Can there be justice without violence? Arguing that police reform is impossible, Derecka Purnell's new book, Becoming Abolitionists, plots an alternative trajectory to building safer communities and a more just world. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first plac

If you're currently engaging with any sort of technology at all, I assume you're also getting inundated with Black Friday ads. From social media advertising to emails, it's not as easy to skip over TV commercials any longer. It's enough to stress anyone out, despite the added pressure of picking the perfect holiday gift. And unless you life under a rock, you've also been hearing about shipping delays across products and sectors. Stressed out yet? You're not the only one. A si

As we come to terms with Thanksgiving as a holiday manufactured on propaganda, it's time to figure out how to move beyond the myth's of American history and deepen solidarity with Indigenous Americans and their resistance efforts. On Monday, November 22nd (5pm PT/8pm ET), you can delve into deconstructing along with the Indigenous Solidarity Network, The Catalyst Project, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), and Resource Generation for their Rethinking Thanksgiving: Solidari

Resource Generation (RG) is a multiracial membership community of young people (18-35) with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power. As young wealthy people, we are saying “Wealth inequality stops with our generation.” Envisioning a world in which safety is in relationships and community, not private wealth, RG believe that we are powerful enough together — joining in action with poor and working class communities — to

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has provided a charming clip that they created in 2014 - asking how Columbus Day was still a thing. For all you people still celebrating that holiday, maybe it's time to learn why Columbus Day should definitely NOT still be a thing. Let's stop white-washing American history. For more information on what Indigenous People's Day means to Native Americans, please read NPR's article by Emma Bowan: Goodbye, Columbus

From the covert to the overt, what societally-engrained notions are you perpetuating that might unintentionally dismiss someone’s (or in this case, a whole community’s) identity and existence? Graphics & Information: Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexuality Diversity ________________________________ #ThisIsHowYouCan #Learn #SexualDiversity #BisexualVisbility #BisexualityVisibilityDay #Bisexuality #LGBTQ #SelfEducation

Abortion clinics, restorative justice funds, and advocacy groups need our support now more than ever. Facing heightened threats to abortion access, a near-total ban on abortions effective in Texas, and no help from the Supreme Court - what is there left to do to protect abortion rights in the United States? THIS IS HOW YOU CAN: protect abortion as a healthcare right and advocate for reproductive justice organizations. Here are some pre-vetted ways you can fight the abortion

"By passing paid leave and other care policies, and bringing women's labor force participation rates in the United States up to levels in other countries, we could add $2.4 trillion to U.S. GDP by 2030. Never has this been more important than during this period as we recover economically from the pandemic, the devastating impacts of which led women's participation to plummet to numbers not seen since 1988.” - Reps. Steven Horsford and Eric Swalwell , members of congress The n

Aimed at making news and topics across sustainability accessible to all, Green Matters is one of my favorite places to get news on all things sustainability and environment. You can also follow them on their various social media platforms for quick tips and facts if you don't want another newsletter in your inbox. Like, did you know that tea bags contain plastic? But, I mean.....WHERE? I purposefully DON'T buy the individually wrapped ones, and I'm still screwing up? I've als

Can you imagine a modern U.S. childhood education without a recitation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech? Arguably one of the greatest speeches of all time? How about an education on this history of the United States without a lesson on the Emancipation Proclamation? Hard to imagine, right? Yet, a recent bill in Texas bill aims to ban teaching of critical race theory, placing educators on front lines of culture war over how history is taught. We can't change

Definitely putting Identity Capitalists: The Powerful Insiders Who Exploit Diversity to Maintain Inequality on my TBR list thanks to the compelling book recommendation from Stanford Social Innovation Review. In his SSIR review, Richard Thompson Ford discusses Nancy Leong's examination into the profit motives of diversity and inclusion strategies in the wake of the rising popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement.: "With the growing popularity of Black Lives Matter, Black

"But ultimately, the lessons we should draw from films like Coded Bias aren't about facial recognition, or any algorithm or technology in particular. It's about how the base operating system of our society will continue to produce new, more harmful technologies—unless we dismantle it and create something better to put in its place." - Janus Rose, Vice Watch the trailer below and stream Coded Bias, from Director Shalini Kantayya, now available to stream now on Netflix. Directo

"Awareness is easy. Acceptance requires actual work. Acceptance comes from a place of understanding. Understanding isn’t generated by soundbites and poster children. Understanding takes work. To accept us, people first need to acknowledge us as individuals-as three dimensional, growing, developed characters. We are not all the same, and we are not but a collection of deficits. Acceptance is seeing that-and seeing that one’s distaste for an autistic person is more likely than

"Peck gathers a set of historical atrocities of vast geographical and historical scope—the colonization of the New World by means of the genocide of Native Americans, the enslavement of Africans in the Americas, the imperial conquest of Africa by European powers, and the Holocaust—and traces their inextricable connections, their shared theme of white supremacy. “Exterminate All the Brutes” (the title, also that of a book by Lindqvist, is a line spoken by Kurtz in Joseph Conra

Dismantled is a new podcast for intersectional environmentalists and voices focusing on climate justice. The podcast is curated by Intersectional Environmentalist, a digital platform with resources, information and action steps to help dismantle systems of oppression in the environmental movement. IE believes that conversations about the climate crisis must center, and be led by, those most impacted by it: Black, Indigenous + POC communities. Multitask along with the best of

The Golden Globes isn't having a good year. Actually, they haven't had a good reputation in quite some time. They're even bringing back fan-favorites Amy Phoeler and Tina Fey to host - and it won't be enough. This year, the awards show has come under fire after snubbing shows like "I May Destroy You" and "Bridgerton" in favor of critically-mocked "Emily In Paris." But wait, there's more! The 2021 Golden Globes is also in the news getting panned for nominating Australian singe

Of any age group in the United States, older adults and the elderly (85 years and older) have the highest risk of suicide. Though only accounting for 12% of the population, the elderly account for 18% of suicide deaths. The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy also reports that the rates of elderly suicide are estimated to be under reported or incorrectly categorized by 40 percent or more due to “silent suicides”—overdoses, self-starvation, self-dehydration, a

Is your "Watch List" looking a little superficial? No, stop you don't watch The Office for the bajillionth time. The Innocence Project staff has rounded up a fantastic list of tv series and films from all your favorite streaming services. Spice up your queue with something that helps you get a better sense of the injustices in our criminal justice. The Innocence Project is an incredible organization working to exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms th

Some Indigenous Peoples refer to ‘Thanksgiving’ as the ‘National Day of Mourning.’ It is a day founded in a myth about this country’s origin--one that reframes a long history of attempted genocide as a friendly feast. This year many people are mourning loved ones lost to COVID, as well as state and vigilante violence. So what does 'Thanksgiving' even mean this year anyways? Let's rethink. This ‘Thanksgiving’ let’s look at the myths and lies the US is founded on and get aligne

Sylvia Duckworth's illustration of Wheel of Power/Privilege can help us get a more intricate visualization of what the term “marginalization;" the further you are from power, the more ignored and unimportant you feel. However, as you try to place yourself in the different categories, notice how your level of power/marginalization shifts between categories. A different way to interpret this illustration is through an intersectionality lens (coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw). Do you