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"If the uprising’s confrontational nature disappears in the public mind, so too do its prisoners." Interview with former prisoner of the #GeorgeFloyd uprising + timeline of the revolt across #NorthCarolina. https://itsgoingdown.org/nc-george-floyd-timeline-and-interview/

"The group stood their ground, and no one was arrested. The crowd moved like water and was able to flank around law enforcement and continue their movement in the original intended direction for about another half block." July 4th report from #DC. https://itsgoingdown.org/black-bloc-streets-dc-july/

On July 4th, hundreds rallied and marched in #Sacramento, #California, shutting down Interstate-5 in defiance of attacks on reproductive freedom + beyond.

#Houston

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"As long as fellow members of our community take action in the name of Isak, this will never be possible. If the courts cannot give the justice that Isak Aden deserves, then surely actions and solidarity will." #IsakAden https://itsgoingdown.org/bloomington-banners-dropped-isak/

Don't miss this month's #InContempt column on IGD, featuring news, action, updates, analysis, and more on prison rebels, repression, political prisoners, George Floyd uprising defendants - and much more! https://itsgoingdown.org/in-contempt-18/

Reports from #Akron that police have tear-gassed those rallying outside the jail, demanding the release of the “approximately 50 adults” who have been arrested since the start of the #JaylandWalker protests. On Monday, police instilled a curfew + tear-gassed street protests.

On #CanadianTireFire, warehouse workers in #Scarborough block trucks + scabs in successful strike; community in #Calgary mobilizes in face of far-Right threats to #Pride; #Toronto tenants with #ParkdaleOrganize fight against eviction threats + much more! https://itsgoingdown.org/canadian-tire-fire-40/

"Banning abortions won’t stop abortions. It will drive them underground and make them unsafe. They decided to overturn Roe v. Wade [and started a] perpetrate war on femme bodies..." #Tucson https://itsgoingdown.org/tucson-banner-drop-abortion/

Report from #Phoenix on the first few days of protest against the #SCOTUS ruling against #RoeVsWade. Details attempts by the police + the far-Right to repress, surveil + contain the demonstrations. https://itsgoingdown.org/protests-phoenix-face-repression-and-surveillance/

Anger grows on the streets of #Akron, #Ohio as riot police shoot off tear-gas and declare an unlawful assembly as crowds gather to protest the police murder of #JaylandWalker. #JusticeforJayland

Parents and students occupy a school in #Oakland to fight closures, the battle to defend the #Atlanta forest continues, and the struggle for reproductive freedom rages in the face of continued far-Right attacks. All on the #ThisIsAmerica podcast. https://itsgoingdown.org/this-is-america-169/

"Last December, The Industrial Workers of the World’s Burgerville Workers Union signed their first collective bargaining agreement with management, officially becoming the only fast food restaurant in the country covered by a federally recognized contract. This historic win comes as the culmination of three-and-a-half years of heated negotiations with management, seven strikes, and dozens of major picket lines." https://itsgoingdown.org/burgervilles-union-racking-up-victories-on-shop-floor/

This month in #InContempt, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always is updates, calls to action, fundraisers, and birthdays. https://itsgoingdown.org/in-contempt-18/