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Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, Dirksen Federal Building, 1969
(Photo: Paul Sequeira)
On February 18, Adalah Justice Project’s Sandra Tamari spoke with movement attorney Jeff Haas by videoconference. Jeff is a founder of the People’s Law Office in Chicago (1969-2003) and is the author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther. In this conversation, Jeff recounts his work as co-counsel on Hampton vs. Hanrahan which exposed the police and FBI murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and his commitment to supporting Palestinian liberation. He is an Advisory Board member of the Adalah Justice Project and serves on the Board of the Water Protectors Legal Collective. The interview was condensed and edited for clarity.
Over 1 Million in Tahrir Square demanding the removal of the regime and for Mubarak to step down. February 9, 2011. (Photo: Jonathan Rashad/Wikimedia)
December 17 marked ten years since Mohammed Bouazizi, a street vendor in Tunis, set himself on fire in an act of defiance and desperation that triggered what would become known as the Arab Spring.
Over the course of the last ten years, we have witnessed revolutions sweep the Middle East and North Africa, but we have also witnessed the sheer might and terror of counter-revolutionary forces aided and abetted by imperial powers like the US and Russia, who have everything to gain from ensuring the Arab world remains a minefield for exploitation and military endeavors. Looking back at 2010, we asked activists and organizers what lessons we must draw for our current moment–a period of ongoing instability racked by a global pandemic, worsening austerity measures the world over, and an increasingly polarized political order. What