Reconsidering Narratives: An Abolitionist Response to Anti-Asian Violence
As abolitionists, what does it mean to #StopAsianHate and enact “justice” in response to the ongoing spate of attacks against our elders and peers? How do we materially address the root causes of anti-Asian violence—without re-entrenching the carceral entities that harass, evict, brutalize, and traumatize our communities?
Published in
7 min readJan 31, 2022
A collaborative effort, by Asian comrades from NYC-DSA’s Racial Justice Working Group (RJWG)
*Content warning: Descriptions of violence*
On January 15th, Simon Martial, a homeless man with schizophrenia, shoved 40-year-old Michelle Alyssa Go onto the path of an oncoming subway train and to her death. In a public statement, Michelle’s family mourned their loss of a woman described by loved ones as “smart, funny, big hearted and a real role model.”
“Her life was taken too soon in a senseless act of violence,” Michelle’s family stated. “We pray that she gets the justice she deserves.”
As Asian members of a socialist organization with a political commitment to abolition, we have often discussed…
