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eric garner

Ferguson and Community Trauma: Defining Peace For Ourselves

We see violence not only in the crimson of blood spilled far too many times but also in the varying shades of brown on the skins of people of color.…

Helen —

Jun 24, 2020

#blacklivesmatter

criminal justice reform

politics + activism

On the Front Lines: Alternative Forms of Protesting Police Violence

Alternative forms of protest are necessary to make activism accessible. Sometimes, they’re even more effective at creating change than a permitted march.

Hannah Hodson —

Jun 23, 2020

bernie sanders

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Daily Fix: A Year After Mike Brown’s Death, It’s Still Not Safe to be Black in Ferguson (or Elsewhere) and More News

Violence in Ferguson, several deaths at the hands of police, what’s happening with the lesbian fired from a Catholic elementary school, judges in Ohio dealing with same-sex marriage, and more.

Rachel —

Aug 11, 2015

Daily Fix

gay marriage

politics + activism

Daily Fix: So Many Made-Up Studies on LGBT People and More News

Emma Sulkowicz carried her mattress at graduation, Michael Brown should have been 19 this week, a young trans girl who’s banned from the correct bathroom, support for same-sex marriage at…

Rachel —

May 21, 2015

Daily Fix

eric garner

politics + activism

Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 6, 2015

eric garner

immigration

politics + activism

Burials in the Mist of Dawn

“But unlike the missing 43 from Ayotzinapa, I was going home. And it’s what I store in my memory each time I read an article or update about the disappeared.…

Mónica Teresa Ortiz —

Jan 5, 2015

eric garner

ferguson

first person

Are We There Yet? An Interracial Family Visits a Southern Plantation

One of the first things my mother’s boyfriend noticed upon waking up Thanksgiving Day was that all of the rooms were named after prominent confederate soldiers.

Hannah Hodson —

Dec 16, 2014

#blacklivesmatter

Daily Fix

politics + activism

Dispatches From The Millions Marches: Thousands Show Up For #BlackLivesMatter Nationwide

“While it is definitely tragic we still have to march, there is something beautiful and hopeful about the fact that I am fighting for [my mom’s] freedom as much as…

Yvonne —

Dec 15, 2014

criminal justice reform

ferguson

geekery

Notes From A Queer Engineer: Tear Gas, Tool Of The Police State

“While I in no way want to distract from the important conversations going on about anti-Black racism in America, I think it’s also pertinent for us to deconstruct some of…

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 3, 2014

ferguson

michael brown

politics + activism

The QTPOC Speakeasy Reports Back from Ferguson Protests Around the World

When a grand jury failed to indict Michael Brown’s killer, protests broke out across the globe. Members of the Speakeasy, with heavy hearts and revolutionary intentions, were on the front…

The Speakeasy —

Nov 28, 2014

Daily Fix

darren wilson

politics + activism

The Myth of Plausible Deniability for Anti-Black Violence & How Ferguson Birthed a Movement

What do you do when you’ve done everything “right” and you are still mistreated? You take it to the streets. You take your rage and pain and power you make…

Cleo —

Nov 27, 2014

Daily Fix

darren wilson

politics + activism

How You Can Show Up For Ferguson

You can do more than helplessly watch the news. You can use your voice, your money and your time to help spread the message that Black Lives Matter.

Heather Hogan —

Nov 25, 2014