Hi y’all!!!
We’ve got some updates in the triangle! Have something you want to put in the newsletter? DM us on IG @unc_cjaa!
CJAA is hosting a community picnic next Saturday (7/13/2024) from 10am – 2pm at Hargraves Community Park! Be cool and come out!! (snacks and drinks will be provided).
Local Happenings
- This past weekend the annual Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair (ACAB) was held in Asheville. The bookfair was created with the intention of hosting a third space focused on solidarity and collective care. This year it featured a packed 3 days of programming and a keynote address from former Black Panther Ashanti Alston. acabookfair
- On June 28th the current President of the United States and proud war criminal Joe Biden held a rally the day after the slow moving car crash that was the presidential debate – in response a protest was held in front of the Jim Graham Building. pslcarolinas
- On July 2nd Governor Roy Cooper signed the SHALOM Act into law. This act will make the working definition of anti-semitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance the official definition of anti-semitism in North Carolina. The signing of this act has been rushed due to the rise of pro-Palestinian protests in the US, and will continue to add to the misconstruing of pro-Palestine actions as anti-semitic actions, a notion that is harmful and untrue.
- This past Saturday the Triangle Tenant Union held a training session for beginning a tenant union. If you were unable to make it last Saturday, they will be at the Carrboro Really Really Free Market this Saturday, July 6th! triangletenants
Opportunities/Events/Ways to Get Involved Outside of CJAA
- Carrboro Really Really Free Market
- This Saturday the Carrboro Free Market will be held from 2-4pm at the Carrboro Town Commons! Bring anything and take anything because anything and everything is free (as it should always be)! carrborofreemarket
- Show up for Palestine on “Independence Day”
- This July 4th a coalition of local orgs will be holding a pro-Palestine rally at Dorothy Dix Park in Raleigh! On this day of so called “independence” show up for Palestine because none of us are truly free until all of us are free! ydsancsu
- PSl Carolinas’ Volunteer Meeting & Art Build for Palestine
- This Saturday PSL Carolinas will be hosting a volunteer meeting & art build at the Peoples Solidarity Hub – more info in the post below. pslcarolinas
- The Chapel Hill Community Fridge is seeking a community partner for their next fridge!
- Contact at: @chcommunityfridge or unc.mawg@gmail.com chcommunityfridge
- Carrboro Family Financial Assistance Program
- If you, or anyone you know in the Carrboro area, is in need of financial assistance be sure to apply to the Carrboro Family Financial Assistance Program. Applications will be accepted through July 26th, 2024! communityef
- CEF Financial Independence Day
- CEF will also be hosting a Financial Indepence Day next Saturday the 13th! communityef
- Scalawag Magazine
- Scalawag Magazine will still be accepting pitches for Abolition Week until this Sunday, July 7th. This year’s theme is the wretchedness of empire; essayists, artists, and poets should feel free to send in their work. As this is for Abolition Week a priority is baing placed on work from current and formerly incarcerated writers. scalawagmagazine
- Tabadul Collective
- This August 5th the Tabadul Collective will be hosting aflam al Sudan, mark your calendars for a night of short films, block printing, chai, and more! Tickets will be on a sliding sale from $5 – $25 and all proceeds will be sent to the Sudanese American Physicians Association. tabadul_collective
Mutual Aid Requests
- The post below shares a collection of GoFundMe’s for Palestinian families evacuating or adjusting after evacuating Gaza.
Social Media
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We have also previously compiled a list of resources related to abolition and community care; feel free to access it here if you would like to learn more.
As always, if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, do not hesitate to reach out to us through email, groupme, and/or DM ❤
Peace, Love, & Abolition,
CJAA Exec
CJAA (Community Justice, Abolition, & Antiracism collective) is an abolitionist, student-led movement agitating against the carceral state, prison-industrial complex, zionism, policing, white supremacy, imperialism, colonialism, and all forms of oppression — in UNC, Amerikkka, and abroad. We are dedicated to local action and community justice as tools for building a world in which carcerality is obsolete. We hold firmly that our criminal legal system is the result of a white supremacist state that is not broken but is working precisely as intended. As a community of Queer, BIPOC, and marginalized peoples, we work to actively dismantle this white supremacist system, while creating equitable systems of justice and a world based in empathy and compassion.We hold true that awareness is most powerful when acted upon. We are committed to not only calling on people in positions of power, but on ourselves to do the work necessary to change our immediate community. We aim to cultivate a space that allows for vulnerability and growth while acknowledging the value of impact over intentions. CJAA views itself as a movement within the larger movement for liberation around the world, and we acknowledge that our work is interconnected in the fight against all forms of oppression
