TOPICS: Open Collective Foundation closing, Dimez arrest and phone being held, NYPD story about injured officer debunked, Interview with Chillian Thomas, Props to Black women and Trans organizers

We start this episode discussing the closing of Open Collective and the impact of financial restrictions on mutual aid organizing. Dimez tells us about their recent arrest and subsequent attempt of NYPD to pin false charges on them. Relly breaks down the mystery of the two staples, the solution to how the NYPD officer busted his head has been found! Spoiler alert we were right! This discussion leads into our interview with Chillian Thomas, activist and comedian. Chillian dropped a lot of truth bombs this episode that's all we can say. We review the groups history together, back to the days of abolition park. The conversation then comes forward to the difficulties we’re still facing in organizing. Chillian ends the episode with a heartfelt note of appreciation for Black women and Trans folks in activism and organizing.

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Rudy also created Papertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.

We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy , every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem, and Monday @ 4pm at Tompkins Square Park.

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