Sign to show your support for this movement: https://www.our100.org This morning, we come together to declare our resolve. Many of us are holding our babies, families, and loved ones close. We know that there is tremendous suffering and anger in this country, yet we stand here today, determined. After an election rife with the politics of division… Read More An open letter to Our Nation from 100 women of color leaders
[Editor: The following interview with Lama Rod Owen was published in Insight Journal, a monthly publication of the Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies in Barre, Massachusetts. There is no author listed for this article.] Lama Rod Owens was officially recognized by the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism after receiving teaching authorization from his root teacher,… Read More Lama Rod Owens: The Work of Diversity: Getting Messy, Getting Uncomfortable
by Alycee Lane I do not like this man. Every day, if you walk by my office, you just might hear me mutter the words “motherfucker” or “racist asshole” or “stupid fucking man” or something like that, because as is often the case, I listen to the news while I work. And since Donald Trump… Read More Going low with Donald Trump
October 13, 2016 Adrianna Quintero A new NRDC report finds that climate change disproportionately impacts Latinos in the United States—and they overwhelmingly want leaders to take swift action. Wundervisuals/iStock It’s difficult to think about Los Angeles in the 1970s and not envision smog blanketing the city. I remember it vividly. My father, who worked downtown, would… Read More Nuestro Futuro: Latinos a Growing Force for Climate Action
Carimah Townes Criminal justice reporter at ThinkProgress. Contact me: ctownes@thinkprogress.org Sep 12 In recent years, the bipartisan push for criminal justice reform has been fueled in large part by the astronomical price tag that comes with mass incarceration. Locking people up in federal, state, and local correctional facilities costs the government a whopping $80 billion, and taxpayers end… Read More The true cost of mass incarceration exceeds $1 trillion
This interview with Alicia Garza on the evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement shows that it is not a single movement, but a diverse coalition of more than 50 organizations. The diversity of the movement in its tactics and strategies contributes to its strength and effectiveness. I post this article and similar articles on… Read More BLM: A Movement of Movements
Reflections on a Decade of Indigenous Solidarity Organizing By Liza Minno Bloom & Berkley Carnine, CounterPunch Editor: this article is an excellent primer on how to dismantle the ‘white settler mindset’ in order to work effectively with indigenous peoples on land-based struggles. Posted on October 4, 2016 Since 2008, Liza Minno Bloom and Berkley Carnine have worked with… Read More Towards Decolonization and Settler Responsibility
