#abolitionism — Public Fediverse posts

'Lewis takes up a debate with several Black feminists who have, at various times, questioned the idea of family abolition, whose central argument has been that, very often, Black families have been sites of resistance against racism. Similarly, we could point to many experiences of class struggle in which sectors of working families have played a key role against the attacks of capital: supporting strikes, establishing relations of solidarity between factories and neighborhoods, staging rent strikes, maintaining soup kitchens, creating movements in defense of public services, and many other forms of resistance. The tradition of “women’s commissions” in strikes, for example, has allowed the working class to articulate fighting forces far beyond the workplace.

'To this criticism Lewis responds that, even so, we should not cease working for the abolition of the family, since we would not need its “protective shield” if we managed to build a society without racism. The argument contains a grain of truth, but it stops halfway. It fails to contemplate the role that the family relations within sectors of the working class and oppressed can play in moments of heightened class struggle. On another level, it doesn’t account for the fact that capitalism, while it needs such a “social cell” for its own reproduction, constantly undermines working families’ very conditions of existence. Marx and Engels remarked on this in the mid-19th century, pointing to the length of the working day, the lack of decent housing, and the general precariousness of working class life.'

Josefina L. Martínez : https://www.leftvoice.org/love-and-care-beyond-capitalism/

#property #gender #subordination #dependence #family #debates #debate #abolition #antiCapitalism #Fourier #Lewis #sociology #anthropology #communities #feminism #feminisms #chores #care #queer #rainbowMafia #historyOfIdeas #Marxism #relationships #abolitionism #culturalism #radicalFeminism #materialism #classes #revolution #domesticWork #classStruggle #careWork #historyOfFeminism

And no one will mourn!

https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1981236/and-no-one-will-mourn

Slaver blood now, infighting later!

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1920731/slaver-blood-now-infighting-later

Slaver blood now, infighting later!

https://piefed.social/c/shermanposting/p/1920728/slaver-blood-now-infighting-later

On January 26, 2026, the Eastern High Court lifted a temporary
ban imposed by the Odense District Court on the publication of recordings made on
the property of Jeppe Bloch Nielsen, chairman of the Danish Pig Producers Association.

This version of "Who’s looking after the pigs?" has been updated with the recordings that were previously subject to the injunction.

✴️ Now with English subtitles!

Watch it here!
▶️ https://peertube.wtf/w/uB6N2eeR5HTuArxutDNRsC

#HvemPasserPåGrisene #JeppeBlochNielsen #watch #documentary #swine #pigs #pigfarm #Denmark #Danish #subtitles #DanishPigProducersAssociation #animalwelfare #animalrights #animalfarming #animalabuse #animalholocaust #sausage #bacon #pork #censorship #pressfreedom #activism #hernia #abolition #abolitionism #vet #veterinary #veterinarian

Where do cops come from and why does the capitalist state need them? ❓🚓

On Tuesday the 28th, organizer and author brian bean will share reflections at Firestorm Books on the connection between policing and capitalism. Drawing from their new book "Their End Is Our Beginning," brian will trace the roots and development of policing through colonial rule, racist enslavement, and class oppression, concluding with an analysis of how police power can be challenged and, ultimately, abolished to build a thriving community-organized society!

Learn more and find your copy of brian's book at https://firestorm.coop/events/3462-their-end-is-our-beginning.html 🚫🚓

#AbolishThePolice #AbolishICE #Abolitionism #ACAB #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

On the last day of March we're hosting a conversation with two authors we adore: Dean Spade and Kai Cheng Thom! Join online to discuss how we can be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and in our closest connections. Dean's new book "Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together" is a resounding call to action and a practical manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands.

This event is also a fundraiser for families in Gaza and attendees are asked to make a donation in lieu of ticket cost. Live ASL interpretation will be provided.

Register for this virtual event and find your copy of "Love in a F*cked-Up World" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3339-hooking-up-raising-hell-a-conversation-with-dean-spade-and-kai-cheng-thom.html. Can't make the live event? Sign up anyway, pitch in on the fundraiser if you can, and we'll send you a recording of the event to stream at your convenience!

#ThePersonalIsPolitical #FreePalestine #FeministBookstore #QueerSouth #Abolitionism #DeanSpade #KaiChengThom #FirestormCoop (- L)

Our new police abolition essay "Kick the Cops off Your Block" is now available on substack. This essay gives an analysis of the police, many alternatives to the police, and ways to get to a world without hierarchical security forces and what they enforce

https://usufructcollective.substack.com/p/kick-the-cops-off-your-block

#anarchism #police #policeabolition #anarchy #socialism #communism #prison #prisonabolition #abolition #abolitionism #acab #cops #communal #utopia #praxis
#directaction #mutualaid #mediation
#transformativejustice
#restorativejustice #selfdefense #mediation #freeassociation #hierarchy #equality #statecraft #capitalism

So time for a new #introduction then! (Leaving hashtags at the end as I hear it works better for accessiblilty)

Welsh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 , queer :gay_communism: 🏳️‍🌈:transgenderflag: , cis-man livng in London🎡 . Humanistic/gestalt therapist🧠❤️ . Lecturer in law⚖️ , with research/teaching👨‍🏫 on psychology of law/legal practice👩‍⚖️💭 . Previously family law barrister. Buddhist. :flag_tibet: ☸️

Practices and interests (here come the hastags):

#compassion #psychology #psychotherapy #queer #therapy #activism #activist #activists #collective #community #communities #buddhism #buddhist #counsellor #psychotherapist #law #familylaw #sociolegal #legalresearch #lgbtqia+ #lgbtq+ #therapy #hackney #london #barrister #lawyers #gestalt #grouptherapy #therapycollective #leftist #openborders #socialism #communism #abolitionism #abolition #welsh #ucu #strike