So the title of my talk is drawn from a freedom song, which was repeatedly sung in the southern United States during the twentieth century freedom movement. I met Yvette and Michael when I served on the Russel Tribunal on Palestine along with Michael Mansfield. And then of course I’d like to thank Michael Mansfield for agreeing to respond. And I’d like to thank Yvette Vanson for having initially asked me to speak here in connection with her honorary research fellowship and artist in residence project, which is called ‘Barriers to Freedom’. Professor Patrick Hanafin for the wonderful introduction. I’d like to thank the school of law at Birkbeck and Executive Dean Patricia Tuitt for having invited me to speak to you this evening (I’ll do some other things as well). They say that freedom is a constant struggle, O Lord, we’ve struggled so long we must be free. They say that freedom is a constant struggle. Oppression (Psychology) Violence.Angela Davis delivers the Birkbeck Annual Law Lecture: ‘Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Closures and Continuities’. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle." Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Political activism and protest from the 1960s to the age of Obama The Truth Telling Project: violence in Americaįeminism and abolition: theories and practices for the twenty-first century On Palestine, G4S, and the prison-industrial complexįrom Michael Brown to Assata Shakur, the racist state of America persists Progressive struggles against insidious capitalist individualismįerguson reminds us of the importance of a global context Portion of titleįerguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement URL Other contributors Barat, Frank, editor. Davis edited by Frank Barat.Ĭhicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2016. Titleįreedom is a constant struggle : Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement / Angela Y.
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