Arif Faisal: Injustice and Cover-Up by Cambridge PD

In this episode, we discuss the police-caused shooting of UMass Boston student Arif Sayed Faisal and the lack of consequences that the Cambridge Police Department has been facing. We also look into the limited information coming from the ongoing investigation and why that information might be limited in the first place, ranging from the CPD not having body cameras to varying claims of what had happened to Faisal that day. Additionally, we sat down with Boston's Party of Socialism and Liberation organizer Rafeya Raquib to discuss her experiences participating in PSL and what you can personally do to help achieve justice for Faisal. 

Please also consider donating to this Go Fund Me in order to support Faisal's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Support-Sayed-Arif-Faisals-Family

This podcast is hosted by Monica Rivera Sosa and Natalie Vasileff. To keep up with podcast updates, please follow @theroundroompod on Instagram. 

Sources for this episode:

1. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/1/30/sayed-faisal-protest/

2. https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/01/10/cambridge-fatal-police-shooting-sayed-faisal/

3. https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/01/13/cambridge-arif-sayed-faisal-police-shooting-community-mourns

4. https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/01/cambridge-officials-have-always-wanted-body-cameras-for-police-so-why-dont-they-still-have-them.html

5. https://berkeleybeacon.com/hundreds-rally-for-answers-over-fatal-police-killing-of-arif-sayed-faisal/

6. https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/cambridgepolice/News/2023/02/communityupdatefromcambridgepoliceonjanuary4thfatalshooting

7. https://twitter.com/MaryWCVB/status/1611080744369020950

8. https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2023/01/24/cambridge-reels-after-police-killing-of-sayed-arif-faisal/

9. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/01/29/metro/protesters-demand-names-cambridge-officers-who-shot-killed-20-year-old-arif-sayed-faisal/

10. https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/mayorsoffice/News/2023/01/statementonthedeathofsayedariffaisal