,ANTI-,CAPITALISM1 ,MUTUAL ,AID1 & ,ASSET-,BAS$ ,COMMUNITY ,DEVELOPM5T 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AFR(UTURI/ ,ABOLITIONI/S ( ! ,AM]ICAS 

,TEXT 3 

0,WE SAY WE'RE NOT GO+ TO FI<T CAPITALISM ) BLACK CAPITALISM1 BUT WE'RE GO+ TO FI<T IT ) SOCIALISM04 

-,F]D ,HAMPTON 

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,LIFE UND] ,CAPITALISM IS NOT JU/ ! 0NORMAL0 /ATE ( AFFAIRS OR ! RESULT ( 0HUMAN NATURE04 

,CAPITALISM IS A FUNDAM5TALLY ,RACI/1 ANTI-,BLACK1 SEXI/1 ECO-CIDAL & EXPLOITATIVE ECONOMIC SY/EM BAS$ ON PRIVATE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION 7L&1 FACTORIES1 EQUIPM5T1 ETC7 & !IR OP]ATION = PR(IT BY ! FEW AT ! EXP5SE ( ! MANY4 

,*>ACT]I/ICS C5TRAL TO CAPITALISM 9CLUDE ! [N]%IP ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 7NOT TO BE CONFUS$ ) PUBLIC PROP]TY OR P]SONAL PROP]TY71 CAPITAL ACCUMULATION1 WAGE LABOR1 VIOL5T L& & RES\RCE !FT1 & ! EXPLOITATION1 OPPRESSION & MURD] ( ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE ALL OV] ! WORLD4 

,UND] CAPITALISM1 CORPORATIONS & EMPLOY]S ATTEMPT TO SQUEEZE ! MO/ WORK & TIME \T ( WORK]S ?AT !Y CAN1 7ESPECIALLY ?OSE ?AT >E ,BLACK & ,BR[N7 :ILE PAY+ AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE & PROVID+ AS FEW B5EFITS AS POSSIBLE4 ,?OSE :O >E 9CAPABLE ( OR UNWILL+ TO MAKE PR(ITS = CAPITALI/S1 >E CONSID]$ DISPOSABLE1 & >E CRIM9ALIZ$4 

,! ,/ATE USES ! POLICE & ! C\RTS AS TOOLS ( OPPRESSION TO 5=CE ! LAWS LAID D[N BY ! CAPITALI/ PROP]TY-[N+ CLASS4 

,9 ORD] TO SU/A9 !MSELVES1 CAPITALI/ /ATES /EAL ! LABOR & NATURAL RES\RCES ( ,AFRICA1 ,S\? ,AM]ICA1 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 & ( POOR ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE 9 SO-CALL$ DEVELOP$ C\NTRIES1 BOMB+ US1 BURN+ US1 DISPLAC+ US1 G5TRIFY+ US1 DE/ROY+ \R HOMES & \R CULTURES1 & LOCK+ US UP AT A PR(IT JU/ = TRY+ TO SURVIVE4 

,CAPITALISM WON'T SAVE ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE2 IT REQUIRES ! CONT9U$ BRUTAL EXPLOITATION ( ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & >\ND ! WORLD 9 ORD] TO SURVIVE4 ,NEI!R WILL VOT+ = ! LESS] ( TWO EVILS1 OR MORE 0REPRES5TATION0 9 ! M$IA4 ,A FEW HI< PR(ILE SUCCESS /ORIES OR A C\PLE MORE RI* ,BLACK ACTORS1 A?LETES OR POLITICIANS DO NOT SPEAK TO ! EV]Y DAY EXP]I5CES ( ! MAJORITY ( ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE /RUGGL+ UND] ?IS :ITE SUPREMACI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM4 

,SOCIALISM 7OR ,COMMUNISM7 IS A POLITICAL & ECONOMIC !ORY ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ?AT ADVOCATES ?AT ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 DI/RIBUTION1 & EX*ANGE %\LD BE [N$ OR REGULAT$ BY ! COMMUNITY AS A :OLE1 NOT A SELECT & PRIVILEG$ FEW4 

,9/EAD ( CAPITALISM & RELIANCE ON ! ,/ATE1 WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ONLY WAY =W>D = ,BLACK & ,BR[N PEOPLE 9 ! ,U4,S4 & >\ND ! WORLD IS TO BUILD /R5G? )9 \R [N COMMUNITIES1 BY 5GAG+ 9 ! PR9CIPLE ( MUTUAL AID1 7%>+ ) & HELP+ EA* O!R71 & BEG9N+ TO 5GAGE 9 ! H>D WORK ( BUILD+ \R [N COMMUNITY 9/ITUTIONS & S]VICES \TSIDE ( ?OSE 9ADEQUATELY PROVID$ BY ! ,/ATE4 

,!SE 9CLUDE \R [N FREE S*OOLS1 FREE QUALITY ACCESSIBLE HEAL?C>E = EV]Y MEMB] ( \R COMMUNITY1 WORK] CO-OPS1 ! 9FRA/RUCTURES = GR[+ & DI/RIBUT+ \R [N FOOD1 & A CULTURE ( COMMUNITY DEF5SE4 

