Track #7: The Gym
July 24th 2021: Bushwick, Brooklyn
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Music composed and produced by Michael Genese.
In March 2020, a group of activists occupied a vacant commercial space in Bushwick to do mutual aid work. In July 2021, the activists reclaimed the space, occupying the ground floor.
“An older man was slammed into a pole and thrown to the ground. I remember seeing his gray hair under the knee of an SRG officer, and thinking of my father.”
In March 2020, a group of activists occupied a vacant commercial space in Bushwick to do mutual aid work. In July 2021, the activists reclaimed the space, occupying the ground floor.
When someone called the police to file a complaint, NYPD and SRG showed up to investigate with over 60 officers. SRG arrested the activists who were inside and brutally arrested at least more 7 people on the sidewalk. Representatives from State Senator Julia Salazar’s office were also present – one was pushed to the ground and bruised by an officer.
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