Rahim Kurwa
@rahimk.bsky.social
assoc prof at uic
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing is available at https://www.ucpress.edu/books/indefensible-spaces/paper
www.rahimkurwa.com
Core and Periphery / Housed and Unhoused: Housing Justice Struggles Across Los Angeles
Thurs, Nov 6 at 12:30pm
Bunche Center Black Forum, Haines Hall at UCLA
Thurs, Nov 6 at 12:30pm
Bunche Center Black Forum, Haines Hall at UCLA
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Core and Periphery / Housed and Unhoused: Housing Justice Struggles Across Los Angeles
Thurs, Nov 6 at 12:30pm
Bunche Center Black Forum, Haines Hall at UCLA
Thurs, Nov 6 at 12:30pm
Bunche Center Black Forum, Haines Hall at UCLA
Next week I'll be giving a book talk and participating in a panel on housing justice at UCLA. Both events are free and open to the public, so please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Next week I'll be giving a book talk and participating in a panel on housing justice at UCLA. Both events are free and open to the public, so please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested.
Back then, people resisted Smith. An organization called Mobilization for Democracy grew to resist Smith’s fascist agenda and show that the public opposed his ideas. Here are some photos of their amazing work.
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Back then, people resisted Smith. An organization called Mobilization for Democracy grew to resist Smith’s fascist agenda and show that the public opposed his ideas. Here are some photos of their amazing work.
Among his platform’s policies was a pledge to deport immigrants so that “stop immigration in order that American jobs and American houses may be safeguarded for American citizens.” Today, that language is now essentially federal government policy.
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Among his platform’s policies was a pledge to deport immigrants so that “stop immigration in order that American jobs and American houses may be safeguarded for American citizens.” Today, that language is now essentially federal government policy.
The fascist history of today’s anti-immigrant housing policy:
theconversation.com/the-trump-ad...
In the 1940s, Gerald LK Smith became known as the country’s “most infamous American fascist,” campaigning for president on the America First ticket and advancing a Christian Nationalist platform.
theconversation.com/the-trump-ad...
In the 1940s, Gerald LK Smith became known as the country’s “most infamous American fascist,” campaigning for president on the America First ticket and advancing a Christian Nationalist platform.
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The fascist history of today’s anti-immigrant housing policy:
theconversation.com/the-trump-ad...
In the 1940s, Gerald LK Smith became known as the country’s “most infamous American fascist,” campaigning for president on the America First ticket and advancing a Christian Nationalist platform.
theconversation.com/the-trump-ad...
In the 1940s, Gerald LK Smith became known as the country’s “most infamous American fascist,” campaigning for president on the America First ticket and advancing a Christian Nationalist platform.
By February of 2024, 56% of Republicans supported a ceasefire. There's no way to spin Biden and the Democratic Party's willful complicity with genocide here.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
By February of 2024, 56% of Republicans supported a ceasefire. There's no way to spin Biden and the Democratic Party's willful complicity with genocide here.
Total shot in the dark but does anyone have a copy of this pamphlet?
Los Angeles Against Gerald L. K. Smith: How a City Organized to Combat Native Fascism!
Published by Mobilization for Democracy in 1945
Los Angeles Against Gerald L. K. Smith: How a City Organized to Combat Native Fascism!
Published by Mobilization for Democracy in 1945
October 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Total shot in the dark but does anyone have a copy of this pamphlet?
Los Angeles Against Gerald L. K. Smith: How a City Organized to Combat Native Fascism!
Published by Mobilization for Democracy in 1945
Los Angeles Against Gerald L. K. Smith: How a City Organized to Combat Native Fascism!
Published by Mobilization for Democracy in 1945
On Wednesday at 12pm PST, I'll be joining CSU San Bernardino's virtual conversation on policing series to talk about Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. This is an open zoom event at: csusb.zoom.us/j/89247287522. Find out more here: www.csusb.edu/event/590732.
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
On Wednesday at 12pm PST, I'll be joining CSU San Bernardino's virtual conversation on policing series to talk about Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. This is an open zoom event at: csusb.zoom.us/j/89247287522. Find out more here: www.csusb.edu/event/590732.
Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonization by @esmat.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/partin...
www.ucpress.edu/books/partin...
October 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonization by @esmat.bsky.social
www.ucpress.edu/books/partin...
www.ucpress.edu/books/partin...
I think its wrong to presume his econ policy was very good. For ex: his incredible successes on poverty, esp. child poverty, expired, so his term ended with higher poverty rates than it began. Its not surprising that an admin that presided over increases in poverty might lose re-election.
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think its wrong to presume his econ policy was very good. For ex: his incredible successes on poverty, esp. child poverty, expired, so his term ended with higher poverty rates than it began. Its not surprising that an admin that presided over increases in poverty might lose re-election.
I'm joining CSU San Bernardino for its Conversations on Race and Policing on Oct 8 at 12 PST, on Zoom: csusb.zoom.us/j/89247287522. The fall series includes talks on Ferguson with Stefan Bradley and Copaganda with @equalityalec.bsky.social. Check out the series and event archive www.csusb.edu/corp
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm joining CSU San Bernardino for its Conversations on Race and Policing on Oct 8 at 12 PST, on Zoom: csusb.zoom.us/j/89247287522. The fall series includes talks on Ferguson with Stefan Bradley and Copaganda with @equalityalec.bsky.social. Check out the series and event archive www.csusb.edu/corp
via @prrac.bsky.social: HUD Ignores the Notice and Comment Requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act to Further a Xenophobic Agenda
September 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
via @prrac.bsky.social: HUD Ignores the Notice and Comment Requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act to Further a Xenophobic Agenda
Meanwhile, nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center are organizing against short-staffing, part of a wave of national labor action in the medical sector.
