Tara Tabassi is the National Organizer with War Resisters League in New York City. Besides dismantling the arms trade and police militarization one weapons expo at a time, Tara believes in the power of community gardens, healing with plant medicine and telling stories through graphic illustration.
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How SWAT Team Expos Are Militarizing Police Departments Across the Country
Instead of disaster preparedness and storm relief, resources are being funneled into violent police trainings and arms exchanges.
Tara Tabassi
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