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Amna A. Akbar

@orangebegum

Law Prof @OhioState. Radical Imagination. Social Movements. Policing. @amnaakbar.bsky.social

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ugh sorry for doing it twice i haven't been on here much of late and i forgot the basics of posting it seems

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My latest paper -- Social Insurgency and Law Reform -- about the last decade of racial justice protest, abolitionist organizing, and spontaneous mass action; and the wide range of reforms it produced.

Now up at SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

My latest paper -- Social Insurgency and Law Reform -- about the last decade of racial justice protest, abolitionist organizing, and spontaneous mass action; and the wide range of reforms it produced. Now up at SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…
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“Every three minutes state agents remove a child from their home.” What a compelling start to this brilliant analysis of the role time plays in state policing of marginalized families.

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We can do more than just watch as the Supreme Court dismantles all the things we care about. The LPE Project & People's Parity Project are hosting an open course/reading group to talk about the various tools we can use to disempower the Court. 👨🏼‍⚖️🚫✊

JOIN US!!

lpeproject.org/events/open-co…

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Yesterday, we concluded our symposium on Non-Reformist Reforms (🥳), featuring posts by Amna A. Akbar, Karl Klare, Fanna Gamal, Tara Raghuveer, Jamelia Morgan, and @zohraraheem.

A quick 🧵 on what they covered.

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Here's a blog, out today, on one of my favorite tenant union fights this year. I reflect on what we won and how we won it, applying the lens of 'non-reformist reforms.' Big thanks to Amna A. Akbar and James Brandt for inviting and editing!
lpeproject.org/blog/emancipat…

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today Tara Raghuveer of KC Tenants writes LPE Blog in the nonreformist reforms symposium about emancipatory horizons and tenant organizing!

'We envision a world where everyone has a home.'

lpeproject.org/blog/emancipat…

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Today LPE Blog the brilliant Fanna Gamal lays out what CRT adds to the conversation on non-reformist reforms, revisiting classic texts by Bell, Kimberlé Crenshaw & Matsuda + interweaving derecka & Ruth Wilson Gilmore!

lpeproject.org/blog/crt-non-r…

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Today, Sanjukta Paul, Ryan Doerfler and twenty other LPE scholars call for institutional leaders to stand up for their students, faculty, and staff by affirming that advocacy for Palestinian rights is squarely within the sphere of legitimate discourse.

lpeproject.org/blog/a-call-fo…

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