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By Jake Johnson | Common Dreams
A viral Instagram account shows who Trump’s travel ban is “actually keeping out.” (more…)
Human Rights
The inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Preamble, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
Fire From Below: Advice For Activism in The Trump Era From Bill Ayers
By Ryan Alexander-Tanner | The Nib
There Is No Plan(et) B: A Primer on Trump’s Refusal to Abide by the Paris Agreement
By Patricia Valoy, Contributing Editor, Science and Social Justice Earlier this month the president of the United States withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, a pioneering agreement formed at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change in 2015. … Continue reading
The Dangers of Drinking Coffee Alone: The Precarity and Isolation of Social Justice Work
By Shayna Plaut, Contributing Editor, Human Rights What does it mean to “have a coffee?” It is a fairly universal expression – but it is not just a verb, it is an event. An invitation. To “have a coffee,” means … Continue reading
After Seven Long Years, Freedom: An Interview With Marissa Alexander
By Victoria Law | Truthout As the clock struck midnight on January 26, Marissa Alexander was finally able to pull off her ankle monitor. The Florida mother of three was officially done with her two-year sentence of home confinement and electronic monitoring. … Continue reading
Resisting the Trump/DeVos Education Agenda: What Will It Take?
By Pauline Lipman Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a millionaire privatizer, made her name in Michigan with for-profit charter schools and a preference for private Christian schools. Her vision is to gut public education and teacher unions and replace public schools … Continue reading
Giving Up Toxic Masculinity To Build Real Resistance
By William C. Anderson, Race, Class and Immigration Contributing Editor There is a love that should be more prevalent. In our communities overrun with toxic masculinity, a deep, radical love for women and all gender non-conforming people is especially important … Continue reading
Teaching the Next Generation to Keep a Low Profile: The Chilling Consequences of the #MuslimBan
By Shayna Plaut, Human Rights Contributing Editor Six summers ago, I made a new friend. She was 7 years old. I was a guest at what I assumed would be a stodgy and staid academic picnic, when the unmistakable sound … Continue reading
River of Resistance
By Cheryl Johnson-Odim “Little by little the raindrops swell the river.” (African Proverb) All over this country, and the world, women (and some male allies) marched on Saturday, January 21st, 2017. Each woman who marched was a rain drop in a … Continue reading
For Hong Kong Artists, the Internet Is Freedom’s Last Frontier
By Kelly Go In 2014, the city-state of Hong Kong was swept up in the Umbrella Revolution. Its leaders were youth, its medium the internet, and the results were hundreds of thousands of bodies on the street voicing strong political … Continue reading
Hope Is a Choice: Love, Struggle and Justice in 2017
An excerpt from Demand the Impossible!: A Radical Manifesto By Bill Ayers In our pursuit of a world powered by love and reaching toward joy and justice, imagination is our most formidable and unyielding ally—the people’s common asset, an endowment … Continue reading
A Year after “The Cologne Attacks”: How Small Community Initiatives in Europe Are Countering Right-wing Populism
By Feyzi Baban and Kim Rygiel The one-year anniversary of the “Cologne attacks” on some 1,200 women on New Year’s Eve is a difficult one for many Germans. Prior to the attacks, since the summer of 2015, Germany demonstrated remarkable … Continue reading
Stolen People On Stolen Land: Standing Rock and Black Liberation
By Keedra Gibba Note from the author: Since my visit to Standing Rock, the Army Corps of Engineers announced that they will not allow an easement permit for the continuation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Indigenous Water Protectors have been … Continue reading
On Beating Extinction and Refusing Eviction: A Letter to #NoDAPL’s Frontline
By Kelly Hayes I write these words on what’s a cold night in my city, and a much colder night where my heart is — with my friends in Standing Rock. My writing, which typically centers movements, often sways between … Continue reading
One Week of Poems on Love and Terror
By adrienne maree brown In this moment, when the future is so uncertain, Praxis Center turns to poetic offerings by adrienne maree brown. As she wrote on her blog, “i still believe it is the core work of our species – to … Continue reading
