January 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I really encourage everyone who is fixated on the pipe dream of prosecuting ICE agents or whatever “when all this is over” to learn more about #ReparationsWON & the imagination & skillful organizing that went into winning something that actually supports survivors, their families & communities.
Today is the 11th anniversary of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ historic #ReparationsWON.
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
May 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I really encourage everyone who is fixated on the pipe dream of prosecuting ICE agents or whatever “when all this is over” to learn more about #ReparationsWON & the imagination & skillful organizing that went into winning something that actually supports survivors, their families & communities.
chicago police in one south-side district can now file felony gun possession charges without approval from a prosecutor, under a pilot quietly launched on jan. 1.
lawyers + advocates fear removing a layer of accountability from a department w/ a long history of misconduct.
for @bolts.bsky.social:
lawyers + advocates fear removing a layer of accountability from a department w/ a long history of misconduct.
for @bolts.bsky.social:
New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review - Bolts
In the early evening on Feb. 19, two Chicago police officers arrested a 40-year-old man in the Englewood neighborhood. According to their report, the officers cited an odor of “raw... Read More
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March 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#ReparationsWON is an amazing testament to the power of organizing, & should serve as an inspiration for reparations from other law (including immigration!) enforcement moving forward.
July 8, 2026 at 8:05 PM
#ReparationsWON is an amazing testament to the power of organizing, & should serve as an inspiration for reparations from other law (including immigration!) enforcement moving forward.
The struggle for #ReparationsWON reminds us about the power of art &
imagination to help us envision & enact what might feel impossible or improbable. The ordinance eventually passed was based on a draft by @jmogul.bsky.social submitted to a speculative art project by @ctjmfoundation.bsky.social
imagination to help us envision & enact what might feel impossible or improbable. The ordinance eventually passed was based on a draft by @jmogul.bsky.social submitted to a speculative art project by @ctjmfoundation.bsky.social
May 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The struggle for #ReparationsWON reminds us about the power of art &
imagination to help us envision & enact what might feel impossible or improbable. The ordinance eventually passed was based on a draft by @jmogul.bsky.social submitted to a speculative art project by @ctjmfoundation.bsky.social
imagination to help us envision & enact what might feel impossible or improbable. The ordinance eventually passed was based on a draft by @jmogul.bsky.social submitted to a speculative art project by @ctjmfoundation.bsky.social
Today is the 11th anniversary of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ historic #ReparationsWON.
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
May 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Today is the 11th anniversary of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ historic #ReparationsWON.
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
June 26 is UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a good time to lift up Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ #ReparationsWON.
This struggle won historic reparations for police torture survivors. Co-organized by IC cofounder Mariame Kaba, it shows what imagination, organizing, & commitment can do!
This struggle won historic reparations for police torture survivors. Co-organized by IC cofounder Mariame Kaba, it shows what imagination, organizing, & commitment can do!
June 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
June 26 is UN Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a good time to lift up Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ #ReparationsWON.
This struggle won historic reparations for police torture survivors. Co-organized by IC cofounder Mariame Kaba, it shows what imagination, organizing, & commitment can do!
This struggle won historic reparations for police torture survivors. Co-organized by IC cofounder Mariame Kaba, it shows what imagination, organizing, & commitment can do!
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's @aaroncynic.bsky.social & I 11 years ago, celebrating #ReparationsWON in Chicago. What an incredible victory; may we get widespread reparations like this for ICE one day.
May 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
It's @aaroncynic.bsky.social & I 11 years ago, celebrating #ReparationsWON in Chicago. What an incredible victory; may we get widespread reparations like this for ICE one day.
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
It's been almost 10 YEARS since the passage of the historic reparations legislation for survivors of police torture. Mark your calendars and look out for more about the decades-long history that brought us here.
#ReparationsWON #ReparationsNOW #RahmRepsNow
#ReparationsWON #ReparationsNOW #RahmRepsNow
January 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's been almost 10 YEARS since the passage of the historic reparations legislation for survivors of police torture. Mark your calendars and look out for more about the decades-long history that brought us here.
#ReparationsWON #ReparationsNOW #RahmRepsNow
#ReparationsWON #ReparationsNOW #RahmRepsNow
February 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is the way! Learn and follow actions that produced effective results. Everything from #ReparationsWON to documented Mutual Aid from MN in response to ICE, and bsky.app/profile/jenw... account of community recovery from the Eaton Fire.
I really encourage everyone who is fixated on the pipe dream of prosecuting ICE agents or whatever “when all this is over” to learn more about #ReparationsWON & the imagination & skillful organizing that went into winning something that actually supports survivors, their families & communities.
Today is the 11th anniversary of Chicago Torture Justice Memorials’ historic #ReparationsWON.
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
This effort was co-organized by our cofounder Mariame Kaba, and serves as a model for what justice for survivors of state violence can look like beyond apologies and the illusions of police prosecutions:
May 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This is the way! Learn and follow actions that produced effective results. Everything from #ReparationsWON to documented Mutual Aid from MN in response to ICE, and bsky.app/profile/jenw... account of community recovery from the Eaton Fire.
In honor of the approaching 10th anniversary of the passage of the historic reparations legislation for Burge police torture survivors, we will be recounting moments from the reparations campaign and the decades of work that came before it.
#ReparationsNOW #ReparationsWON #RahmRepsNow
#ReparationsNOW #ReparationsWON #RahmRepsNow
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In honor of the approaching 10th anniversary of the passage of the historic reparations legislation for Burge police torture survivors, we will be recounting moments from the reparations campaign and the decades of work that came before it.
#ReparationsNOW #ReparationsWON #RahmRepsNow
#ReparationsNOW #ReparationsWON #RahmRepsNow
Today CTJM & supporters marked 10 years since Chicago passed a historic reparations ordinance for survivors of police torture #ReparationsWon by celebrating decades of organizing by survivors, family members & community + ongoing work to build a permanent public memorial chicagotorture.org/donate-2/
May 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Today CTJM & supporters marked 10 years since Chicago passed a historic reparations ordinance for survivors of police torture #ReparationsWon by celebrating decades of organizing by survivors, family members & community + ongoing work to build a permanent public memorial chicagotorture.org/donate-2/
The public school curriculum component of #ReparationsWon for CPD torture is extremely important:
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-teac...
- and provoked backlash among white parents who never want their children to learn the truth about policing:
chicagoreader.com/blogs/distin...
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-teac...
- and provoked backlash among white parents who never want their children to learn the truth about policing:
chicagoreader.com/blogs/distin...
A Teacher’s Response to Criticisms on the Torture Curriculum in Chicago Public Schools
A Teacher’s Response to Criticisms on the Torture Curriculum in Chicago Public Schools
www.huffpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The public school curriculum component of #ReparationsWon for CPD torture is extremely important:
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-teac...
- and provoked backlash among white parents who never want their children to learn the truth about policing:
chicagoreader.com/blogs/distin...
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-teac...
- and provoked backlash among white parents who never want their children to learn the truth about policing:
chicagoreader.com/blogs/distin...