Ep. 176: Community Control of Police (Ft. Max Rameau)
Defund the police! Abolish the Police! But what comes next? This week, we're speaking to activist and political theorist Max Rameau about that very question. He and his co-author Netfa Freeman recently wrote a thoughtful and comradely critique of the Defund the Police campaign. They argue that if you want to abolish the police, first you have to have the power to control it. Otherwise, you don't have the power to control what comes next. You can (and should!) give their piece a read here: https://pacapower.org/index.php?page=a-critical-analysis-of-defund-the-police
We also spoke to Max about his experience liberating spaces as part of protests movements, like the one we currently see in Seattle's CHAZ / CHOP space. Max wrote about his experience with the Umoja Village project in his book "Take Back the Land" which is available from AK Press: https://www.akpress.org/takebackthelandak.html
Subscribe to Future Left Podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, and TuneIn.
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider giving to us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/futureleft
If you enjoyed this podcast but can't support us with money, consider helping us get the word out by sharing us on social media or recommending us to a friend.
