Black Black August August is our is our timetime to observe, to observe, weave, weave, andand commune commuw our our futures. futures. BeigBeig a holy a holy duration, duration, it’s rooted it’s rooted in prison in prison aboli a We We honor honor a history a history of Black of Black resistance resistance – seeking – seeking to disman to dism the systems the systems of bondage of bondage we’ve we’ve beenbeen placed placed in and in and divest divest from those which we’ve fashioned for ourselves. those which we’ve fashioned for ourselves.
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2017 FLOW Northside ArtsArts Crawl, Juxtaposition Arts’Arts’ the 2017 FLOW Northside Crawl, Juxtaposition pprentices asked FLOW-goers to respond to a to prompt: Art apprentices asked FLOW-goers to respond a prompt:
YOUR DREAM FOR A WORLD BEYOND POLICE? ‘S YOUR DREAM FOR A WORLD BEYOND POLICE?
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“A world “A world of justice, of justice, healing, healing, responsibility, responsibility, andand peace. peace. A worl Aw without without corruption, corruption, retribution, retribution, andand unnecessary unnecessary punishmen punish
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“A world “A world where where we can we can be kind be kind andand do right do right by each by each other other without without the need the need for enforcement.” for enforcement.”
“Social, “Social, cultural, cultural, economic economic equality equality where where we all wehave all haw
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“Challenging “Challenging the the normalization normalization of VIOLENCE. of VIOLENCE. Uneq U andand law law enforcement.” enforcement.”
qual l discipline discipline foreign foreign policy, policy, entertainment, entertainment,
“No“No human human is disposable.” is disposable.”
“I dream “I dream of a of place a place of spirtiual of spirtiual healing. healing. A A community community thatthat communicates, communicates, finds finds solutions solutions through through using using thatthat inner inner intuition.” intuition.”
“My“My dream dream for afor world a world beyond beyond police police for afor world a world beyond beyond government. government. ThisThis country’s country’s systematic systematic oppression oppression of the of Black the Black community community needs needs to be to be DEMOLISHED. DEMOLISHED. ThisThis includes includes the eradication the eradication of of white white supremacy, supremacy, injustices injustices created created to keep to keep people people of color of color oppressed. oppressed. ThisThis won’t won’t change change unless unless it is it is cut off cutat offthe at head the head – this – this is the is only the only wayway to create to create realreal change.” change.”
“It’s“It’s a dream a dream where where basic basic nessecities nessecities are granted are granted as as a human a human right. right. Get Get rid of ridneed of need andand you you get rid get of rid of the desperation the desperation thatthat requires requires police.” police.”