Amidst all the chaos I just wanted to shout out my homie Kevin Heinrich over at @sugarwoodcondecks for making me a custom cutting board/block according to my specifications. Made out of beautiful English Walnut, there’s a couple cool features like a wild edge for style and rubber feet so it doesn’t slip on my countertop.
This is honestly one of the most beautiful pieces in my kitchen and I intend for it to last a lifetime.
Next time you’re looking at products on Amazon or other corporate retailers take a step back and think about buying locally or commissioning an artist/tradesman before purchasing.
#custom#lumber#wood#walnut#englishwalnut#woodworking#cuttingboard#cuttingblock#sugarwoodcondecks#sugarwoodconcepts
Hundreds of us gathered outside LAUSD demanding Police be taken out of schools. A couple dozen cops showed up to make the case they should continue to frighten, molest, and violently assault students and disrupt their education.
NO reforms were passed yesterday. Not even modest proposals that came well short of Board Member Garcia’s defunding plan.
Protesting is not enough. We must remove the obstructionists from power. I know we’re all tired but we must keep pushing, keep demanding, keep voting. Resistance must become a part of your identity. This will take months, years, decades.
I’m also including here a link to the school board of education. Overwhelmingly white and male; overwhelmingly in support of policing our students in Los Angeles County. We must work to remove them from power.
/en-us/news/us/lausd-votes-against-proposal-to-defund-school-police-and-cant-agree-on-reform-plans/ar-BB15SWMt
#defundthepolice#defundschoolpolice#defundlaspd#abolishpolice#lausd#laschools#losangeles#blm#blacklivesmatter
Now let me be clear- do I expect everyone to just stop on June 19th? No. I don’t expect that a week is enough time for labor organizations to negotiate with their membership on the best date for such an action.
HOWEVER, I think us working class folk need to seriously consider how we can affect change outside of the electoral voting system (which has failed us time and time again.) Withholding your labor sends a strong message that we need government to act in our best interests before we will generate capital for them.
We need a strike for black lives. We need a strike for pandemic relief. We need a strike for meaningful, lasting change. June 19th may not be THE day, but we need to seriously start considering this powerful form of protest.
#strikeforblacklives#blm#generalstrike#iatselocal728#iatse#iatselocal80#iatselocal600#labor#union#unionstrong#workers
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING ——————————- Mayor Garcetti is a liar. Garcetti has enabled LAPD to terrorize the streets of LA. He has backed up the Chief of Police despite comments that are not just out of line, but also completely inaccurate and dangerous and create an environment where the violent suppression of protestors seems justified. The City of Los Angeles is silencing protestors with violent force, escalating tensions with their citizens, and ultimately committing violations of our constitutional rights. I am calling for Mayor Garcetti’s immediate resignation and for the firing of LAPD Chief Michael Moore.
