Wednesday 11 February 2015

Meet the Badass Activist Collective Bringing Direct Action Back to Black Communities | Alternet

Meet the Badass Activist Collective Bringing Direct Action Back to Black Communities | Alternet

In October, organizers in Ferguson put out a call for people nationwide to come to the city to participate in four days of resistance to demand justice for Michael Brown, who was killed in August by police officer Darren Wilson.
Hailing from Oakland, New York, DC and Boston, Chinyere Tutashinda, Celeste Faison, Laila Williams, Nene Igietseme and Terry Marshall went to Ferguson to answer the call for black direct action trainers to help coordinate Moral Monday and to facilitate direct action trainings. But in the middle of a protest, something unexpected happened.

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