Black Lives Matter

We had the absolute pleasure of being joined on this week's episode by Leah Martindale, a master’s student at the University of Bristol, soon to be the SU’s postgraduate education officer, and one of the most prolific voices for justice and socialism on social media. A little longer pod this week to ensure we comprehensively covered the horrific murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police and the uprisings we have seen around the world as a result. We hope this gives listeners a view into institutional racism around the world, the role of the police in capitalist society and how you play a role in the civil rights struggle of our time.

Don't forget to check the Practical Ways you can support BLM in the UK Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x65xLdIUDWMUl4_nkuD-EeP98UuJ2nuknUDsqUm7R9s/htmlview?usp=drivesdk&pru=AAABcqQ128g%2AUalGKqSju5TK8YMsCcKYcg&fbclid=IwAR1XXeMcKovI2yJ9Y9QcQC0TGSf7nXaeD5y2pe4gJL7LHDa0wqu1SODABcQ#

References

Racism in Healthcare - https://raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/health-brief3.pdf

Killer Mike Speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSWasOhArfM

13th by Ava Duvernay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8

The Russian Revolution by Walter Rodney - https://www.versobooks.com/books/2724-the-russian-revolution

The Racist Roots of American Policing - https://theconversation.com/the-racist-roots-of-american-policing-from-slave-patrols-to-traffic-stops-112816

How Capitalism Needed Racism to Operate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmyWvjszBOw

Akala Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gen5feHI7Os