Black Lives Matter Creators House opens doors for families of police brutality victims

(22 Nov 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles - 28 September 2023
1. Various exteriors of Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's 'Creators House'
HEADLINE: Activists, families gather at BLM 'creators house'
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalomyah Bowers, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLM GNF):
“We are at the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation's Creators House. And this is a space really for black people to come and dream and envision the liberated future that we're trying to create in the world.”
3. Mid of attendees for dinner arriving
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalomyah Bowers, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation:
"This space has also served as a safe place for Black organizers and Black activists as they're strategizing and figuring out how to build the blueprint for liberation.”
5. Various of dinner
ANNOTATION: Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation hosted a dinner at the new ‘Creators House’ for activists and families of victims of police brutality.
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalomyah Bowers, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation:
"This welcome dinner in particular, when we think about system impacted families, they are people who have suffered the trauma and pain of white supremacy, of state sanctioned violence, of vigilante violence. They are channeling that pain and that anger and that hurt into activism and organizing and joy. But first, you've got to heal."
7. Close of woman at dinner
8. Various of inside of house
ANNOTATION: The foundation faced allegations of financial improprieties and criticism after disclosures that it had paid $6 million for the Los Angeles compound in 2020.
9. Wide of women preparing food inside house
ANNOTATION: The foundation denied those allegations.
10. Mid of women preparing food
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalomyah Bowers, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation:
"The critics and the naysayers would have you believe that we've done something improper by creating this safe haven and this safe place for Black people to to dream anew. But really, it's just a reminder of the double standards that exist in society for Black folks. You know, when white organizations buy property, purchase property, when white foundations buy property and purchase property, it's seen as a wise and safe investment in order to achieve your mission, right? When Black foundations do it, it's ill informed and unwise."
12. NATS of woman inside house: “We own this land because we should…"
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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Shalomyah Bowers, Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation:
"Yes, we are going to continue being on the front lines and protesting and agitating and disrupting society until we reach liberation. But in addition to that, we have to make sure that we are focusing on all of the things that Black people want and need in order to thrive."
14. Various of attendees at dinner
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15. SOUNDBITE (English) Osayi Endolyn, Artist-in-residence for Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLM GNF):
“Talking about celebrating Black Lives isn't just about protecting people from oppression or defending people from outrageous experiences that they are subjected to, it's also about invigorating and cultivating and nurturing and nourishing our joy, our festivities, our families."
16. Mid of woman dancing before dinner
17. Close of attendees during dinner
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19. NATS woman speaking during dinner: “To all the impacted families…”
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