ODIE NOLA

03/23/2023

I’m v excited for the 2023 Patois New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival, which kicks off TONIGHT 🎞️

The full lineup for the 2023 features 20+ films covering issues like climate catastrophe/coastal erosion in Louisiana, claiming the border as a q***r space, the legacy of slavery and the theft of cultural memory, and more. The festival features 25 special guests, ranging from to , prison abolitionists, birth workers, and more. See you there!

The 2023 film festival runs through Sunday, 3/26, with screenings & panels taking place at and . The 4-day experience will include live presentations/panels, performances & immersive programming.

Check out the full lineup + purchase tickets for ➡️ bit.ly/patois2023

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05/03/2021

OPPRC is a small grassroots organization that does SO MUCH to end mass incarceration in New Orleans.

Thanks to their work, the number of people caged in Orleans Parish Prison is at an all-time low: from ~6,500 people in the jail to ~778 now. But there’s still more work to do. I’m doing a fundraiser to raise $ for OPPRC for tomorrow... will you support ending mass incarceration by making a donation? 🖤 Any support helps!

OPPRC is a small grassroots organization that does SO MUCH to end mass incarceration and promote public safety in New Orleans. Due to the tireless work of OPPRC members and partners, the number of people caged in Orleans Parish Prison is at an all-time low: from ~6,500 people in the jail to ~778 now...

06/15/2020

When we say “defund the police” we mean abolish the prison industrial complex. TY for the knowledge .
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another week of , every sunday until y’all get tired of it i guess? lol. this week’s subject is the experimentation on the primarily Black prison population at holmesburg prison in philadelphia. we are all aware of the links between slavery and the modern day prison system (and if not 13th on netflix is a great place to start), and it’s important that we interrogate and understand the history of how Black people in prison, who are given longer/unfair sentences and incarcerated at a higher rate than literally every. other. racial. or. ethnic. category. are then manipulated and/or forced into being guinea pigs for a racist “justice” system that puts their lives and wellbeing at risk. @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

01/29/2020

For years, jail-reform advocates and bail bondsmen have argued over whether making defendants post bail while awaiting trial keeps New Orleans safer.

09/13/2019

UPDATE: Yoel was deported to Cuba this AM. We don't have info on his health, but he was able to call his wife Midalis.

We’re heartbroken that he will have to battle cancer away from his wife and children & we’re furious that he's trapped in a country where he fears for his life.

We will not let ICE get away with deporting the evidence of their crimes. This rogue agency must be held to account and we need Congress’ help.

Sign this petition demanding Congress hold hearings on ICE’s brazen behavior in cases like Yoel’s: https://secure.everyaction.com/MXfGQpkY1EO89-Rsp_w9Hw2

08/15/2019

"Yoel Alonso sat in a cell for 10 months before he ever met with a lawyer. His wife had to travel 1,000 miles to visit him at the remote Louisiana facility, where he was detained." — via NPR

ICE is deliberately detaining immigrants in remote areas, making it extremely difficult to receive the health & legal attention needed in these rural concentration camps. Sign New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice petition demanding that ICE Field Office Directors grant Yoel humanitarian parole ➡️: http://bit.ly/2OZQCPI

05/22/2019

Since we’re on the topic of white male Republicans policing womxn’s bodies, let’s talk mandatory vasectomies in anti-abortion states🤔

05/22/2019

Clothing designed to shed light on historical untruths & recurrent issues affecting marginalized communities.

(Photography by Sarrah Danizger. Modeled by Raven Crane and Matt Campbell.)

05/22/2019

“Through her brand & her passions, Chloe ( ) demands reform, calling us to action w/ each item sewn & seen. The inspiration for her brand name comes from the famously poignant Langston Hughes poem, “Harlem.” By rebelling w/ historical untruths that ‘fester like sores’ & ‘stink like rotten meat,’ she creates messages not easily forgotten, plants seeds in her consumers’ minds, & waits for them to explode.” — Words for Blindfold Magazine 🙌🏽

I don’t normally feel comfortable speaking as the “face of” or designer behind ODIE, because the change-makers are you all wearing the pieces & spreading truth, but speaking w/ Blindfold was a such a positive first experience that taught me to open up🌹

Blindfold Zine is a Socially Conscious Lifestyle Magazine