We enter the summer of 2024 with Palestine on our minds and in our hearts — hearts that swell with admiration at the steadfastness of those resisting. Neither the struggle nor the repression with which it has been met are new. Like many, we were shocked at the images of riot police manhandling and arresting unarmed students.
A federal dragnet was deployed across the country, targeting participants in the 2020 protests. Authorities arrested, charged, and ultimately sentenced seven in Philly over allegedly being part of burning a cop car, a recurring image in the summer of 2020 for those following the protests. For us, this repression hit close to home. One of those targeted was our own Du Bois Movement School facilitator Anthony “Ant” Smith, a gifted educator, born community organizer, and selfless human being.
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