Facing Repression at the U-M Encampment & Movement Lessons: Interview w/ Sammie

<p>A #RepressionWatch upload to The Dugout.</p><p>For this RepressionWatch episode, I talk with organizer Sammie (they/them) about the 2024 Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Michigan, the police raid that broke it up, and the lasting toll of being sprayed with a chemical agent called Deep Freeze. We get into the felony charges that followed, misogynoir in organizing spaces, and what it means to keep showing up for a movement after the state has already come for you.</p><p><u><strong>EPISODE CORRECTION: </strong></u>Sammie refers to a co-defendant as an &quot;Arab person&quot;, but meant to say he&#39;s &quot;Pakistani&quot;.</p><p><strong>GUEST: </strong>Sammie (they/them) is a Michigan-based community organizer whose work spans the George Floyd 2020 protests, housing organizing, and Palestine solidarity activism.</p><p>Instagram: @inkanduprising</p><p>Linktree: <a href="https://www.linktr.ee/Inkanduprising" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linktr.ee/Inkanduprising</a></p><p>Substack: <a href="https://www.inkanduprising.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.inkanduprising.substack.com</a></p><p>Watch on Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkmlEmy8Z8" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvkmlEmy8Z8</a></p><p>--------------------------------</p><p>Resources Mentioned</p><ul><li><p><strong>The Guardian, Oct 2024</strong> — <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/24/michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-campus-gaza-protests" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel pushed to prosecute campus Gaza protesters&quot;</a></p></li><li><p><strong>The Guardian, May 2025</strong> — <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/05/michigan-dana-nessel-pro-palestinian-protesters" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;Michigan drops charges against pro-Palestinian protesters&quot;</a></p></li><li><p><strong>The Guardian, Apr 2025</strong> — <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/12/amir-makled-phone-search-border-immigration" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;Lawyer&#39;s phone searched at US border&quot;</a> —</p></li><li><p><strong>The Guardian, Sep 2025</strong> — <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/teargas-menstruation-protests" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">&quot;Teargas and menstruation: the health effects of protest policing&quot;</a></p></li><li><p><strong>EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation)</strong> — <a href="https://www.eff.org/document/alasaad-msj-statement-material-facts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">statement of material facts, </a><a href="https://www.eff.org/document/alasaad-msj-statement-material-facts" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><em>Alasaad v. Mayorkas</em></a></p></li></ul><p>--------------------------------</p><p>Stay connected with <em>The Dugout</em>! Follow us for updates, exclusive content, and more:</p><p><strong>🔗</strong><a href="https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>OUR WEBSITE: https://www.thedugoutpodcast.com/</strong></a></p><p><strong>🔗</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong> </strong>⁠<strong>Instagram</strong>⁠</a><strong>:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dugoutpodcast/⁠</a></p><p><strong>🔗</strong><a href="https://tdugout.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong> </strong>⁠<strong>Substack</strong>⁠</a><strong>:</strong><a href="https://tdugout.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠https://tdugout.substack.com/⁠</a></p><p> <strong>🔗</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thedugoutpod" target="_blank" rel="ugc no