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Mariama Sidime

Mariama Sidime is a writer and communications coordinator for the queer feminist abolitionist non-profit Freedom Action Now in Madison, WI. She is a native Chicagoan and a graduate of Pomona College.

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A photo shows a hand holding up a small toy missile, consisting of blue foam fins and a white plastic cylindrical body, with the Northrop Grumman logo printed on it. In the background, cars can be seen moving through a crosswalk on East Wilson Street in downtown Madison.
After a ceasefire resolution, the City of Madison played host to some of Israel’s largest weapons suppliers
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July 3, 2024

A recent defense-industry conference at Monona Terrace highlights the gap between local declarations and local action.

An illustration shows four targets on a shooting range, each with a different symbol on it: a house, a red cross, a police badge, and an apple. Each symbol has the concentric circles of a shooting target drawn over it, and each bit the police badge has multiple holes in it.
Fitchburg makes a misleading pitch for its own “Cop City”
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February 15, 2024

The multimillion-dollar project highlights the problem with policing as public service.