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life, loss of jobs and fines, fees, and arrest at the city, state, and national levels. Demand NO Experimental Testing on Africans in the United States or abroad. We reject the longtime practice of experimenting on our people. We are very concerned about experimental vaccinations proposed to be tested on our people in Detroit, in the prisons, and on the African continent. End Sanctions and Blockades against sovereign nations. During this time governments should have open access to all resources necessary to meet the needs of their people. Make Housing Accessible Immediately. Unused and surplus housing, including hotels and motels should be made immediately available to people without housing Create an Immediate Release System for incarcerated youth, elders, and those with compromised immune systems. Support Parole and Demand Compassionate Release for Dr. Mutulu Shakur , Mumia Abu-Jamal and other political prisoners. Decarcerate in the Name of Public Health. Call Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves at (601) 359-3150 to demand that the Mississippi Department of Corrections decarcerate in the name of public health! Invest in Self Determination Defense Models for Community Resilience. We must build a movement that cares for our people, materially, socially, and protects communities. Communities’ rapid response to this pandemic have created mutual aid for collective resources. We also should engage in participatory democracy, such as peoples assemblies to create collective democratic decision-making responses to this crisis . a. Mutual Aid b. People's Assemblies c. Community Self Defense Networks Sources:
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