Bonus: UCLA Encampment Update
Will talks to Anny Viloria Winnett, a UAW 4811 ASE Trustee, Graduate Student Worker at the UCLA School of Public Health, and an organizer involved with UCLA’s pro-Palestinian encampments. They discuss last week’s violent assaults on the UCLA encampments, first from a group of Zionist vigilantes and subsequently by the LAPD. They then discuss the university’s response, keeping the movement resilient and safe in the face of such opposition, and some answers for all the media who want to know “why are you here?”
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Love how she frames the struggle for Palestine with international solidarity and union organizing experience too. Movements building and wielding power, you love to see it.
Thanks for this update!
The people showing up to attack encampments are 1. Localish cops. 2. Mossad/iof cunts. Those are the only groups of people assured enough they will not be punished to carry out prolonged violence like that in such small numbers.
Very clear, eloquent descriptions of the situation on the ground. If I were in her shoes I’d be so enraged that I’d struggle to maintain composure. Particularly impressed by her continuous return to the underlying issue of class warfare. The students’ heroism is deeply moving. Did anyone hear her mention the most direct method to send them cash? Bail fund?
So appreciate the Palestinian coverage ✊✊✊
I'm not sure why Will thinks they wouldn't respond similarly to a US war, students protesting the Vietnam war were shot and killed by the national guard. The government may not be the same as the 1960s, but I don't see that it would be less willing to kill if it felt it should.
“We just don’t have time to talk to media who is unwilling to put out the real story” 💙
Kinda weird how they let the blm protests go on like they knew they were never a serious threat. These protest get broken up very quickly
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Haven't listened yet, but I believe this is the same Anny of UAW 4811 being blamed for rolling out the red carpet for the pigs, to make their way through the Tongva Steps to the encampment in order to kettle them. https://twitter.com/afropessimistic/status/1786826093372309649
Was this a betrayal, or a disagreement over tactics? Honestly I would not be surprised if there WAS a betrayal, but it's also true that reasonable people can disagree over whether or not to zip tie metal barriers together, and it doesn't mean one or the other is at fault when the pigs break through. It's also true that in the heat of battle, events that happen at about the same time by sheer coincidence can appear to be correlated/planned when they weren't. Who knows, maybe she is a PsyOp, but she doesn't sound like one, not with her history. Then again, labor in general, and the UAW in particular, don't have a spotless record historically when it comes to seriously protesting violence overseas, so maybe she was taking marching orders to tone things down, I dunno. The vibe I'm getting is that maybe she made some mistakes, but not with the intention of killing the protest or letting cops crack skulls. It's easy in hindsight to say "She should have listened to us!" without realizing that while some people have a perfect grasp on their situation and can advise intelligently, most people's advice is just lame, and it's hard to tell who's who in a stressful environment.
As a socially awkward shut-it with imposter syndrome who never opens his bedroom curtains or take a bath, I really appreciate these interviews with people protesting where I might not have usually heard their opinions. In all seriousness, big appreciation to the activists for their struggle and to the Chapo boys for letting us hear from them
Double slop smackdown
thank you for being the one american news source providing honest coverage of the student movement!!!! love to sjp and free palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Thanks for this. Get well soon Matt! ❤️❤️❤️❤️