Police brutality

Stop Police Brutality – New York City-Wide Mobilization Committee Against Police Brutality (1979)

1946-1989, Authority, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Self Institution, Tactics of Disruption, Urban Spaces, White Supremacy

This pamphlet, published in 1979 by the New York City-Wide Mobilization Committee Against Police Brutality, condemns police brutality and systematic oppression, particularly against Black and Hispanic working-class individuals. It provides examples of police killings and assaults in various cities, arguing that these incidents are not isolated but rather part of a national policy to control and suppress marginalized communities. It calls for organized resistance and armed self-defense as the necessary response.

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Call for a Day of Action in Solidarity with Portland & Against the Federal Invasion – Youth Liberation Front (2020)

2011-Present, Authority, Blockade/Barricade, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Occupation, Tactics of Disruption, Urban Spaces, White Supremacy

The Youth Liberation Front (YLF) issued a call for widespread demonstrations to be held on July 25th, 2020 to show solidarity with ongoing resistance in Portland against federal invasions. This call to action was a response to the deployment of federal troops beyond Portland, which the YLF viewed as an attempt to suppress the uprising against police brutality. The YLF, comprised of various local chapters and alliances, urged abolitionists, particularly youth, to organize these demonstrations demanding justice for victims of police violence. They explicitly stated that reform efforts were insufficient and advocated for the complete dismantling of policing. 

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Young Lords Occupy People’s Church to Create People’s Defense Center

1946-1989, Alternative Spaces, Date, Defining the Enemy, Disruptive Spaces, Latino, Privatization, Self Institution, Subjectives of Refusal, Tactics of Disruption

In October 1970, Hundreds of Young Lords members occupied the People’s Church, waving Puerto Rican Flags, chanting their support, and demanding that the murder of Julio Roldan be avenged. After the dissatisfaction with the official reports and response to the murders, the Young Lords took the People’s church to create a community space where Puerto Ricans could seek support that was previously denied to them by the United States government. They showed up armed to protect themselves from the mass murder of Puerto Rican citizens by U.S. officials. In their occupation, they set up bail funds, offer draft counseling, and provide lawyers and counseling.

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