Angela davis whos fight for equality in the sixtys and seventys led then president Richard Nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in california thank you so much professor davis coming on going on the ground can i just ask you right at the beginning theres a lot of quoting of the great writer James Baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridors of the gas chamber. Well of course James Baldwin was. Not only with a scent writer but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. Argued that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. That is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the son ginny against climate inju
This episode with all that civil war raging in the United States what now for the Global Movement for justice and equality sparked by the Police Murder of george floyd we ask one of the most important activists of all time former black Panther Angela davis about organizing in the face of ahmed vehicles and tear gas hand anything has changed since she was one of the f. B. I. s most wanted plus when the options of the 2020 president ial ballot box are you man using military style force against protesters for a man who was instrumental in policies that resulted in the u. S. Having the highest prison population in the world is it time for a new Political Party only a small coming up in todays going on the ground but 1st as protests continue today around the world in the wake of the murder of george floyd many are now asking how the Political Movement it catalyzed conformant true change and perhaps even revolution one woman who knows exactly how hard the struggle against systematic oppressi
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Others to discuss the upcoming general election. This is about an hour. Senator sanders good evening. Welcome to what is going to be an exciting discussion tonight. It will be in conflict with the establishment politicians and the elite who represent the working families in this country. These are great people who have run great campaigns. And let me introduce them to you. Reelected last night in a landslide victory, they told us it was going to be a tough race. What was it, 6633 . Ms. Tlaib 69. Senator sanders really . But who is counting. Congratulations. Ms. Tlaib thank you all. I appreciate it. What i love about you, you didnt become the democratic nominee but didnt give up on this movement and you continue to support so many of us that are speaking truth and putting people before profit and i cant thank you enough for not giving up on this movement. And continue to support. Senator sanders how could i give up when we have people like you guys . You inspire me. You inspire the amer
Sen. Sanders good evening, everybody and welcome to what i think will be a really exciting discussion tonight. We have three fantastic panelists with us, three soon to be members of the u. S. Congress who are going to take that progressive banner full standing into conflict with the establishment politicians and corporate elites who and represent the working families of this country. These are great people who have run great campaigns. Let me introduce them to you. Reelected last night in a landslide victory, they told us rashida, it was going to be a tough race. What was it, 6633 . 69. Really . But who is counting. Thank you also much. Thank you, bernie. I love about you is you didnt become the democratic nominee, but you didnt give up on this movement and you continue to support so many of us who are seeking truth, who are putting people before profits. I cannot thank you enough for not giving up on the movement and continuing to support people like us. Senator sanders how could i gi