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Thursday, February 23, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Ohio Voice’s February “Lunch and Learn” is all about abolition! This is back by popular demand. Black Queer and Intersectional Collective (BQIC) organizers will give an outline of how the police grew into an institution in the United States, situating its legacy within our country’s violent history of chattel slavery, genocide, and capitalistic greed. They will then define what police and prison abolition is, why it’s necessary for creating a free world for the most oppressed, and how we can continue working towards it here in central Ohio with BQIC’s #12ToAbolish12 demands and supporting other abolitionist organizations and efforts.
BQIC Bio:
Black Queer and Intersectional Collective is a grassroots community organization that works towards the liberation of Black queer, trans, and intersex people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices.
We focus on uplifting the needs, narratives, and passions of Black LGBTQIA+ people within and outside of our collective to achieve a world where all Black LGBTQIA+ folks are free from oppression.
We dream of a world where police, prisons, and detention centers do not exist, where Black LGBTQIA+ people have equitable access to free/affordable and affirming healthcare and housing, and where we can get the support we need from within our own communities.
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Hosted BQIC [Black Queer and Intersectional Collective] and Ohio Voice.
