Janae E. Bonsu

@janaebonsu

Unapologetically Black| abolitionist| organizer| researcher| PhD candidate| National Co-Director of |♓️|🇬🇭

Chicago by way of Columbia, SC
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Joined July 2012
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    Jan 13

    We gotta stop calling super long multi-day meetings "retreats" in 2019.

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    May 9

    Breaking: SONG Leaders chain themselves to Durham County Jail entrance! We are stopping any more Black mothers and caregivers from being caged. Judge Evans and Judge Hudson refuse to eliminate bail so we will stop the caging ourselves.

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  3. May 4

    The Daily Line | The Aldercast: Preckwinkle vows to redouble efforts to phase out cash bond as 3rd term begins

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    Apr 29

    $500 is still criminalization

    By a vote of 98-43, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana. People caught with an ounce or less would receive a $500 fine instead of arrest and incarceration.
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    Apr 30

    The Democratic Party’s silence in the face of the deliberate attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar shows us that we can’t count on them show up for Black women. Unlike Rep. Ilhan shows up for everyday people like us & we should stand with her. Stand with us !

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    Apr 30

    Our campaign calls for the end of gender-based violence. Black women deserve to be heard & protected. That is why we are calling on all people who love and support Black women & girls to declare and protect her against white supremacist violence.

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  7. Apr 28

    Whole squad had to pause to have a praise / twerk break to give thanks to Arya the Great. Damn that was an epic triumphant ass moment. Woo

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    Apr 22

    In the face of white supremacist violence, Black women will always stand together. Join 100 Black women in DC April 30th at 12pm to demand Hands off Ilhan!

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  9. Apr 22

    Help make it happen for via

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  10. Apr 16

    I never tweet so the fact that I’m venting to Twitter is a tell tale sign I need sleep. Good night (good morning?)✌🏾

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  11. Apr 16

    I might not be built for academia. How I just sent my committee a final proposal worse than my last draft is beyond me. Hustling backwards like a mf.

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  12. Apr 16

    Marathon writing sessions before a deadline - & the isolation + delirium that it comes with - is not the way I need to be living life.

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  13. Apr 16

    I have so much respect for folks who who the discipline to write (including editing & reading as part of the writing process) every single day no matter what. Y’all are goals. Teach me your ways.

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  14. Apr 14

    Any doctoral students ever have an existential crisis where none of your research makes sense to you anymore, and a simple "how are you?" is triggering af? Anyone?

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  15. Apr 10

    I really appreciate this conversation today. If you want some more or missed it, don't fret. We got a webinar coming up TOMORROW. Register today!

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  16. Apr 10

    Ask yourself: If something ever went down & I needed help, what group of people could I call instead of police? Build a support network. Talk with them about what a safety plan looks like.

    LAST ONE! Q6: Gwendolyn Brooks said “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business.” What actions can we take as individuals to show a collective responsibility to keeping Black women, girls, and gender non-conforming people safe?
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  17. Apr 10

    Pledge to take action to end systemic and interpersonal gender-based violence.

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  18. Apr 10

    Pledge to listen to survivors.

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  19. Apr 10

    Pledge to seek community-based alternatives to addressing harm instead of calling the police.

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  20. Apr 10

    Sign the pledge at ! Pledge to love, trust and believe in Black women & GNC people

    LAST ONE! Q6: Gwendolyn Brooks said “We are each other’s harvest. We are each other’s business.” What actions can we take as individuals to show a collective responsibility to keeping Black women, girls, and gender non-conforming people safe?
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  21. Apr 10

    Shout out to Oakland Power Projects which pushed service providers to imagine solutions for direct resources including processes to get care after sexual assault that does not mandate calling the police

    Q5: Often responses to violence rooted in the criminal legal system fail to protect us + contribute to further criminalization of Black women, girls, and GNC folks. Where can we look for alternative approaches to safety outside of the criminal legal system?
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