In this episode, Matt Bowles contextualizes the U.S. uprising in the history of institutionalized white supremacy in the United States. He discusses the lynching of George Floyd in the context of systemic racialized state violence. He then talks about how police are currently attacking nonviolent protesters and journalists, and how the situation is quickly becoming militarized as the US Military is deployed to occupy U.S. cities. He contrasts the way the police have arrested over 4,000 protesters in the last 72 hours for nonviolent offenses, as well as members of the press, but have NOT arrested 3 of the police officers that lynched George Floyd. He then shares specific ways that you can support the Black Lives Matter movement and help seek justice for George Floyd from anywhere in the world. He shares phone numbers to call, petitions to sign, ways to pay for bail and legal support for demonstrators, and ways to financially donate to support movement work against racism and police violence in the U.S. Full Show Notes Available at www.TheMaverickShow.com
Episode #87: Black Lives Matter, the U.S. Uprising and How You Can Contribute
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About the Guest
Matt Bowles
Matt Bowles co-founded Maverick Investor Group in 2007 to help people buy cash-flowing rental properties in the best U.S. real estate markets, regardless of where they live. He has been featured in major national media and was named one of the “Top 50 Real Estate Opinion Makers and Market Leaders”. Matt and his co-founders at Maverick have helped individual real estate investors buy over $100 million in residential investment property across 15 U.S. States. Since 2013 Matt has been a full-time nomad with no permanent base and has run his company from 65 different countries. He is also the host of The Maverick Show podcast where he interviews today’s most interesting real estate investors, entrepreneurs and world travelers. Matt is a proponent of “stylish minimalism” and travels the world through multiple climates with carry-on luggage only. He is also a sought-after speaker and has addressed conferences around the world ranging from the Nomad Summit to South-by-Southwest on topics relating to real estate investing, location-independent entrepreneurship, and long-term world travel.
What You'll Learn
- How institutionalized white supremacy and racialized state violence function in the U.S.
- How police are violently attacking protesters and journalists in the U.S.
- How to support the Black Lives Matter movement from anywhere in the world.
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SUPPORT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
- Call the Hotline for Guided Instructions on Demanding that the 3 Other Cops who participated in the Lynching of George Floyd be Arrested: (612) 324-4499
- Donate to Bail Funds for Protesters that Have Been Arrested
- Donate to Black Lives Matter
- Donate to Black Visions Collective
- Donate to Until Freedom
Time Stamped Show Notes
[1:31] Institutionalized White Supremacy in the United States
[2:59] The Lynching of George Floyd
[4:12] The Systemic Problem of Racialized State Violence
[5:40] Police Attacking Protesters and The Media
[8:29] Deploying the U.S. Military to Occupy American Cities
[9:04] Arresting Thousands of Protesters and Journalists but Not the Killer Cops
[10:25] Demanding that Black Lives Matter
[11:00] How You Can Contribute
- Make a Phone Call to Demand All 4 Killer Cops Area Arrested
- Sign the Petition
- Donate Money for Bail and Legal Support of Demonstrators
- Donate to The Movement for Black Lives
- Donate to the Black Visions Collective
- Donate to Until Freedom
- Raise Your Voice and Use Any Platform You Have