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Meanwhile, nurses at Antelope Valley Medical Center are organizing against short-staffing, part of a wave of national labor action in the medical sector.
Now, drivers working for an Amazon subcontractor have led a unionization campaign that has forced the aiming to force recognition that Amazon is their legal employer. This is a key step towards defeating Amazon and other employers use of subcontracting to make unionization impossible.
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Now, drivers working for an Amazon subcontractor have led a unionization campaign that has forced the aiming to force recognition that Amazon is their legal employer. This is a key step towards defeating Amazon and other employers use of subcontracting to make unionization impossible.
Today, however, the Antelope Valley is back at the forefront of labor struggle. Major retailers have built warehouses and distribution centers to help deliver their products into Los Angeles easily. But working conditions are unbearable, with workers suffering in extreme heat in desert warehouses.
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today, however, the Antelope Valley is back at the forefront of labor struggle. Major retailers have built warehouses and distribution centers to help deliver their products into Los Angeles easily. But working conditions are unbearable, with workers suffering in extreme heat in desert warehouses.
By the 1950s, reports from Southern California Labor Conferences praised organizers for achieving 95% unionization in the building and construction trades, with unions formed in occupations such as printers, butchers, clerks, culinary workers, teamsters, building services, barbers, and machinists.
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
By the 1950s, reports from Southern California Labor Conferences praised organizers for achieving 95% unionization in the building and construction trades, with unions formed in occupations such as printers, butchers, clerks, culinary workers, teamsters, building services, barbers, and machinists.
Labor Struggles in the Antelope Valley
Once dominated by the agriculture industry, the Antelope Valley had been strongly anti-union in the early 1900s. But as it grew and became economically diversified, opportunities for union campaigns multiplied and LA's union movement found receptive audiences.
Once dominated by the agriculture industry, the Antelope Valley had been strongly anti-union in the early 1900s. But as it grew and became economically diversified, opportunities for union campaigns multiplied and LA's union movement found receptive audiences.
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Labor Struggles in the Antelope Valley
Once dominated by the agriculture industry, the Antelope Valley had been strongly anti-union in the early 1900s. But as it grew and became economically diversified, opportunities for union campaigns multiplied and LA's union movement found receptive audiences.
Once dominated by the agriculture industry, the Antelope Valley had been strongly anti-union in the early 1900s. But as it grew and became economically diversified, opportunities for union campaigns multiplied and LA's union movement found receptive audiences.
Help Sustain the Institute for Palestine Studies—A Vital Pillar of Palestinian Knowledge Production
palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254...
palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254...
August 31, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Help Sustain the Institute for Palestine Studies—A Vital Pillar of Palestinian Knowledge Production
palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254...
palestine-studies.networkforgood.com/projects/254...
I'm giving talks on Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing in LA, Berkeley, and Chicago this fall. Please reach out if you're interested in an event in 2026!
Indefensible Spaces is available in print and open access digital: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe...
Indefensible Spaces is available in print and open access digital: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe...
August 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm giving talks on Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing in LA, Berkeley, and Chicago this fall. Please reach out if you're interested in an event in 2026!
Indefensible Spaces is available in print and open access digital: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe...
Indefensible Spaces is available in print and open access digital: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe...
The Palestine resolution text rejected by the DNC:
August 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Palestine resolution text rejected by the DNC:
I recently spoke to @palumboliu.bsky.social of the podcast Speaking out of Place about my new book, Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. Here's a clip discussing the relationship between Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley. Full audio: speakingoutofplace.com/2025/08/04/f...
August 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I recently spoke to @palumboliu.bsky.social of the podcast Speaking out of Place about my new book, Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing. Here's a clip discussing the relationship between Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley. Full audio: speakingoutofplace.com/2025/08/04/f...
Hey, take my book!
Since June over 500 people have downloaded the free digital version of Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing.
You can learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe.... Click download to get a free .epub or PDF to send to your ipad or kindle.
Since June over 500 people have downloaded the free digital version of Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing.
You can learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe.... Click download to get a free .epub or PDF to send to your ipad or kindle.
August 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hey, take my book!
Since June over 500 people have downloaded the free digital version of Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing.
You can learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe.... Click download to get a free .epub or PDF to send to your ipad or kindle.
Since June over 500 people have downloaded the free digital version of Indefensible Spaces: Policing and the Struggle for Housing.
You can learn more about the book here: www.ucpress.edu/books/indefe.... Click download to get a free .epub or PDF to send to your ipad or kindle.
Stephen Miller type shit
August 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Stephen Miller type shit
"This is how Trail of Tears happens and people just let it... This young 12-year-old girl in Gaza, who used Instagram to try to bring hope to people's lives. That was her whole thing. She would tell people how to survive. And they killed her." Ta-Nehisi Coates on Gaza, June 2025.
August 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"This is how Trail of Tears happens and people just let it... This young 12-year-old girl in Gaza, who used Instagram to try to bring hope to people's lives. That was her whole thing. She would tell people how to survive. And they killed her." Ta-Nehisi Coates on Gaza, June 2025.