Are our communities strong enough for police to be obsolete?
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Jan 10 2015 01:10
Cindy Milstein considers the possibility of society without a police force.
Solidarity, as weapon and practice, versus killer cops and white supremacy
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Dec 12 2014 05:44
Cindy Milstein blogs about the wave of protests against police killings in the Bay Area, in the wake of the killings of Mike Brown and Eric Garner.
"From Ayotzinapa to Ferguson, the state is our enemy"
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Nov 29 2014 21:30
So much could be said of yesterday's large, boisterous, self-organized #ShutItDownForMikeBrown disruption of downtown San Francisco during the evening hours of Black Friday.
Increasingly, if you want to stay, home in San Francisco = resistance
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Nov 19 2014 19:47
There is a noticeable and necessary sea change in “solidarity not charity” eviction defense in San Francisco, as evidenced by the November 18, 2014, rally outside yet another endangered home, this time in Hayes Valley at 194 Gough Street. That shift isn’t accidental; it’s due, in particular, to the tenants themselves, who carefully curated their own “Save Our Homes” public plea.
The Giants won and capitalism is the loss
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Oct 31 2014 00:55
Cindy Milstein on the celebratory rioting which followed the San Francisco Giants winning the world series, and its background.
Google will never be a "good neighbour"; we need to be our own best hope
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Jun 27 2014 18:34
Article about Google and the continuing gentrification of San Francisco.
Organizing social spaces as if social relations matter
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Jun 15 2014 21:19
This essay was originally published, as a shorter version, in ROAR Magazine, “an online journal of the radical imagination providing grassroots perspectives from the front-lines of the global struggle for real democracy,” at http://roarmag.org/2014/06/milstein-social-spaces-relations/.
The Power to Stay: Magical Realism from SF’s Mission
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on May 1 2014 16:57
This post originally appeared on my blog, Outside the Circle, with a bunch of photos; see http://cbmilstein.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/the-power-to-stay-magical-rea.... You can also sign up there to always get my latest posts.
Ghost Stories from SF: Art Mirrors Life
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on May 1 2014 16:51
This piece was originally posted on my Outside the Circle blog, at http://cbmilstein.wordpress.com/2014/04/30/ghost-stories-from-sf-art-mir..., where you can find other writings, too, and sign up to receive my latest posts.
Things I Hate About San Francisco's Gentrification: A Love Poem
Submitted by Cindy Milstein on Nov 22 2013 16:42
This piece -- a tweeter poem of sorts, in 140 lines of 140 words or less -- originally appeared at cbmilstein.wordpress.com, where you'll find a bunch of accompanying photos, too, if you're interested.
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