Reflections from the former Leadership Committee of Take Back the Land

[Rob Robinson]

Dear US Social Justice Movement,

The former Leadership Committee of the Take Back the Land Movement continues to reflect on the past, observe the current crisis and think about the future and what --justice really looks like in Black America. The recent events in Ferguson Missouri put out a call to action and people responded.

Attached is part one-- of an on-going collection of thoughts and reflections by M Adams, Max Rameau and myself as we ask the question "Is Another World Possible" and if so; what does it look like? Please read and enjoy a pdf of part one-- attached to this email. To download an e-book version or to send comments, visit   http://thehexateron.com/

Moving Forward from Ferguson

In the spring of 1992, Los Angeles burned for six days in what became the largest urban rebellion in the history of the United States, a country with a long and storied history of urban rebellions. 

In the wake of the 1992 Rebellion, the national discourse focused on oppression in black urban life, 

including racism, poverty and the police as an occupying force (gender is also a major component, but 

did not make it to the mainstream of that discourse). As a result of the rebellion in Ferguson, MO, 

sparked by the police murder of Mike Brown, the national discourse is again focused on oppression in 

black urban life. What to do with this movement moment?

For better or for worse, the urban rebellion phase in Ferguson is ending. During rebellions, social justice organizations find themselves in crisis mode, managing the seemingly endless series of emergencies, often to the neglect of strategic concerns. And as conditions on the ground shift, organizations must transition from crisis to organizing mode. This transition is particularly important today as instances of police violence, including murder, appear to be rising, but the demands made and campaigns waged in response to the police violence are woefully inadequate.

M. Adams

Max Rameau

Rob Robinson

Center for Pan African Development

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Robert Robinson
Take Back the Land-Leadership Committee
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