Reclaim the Block

@reclaimtheblock

Abolitionists demanding since 2018 that Minneapolis divest from policing and invest in long-term alternatives. Also on FB and IG: .

Minneapolis, MN
Joined November 2018

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  1. Retweeted
    May 19

    gentle reminder, REP is hiring for folks to join the Training Squad for our Radical Ecosystem Pods. Trainers bring the pedagogy of REP to the community by supporting pods and trainings we call Studios. If this sounds interesting - check it out:

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  2. Retweeted
    21 hours ago

    Opinion piece by former City of Minneapolis Race & Equity Director Joy Marsh: The culture is toxic and city leadership can either honor the voices of the oppressed and do something to change it.

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  3. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    Cops lie, all the time, it is a function not a bug - Despite the fact that the county’s own prosecutor called Eckert’s testimony a “fabrication,” the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office later allowed him to testify in another case.

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  4. Retweeted
    May 18

    hi- here's my latest piece thinking through how symbolic legislation like the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching law cannot stop the murderous white supremacist violence we just witnessed in Buffalo, and real answers that communities have been fighting for instead

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  5. Retweeted
    May 17

    staff are organizing to address racism and prevent the appointment of a leader who has ignored their concerns. Please contact your elected officials before they vote on 5/24! Link here and in our bio:

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    May 13

    “We need to ask ourselves who has been rescued & make spending pandemic relief funds on cops & banks toxic.” - in partnership w/ is organizing w/ groups across the US to

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  7. May 12

    Hey folks, one of our partner organizations is hiring! Check it out

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  8. May 12

    Hey folks, one of our partner organizations is hiring! Check it out

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  9. Retweeted
    May 11
    Book cover of Abolition Geography: Essays Toward Liberation by Ruth Wilson Gilmore
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  10. Retweeted
    May 11
    Replying to

    We are gonna need to completely replace the tents and basic necessities of our houseless neighbors in the next 24 hours. It will be all hands on deck - if you would like to help:

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  11. Retweeted
    May 11

    "Abolition calls for experimentation, imagination and, above all, hope." A great reading list on abolition to check out:

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  12. Retweeted
    May 11

    City staff are calling out the racist management and the electeds who uphold it. Please join me in taking two minutes to call the mayor and your council member to call on them to support the staff's demands. s/o to the brave staff who are organizing this, y'all rule

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  13. May 10

    Staff who are doing internal organizing at the City of Minneapolis are seeking community support. Call/email our elected officials before they vote on Frey's appointment of Heather Johnston this Thursday. See details about their current ask at

    Tell Mayor Frey & City Council to address the culture of racism within City government hold leadership accountable to listening to City staff: https://bit.ly/39FgniX
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  14. Retweeted
    May 9

    People in the community, please get involved in this convo.

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    May 8

    Happy ! ❤️ Support us as we continue to who are being held in cages because they can’t afford bail.

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  16. Retweeted
    May 6

    MPD will launch yet another joint enforcement boondoggle, yet again to stop the "streets from bleeding". The summer comes, they do not stop the streets from bleeding, they offer yet another excuse about lack of resources, they are yet again awash with more cash. and repeat

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    May 5

    Today is the National Day of Awareness for . If you missed it, I urge you to check out last week's episode of Movement Memos, where and I discuss Indigenous, abolitionist efforts to address the crisis.

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  18. May 4

    The folks at are hosting a Mother’s Day Celebration outside of Shakopee Prison on Saturday, May 14 at 3:30. More details in the FB event: You can also use this form to RSVP if you can help with rides/etc:

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    May 4

    Reject cynicism. Care defiantly.

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    May 3

    Can I offer a piece of insight for in this moment? Repro justice organizations that you've paid no attention to for the last decade don't need you to swoop in with a sense of crisis today. Organizers knew/know what's at stake—no need to manufacture urgency. (1/5)

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