion
Learn how they support self-managed abortions
English & Spanish interpretation. Register here: bit.ly/March8Abortion
had fun at Fridays for Future's Youth Climate Summit on Saturday 🌎talked about the climate crisis's impact on incarcerated workers
also described how to organize rapid response and shared tips for self-care (avoiding burnout)
also described how to organize rapid response and shared tips for self-care (avoiding burnout)
March 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
had fun at Fridays for Future's Youth Climate Summit on Saturday 🌎talked about the climate crisis's impact on incarcerated workers
also described how to organize rapid response and shared tips for self-care (avoiding burnout)
also described how to organize rapid response and shared tips for self-care (avoiding burnout)
some recent meals: 1) pasta with roasted tomatoes + feta + dill + chickpeas + lemon; 2) sweet potato corn fritters w a spicy garlic yogurt sauce & roasted beans; 3) vegetarian cheesesteak dip; 4) potatoes au gratin with gruyere + cheddar
February 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
some recent meals: 1) pasta with roasted tomatoes + feta + dill + chickpeas + lemon; 2) sweet potato corn fritters w a spicy garlic yogurt sauce & roasted beans; 3) vegetarian cheesesteak dip; 4) potatoes au gratin with gruyere + cheddar