PMP RECORDS (@itspmprecords) 's Twitter Profile
PMP RECORDS

@itspmprecords

Find it, Listen, Love it, Share it. | Record label | | Events |

ID: 879894517566099456

linkhttps://instagram.com/pmprecords calendar_today28-06-2017 02:49:35

303 Tweet

47 Followers

66 Following

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ultimately, it’s going to be up to a new generation of activists to shape strategies that best fit the times. But I want to highlight some basic lessons from past efforts that are worth remembering:

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1. The protests represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system. We should condemn the few who resort to violence––not the overwhelming majority who deserve our respect and support.

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2. The point of protest is to raise public awareness, to put a spotlight on injustice, and to make the powers that be uncomfortable. But eventually, we have to translate those aspirations into specific laws and institutional practices.

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3. To do that, we have to know which levels of government have the biggest impact. Changing the federal government is important. But the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4. So if we want to bring about real change, the choice isn’t between protest and politics––we have to do both. We have to mobilize to raise awareness, and we have to organize and cast our ballots to make sure that we elect candidates who will act on reform.

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

5. The more specific we can make demands for criminal justice and police reform, the harder it will be for elected officials to just offer lip service to the cause and then fall back into business as usual once protests have gone away.

Barack Obama (@barackobama) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you want to take concrete action, but you’re not sure how, we’ve created a site to connect you with useful resources and organizations who’ve been fighting the good fight at the local and national levels for years. obama.org/anguish-and-ac…

PMP RECORDS (@itspmprecords) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SAT, JUNE 13 9pm EDT niceotope IS BACK AND MORE EAGER THAN EVER TO SHOW YOU GUYS WHAT HES GOT IN STORE!!! last stream we had technical difficulties which resulted in niceotope not streaming 😢 and so...brace… instagram.com/p/CBQrTsNnDLI/…