,:ITE SUPREMACY & CAPITALISM W\LD LIKE US TO BELIEVE ?AT WE >E ALONE 9 ?IS /RUGGLE & ?AT WE >E P[]LESS4 ,WE >E NOT ALONE & WE >E NOT P[]LESS4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT :5 EV]YDAY PEOPLE COME TOGE!R & DO ! WORK ( COMMUNITY1 WE HAVE ! P[] & ! CAPACITY TO ORGANIZE1 /RUGGLE )1 FE$1 $UCATE1 & DEF5D \R NEI<BORHOODS BETT] ?AN ! /ATE1 ! POLICE1 OR PEOPLE FROM \TSIDE ( \R COMMUNITIES C\LD EV] DO4 

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,POV]TY & WANT >E ! DIRECT RESULT ( ?IS DISGU/+ CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 /R5G!N$ BY SY/EMS ( ,RACISM1 ,SEXISM1 ,ABLEISM1 ,CIS-,HET]OSEXUAL PATRI>*Y1 L& !FT & LABOR !FT ?AT COMB9E TO MA9TA9 ! 9EQUALITY & 9JU/ICE 9 \R HOMES1 9 \R NEI<BORHOODS & 9 SOCIETY4 ,CAPITALISM TELLS US ?AT IT'S EV]YONE = !MSELVES & ?AT WE %\LD HAVE TO 0GR9D0 JU/ TO EAT & LIVE4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT QUALITY FOOD1 SAFE & COM=TABLE H\S+1 M$ICAL C>E1 & $UCATION1 >E ?+S ?AT EV]Y P]SON %\LD HAVE UNRE/RICT$ ACCESS TO & ?AT ! RES\RCES >E ALREADY PRES5T 9 \R COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE !SE S]VICES4 

,MUTUAL ,AID IS A VOLUNT>Y RECIPROCAL EX*ANGE ( RES\RCES & S]VICES = ! MUTUAL B5EFIT ( EV]YONE4 ,MUTUAL AID1 AS OPPOS$ TO *>ITY1 DOES NOT IMPLY MORAL SUP]IORITY ( ! GIV] OV] ! RECEIV]4 ,EXAMPLES 9CLUDE ORGANIZ+ & B5EFITT+ FROM FOOD DRIVES1 DONAT+ CLO?+ OR MONEY DIRECTLY TO ?OSE 9 NE$1 F9ANCIAL ADVICE1 TUTOR+1 *ILD-C>E1 HELP NAVIGAT+ SOCIAL S]VICES1 & COMMUNITY DEF5SE NETWORKS1 TO NAME A FEW4 ,MUTUAL ,AID IS BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLE ( 9VE/+ 9 \R COMMUNITIES N[1 = A RETURN LAT]4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 ! P]SON :O (F]S AID TODAY MAY BE ! P]SON :O NE$S ,AID TOMORR[4 ,/RONG COMMUNITIES PRACTICE MUTUAL AID4 

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,ASSET-,BAS$ ,COMMUNITY ,DEVELOPM5T 7,A,B,C,D7 IS AN APPROA* ?AT SP>KS *ANGE & DEVELOPM5T BAS$ ON US+ ! EXI/+ GIFTS & CAPACITIES ( PEOPLE & !IR COMMUNITIES4 

,! ,A,B,C,D MODEL DISC\RAGES DEVELOPM5T BR\<T 9 FROM AN \TSIDE S\RCE1 BUT RA!R 5]GIZES *ANGE & DEVELOPM5T FROM )94 

,= TRULY SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON A COMMUNITY'S /R5G?S V]SUS SOLELY ITS NE$S4 ,! IMPORTANT FACTOR IS F9D+ ! >EA :]E LOCAL ASSETS MEET LOCAL NE$S4 

,CREAT+ ,COMMUNITIES ?AT >E ABLE TO SELF-GOV]N1 & ?AT CAN PROVIDE !IR [N SOCIAL SAFETY NET1 WILL GREATLY R$UCE ! NE$ = ! ,/ATE4 

,COMMUNITY ASSETS 9CLUDE \R P>KS1 \R *UR*ES1 COMMUNITY C5T]S1 FOOD BANKS & FREE LEGAL S]VICES TO NAME JU/ A FEW2 BUT ESPECIALLY \R COMMUNITY MEMB]S :O >E DOCTORS1 >TI/S1 TEA*]S1 SPEAK]S1 A?LETES1 5G9E]S1 C>E GIV]S1 FOOD GR[]S1 MUSICIANS1 ORGANIZ]S1 ETC4 ,! PEOPLE >E \R GREATE/ ASSET BECAUSE EV]Y MEMB] ( ! COMMUNITY HAS SOME?+ TO GIVE4 

0,IT IS \R DUTY TO FI<T = \R FRE$OM4 

,IT IS \R DUTY TO W94 

,WE MU/ LOVE EA* O!R & SUPPORT EA* O!R4 

,WE HAVE NO?+ TO LOSE BUT \R *A9S04 

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