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linguist & software engineer in Lenapehoking; jewish ancom trans woman.

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wolfwood
@wolfwood

Dr. Angela Davis published a book in 2016 titled "Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement".

Chapter 4, "On Palestine, G4S, and the Prison-Industrial Complex" seems to be the text of a speech she gave in 2013 as part of an event with Dr. Gina Dent. G4S is a global security company that was a successful BDS target, with a major victory in 2016 and full divestment as of June of 2023. I found the speech here:

The occupation would not be possible without the collaboration of the US government.

EDIT:
Rafeef Ziadah’s introduction gives background on BDS and G4S:


wolfwood
@wolfwood

Dr Gina Dent's spoke at the same event:

there is so much touched on in 20 minutes:

  • a feminist critique of 'expertise' (the tactic of claiming you need to be an expert to talk about Palestine)
  • Pinkwashing (claims that Palestinian queers require Israeli intervention to save them)
  • are prison and apartheid metaphors in the Palestinian context, or accurate descriptions?
  • imprisonment is political
  • intersecting legal regimes Palestinians are subjected to
  • the positive project of Abolition (what we are trying to build)
  • a feminist definition of security

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