Jail is just another micro-society. It just happens that here, the problems are far more out in the open, we don't live with the facades of lies that democracy or capitalism creates for us.
If somebody is acting maladjusted - which means not happy to be at Rikers - the protocol, as I understand it and have been told by COs unofficially o… - Cecily Mcmillan
If somebody is acting maladjusted - which means not happy to be at Rikers - the protocol, as I understand it and have been told by COs unofficially o…
- Cecily Mcmillan
I think the big turning moment was when I joined the student political action club and started studying nonviolent civil disobedience in response to … - Cecily Mcmillan
I think the big turning moment was when I joined the student political action club and started studying nonviolent civil disobedience in response to …
I can be all pissed off at the oppression of the state, but what does that really mean? Well, it's the tacit consent of a public. - Cecily Mcmillan
I can be all pissed off at the oppression of the state, but what does that really mean? Well, it's the tacit consent of a public.
I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties. - Cecily Mcmillan
I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties.
I cannot speak adequately, especially considering my race and my privilege, to the violence of the NYPD or the police in racial terms. That is someth… - Cecily Mcmillan
I cannot speak adequately, especially considering my race and my privilege, to the violence of the NYPD or the police in racial terms. That is someth…
We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American … - Cecily Mcmillan
We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for being an American …
I really don't feel good about leaving my house anymore. I don't feel really good about being anywhere in New York City alone anymore. - Cecily Mcmillan
I really don't feel good about leaving my house anymore. I don't feel really good about being anywhere in New York City alone anymore.
I think any person who goes to Rikers is criminalized, even just for visiting. I go back every week to see my friends in there. When you go to see a … - Cecily Mcmillan
I think any person who goes to Rikers is criminalized, even just for visiting. I go back every week to see my friends in there. When you go to see a …
My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And I thought that was wrong - duh. - Cecily Mcmillan
My town was all-white and shut down Section 8 housing because they didn't want black people to move into the town. And I thought that was wrong - duh.
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