derecka purnell
@derecka.bsky.social
rooting for everyone resisting oppression | slowly transitioning from social media | get connected at my website derecka.com/contact | author, Becoming Abolitionists
hi, hi- i wrote about how clear backpacks, which are becoming a requirement for our kids at school, are toxic to our health and the planet, and why we gotta say no! My debut for @slowfactory.bsky.social
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Clear Backpacks, Columbine, and the Colors of School Safety
In elementary school, our classroom’s wooden door displayed a laminated sheet that listed emergency drills, coordinated by shades of urgency. Green, yellow, orange, red. Fire drills were fun. We stole...
everythingispolitical.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
hi, hi- i wrote about how clear backpacks, which are becoming a requirement for our kids at school, are toxic to our health and the planet, and why we gotta say no! My debut for @slowfactory.bsky.social
everythingispolitical.com/readings/cle...
everythingispolitical.com/readings/cle...
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We were excited to welcome @derecka.bsky.social tonight to join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in conversation on his new book, but she was injured defending a student from the police at Columbia last night. @lkspence.bsky.social has graciously agreed to pinch hit, though, so see you at 7!
May 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We were excited to welcome @derecka.bsky.social tonight to join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in conversation on his new book, but she was injured defending a student from the police at Columbia last night. @lkspence.bsky.social has graciously agreed to pinch hit, though, so see you at 7!
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Baltimore!
Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation with @derecka.bsky.social about his new book Reconsidering Reparations, hosted by @redemmas.org
Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 pm
RSVP to attend:
Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation with @derecka.bsky.social about his new book Reconsidering Reparations, hosted by @redemmas.org
Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 pm
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò presents "Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism" in conversation w/Derecka Purnell
A clear, new case for reparations as a “constructive,” future-oriented project that responds to the weight of history’s injustices with the equitable distribution of benefits and burdens.
redemmas.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Baltimore!
Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation with @derecka.bsky.social about his new book Reconsidering Reparations, hosted by @redemmas.org
Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 pm
RSVP to attend:
Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation with @derecka.bsky.social about his new book Reconsidering Reparations, hosted by @redemmas.org
Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 pm
RSVP to attend:
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We'll celebrate the release day of 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 on Tuesday, May 6, 7pm at the Maysles Documentary Center in NYC. Join us for a screening of "Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre" followed by conversation w/ Garrett Felber, @derecka.bsky.social & @kazzy.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We'll celebrate the release day of 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 on Tuesday, May 6, 7pm at the Maysles Documentary Center in NYC. Join us for a screening of "Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre" followed by conversation w/ Garrett Felber, @derecka.bsky.social & @kazzy.bsky.social
hi everyone, i’m derecka, how are you? what happens here?
November 17, 2024 at 3:17 AM
hi everyone, i’m derecka, how are you? what happens here?