Donkeys are the main form of transport in Gaza. Meet the vet fighting to save them from injuries and starvation. The post ‘We can read their eyes’: Donkeys serve as ‘animal ambulances’ in Gaza. But they now face starvation, Palestinian vet warns appeared first on Big Issue.| Big Issue
The Trevor Project’s Emergency Lifeline Campaign for LGBTQ+ Youth has already raised approximately $18 million from more than 17,000 donors.| Inside Philanthropy
The red-brick Frampton Park Estate, a set of five-story social housing blocks in east London, is built like many other residential complexes in the British capital. Even the lines of solar panels that cover the roofs of the estate are an increasingly common sight. But Frampton is the flagship example... The post Underserved Communities Are Reaping the Benefits of London’s Solar Microgrids appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.| Reasons to be Cheerful
In the Rio Grande Valley, specifically Brownsville, a city often referred to as a sanctuary, many undocumented families now struggle to carry out their daily routines due to ICE’s presence. The post Living on Pause: How Fear of ICE Shapes Everyday Life in the Rio Grande Valley appeared first on Trucha RGV.| Trucha RGV
With the new school year beginning for many, community journalist Joel Corte shares insights how school vouchers will negatively impact our RGV school districts, emphasizing that the last thing our schools need is privatization. The post Op-Ed: Privatizing Education is a Threat To Valley Public Schools appeared first on Trucha RGV.| Trucha RGV
In the Rio Grande Valley, reproductive healthcare has grown harder to reach. Clinic closures, checkpoints, and legal barriers create a maze of obstacles for people seeking care. Grassroots organizations continue to step in to fill this gap. The post Layers of Barriers: How STRJ is Fighting for Reproductive Care in the RGV appeared first on Trucha RGV.| Trucha RGV
The text thread started buzzing around 8 a.m.: “ICE agents are inside the courthouse.” The group chat, several hundred people strong, rippled with concern. The post Peacemaking can be such a hassle appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
Georgia’s women writers — from Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” to Flannery O’Connor’s haunting Southern Gothic tales — have ... The post Voices That Shaped The South: Legacy of Georgia’s Female Writers appeared first on Grady Newsource.| Grady Newsource
Get a sneak peek at CHAMPION, which comes out on September 2.| Teen Librarian Toolbox
A few months ago, I was invited to participate in a read-a-thon called, “Words as Lifelines” to raise funds for three families in Gaza. I agreed and will be reading alongside Nicole Chung and Matth…| K E Garland
The March for Australia rallies held across the country worry me deeply. We need to find responses that that open space for dialogue, connection, and understanding: approaches that show, in both w…| Sustaining Community
Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The rich need no protection. — Wendell Phillips. When it comes to listing countries on the basis of the social services they […]| Columns Archives – The Independent
The happiest countries in the world are not necessarily the richest, but those with truly democratic governments| Columns Archives – The Independent
在深入採訪四位移民律師與維權人士、並參加多個移民權利研討會和記者會之後，The Public Press 整理出以下建議。 The post 如何準備應對移民局執法 appeared first on San Francisco Public Press.| San Francisco Public Press
“Seniors are just such an important part of our community. Many of them are still working … and as we have costs rising so significantly, incomes don't always keep up and it's usually those on fixed incomes or limited income mobility that gets squeezed out first.” The post New affordable senior housing opens as region confronts aging demographics, rising costs appeared first on Aspen Journalism.| Aspen Journalism
“It’s amazing that the local community, Basalt, Carbondale and Aspen [and more], came together like this and contributed this staggering amount of money,” he said. “But they can’t keep doing it.”| Aspen Journalism
U.S. v. Skrmetti is the lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s gender affirming youth care ban. It was argued in front of the Supreme Court in December, 2024, and we expect a ruling sometime in June, 2025. Soon. This could have a huge impact on youth care in the United States. The Supreme Court’s yearly calendar ends at […]| QueerDoc • Trans Online Doctors Office
Interweaving fiction with documentary testimony of sugar babies and sex workers, Side Hustle follows a young dancer making rent with the financial support of her sugar daddy.| Vox Populi
He ate what would kill a man in the normal course of his life: leather buttons, cloth caps, anything small enough to get into his mouth. He ate roots. He ate newspaper.| Vox Populi
Donald Trump’s gleeful response to the show’s cancellation, and his suggestion that others will be “next up,” shows just how seriously some political figures take comedic critique.| Vox Populi
by David Gibbs There is an incredible need today for re-imagination, new epistemologies and creative systems to tackle the ongoing issues that humanity is facing. Ecological disasters, health challenges, racism and poverty are getting worse. Whether on a personal and … Continue reading →| Liberation Psychology
Con el aumento de las redadas y detenciones de inmigrantes afuera de los juzgados, las escuelas, los lugares de trabajo y en otros entornos habituales, así como una serie de políticas de Trump que aminoran o anulan directamente el estatus legal y los derechos de las personas, los inmigrantes de todo el país, independientemente de su condición migratoria, corren un riesgo creciente de deportación, detención o de que se invaliden repentinamente sus documentos legales, lo que fomen...| San Francisco Public Press
If there is one thing that characterizes good history, it is transparency. Even if one objects to the intense focus on acknowledging diversity, equity, and inclusion over the past several years, erasing what you may not agree with is not the answer. The post Let’s Not Erase the History of Medical Ethics appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics.| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
Living in the Centennial Era of Malcolm X The post Justice Declared, Justice Denied appeared first on Islamic Horizons.| Islamic Horizons
Making art is how we can give concrete life to the dreams we have of worlds that don’t yet exist.| Harvard Education Press
Melanin Minds is rooted in cultural relevance, intergenerational healing and mental health advocacy for Black and Hispanic communities.| Word In Black
The 956 Radical Library in Brownsville offers free access to books and community events, resisting censorship and reclaiming RGV history.| Trucha RGV
Review by Simon Pirani of Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change, by Friederike Otto (Greystone Books, 2025). Republished, with thanks, from the Ecologis…| People and Nature
This blog serves as a resource for allies of trans and non-binary individuals, emphasizing active learning about gender and allyship. It highlights the diverse experiences within the trans communit…| Autistic and Living the Dream
Behind Brazil’s global image as a land of natural abundance—and the host of this year’s international climate summit—lies a stark reality: centuries of violence, dispossession, and resistance in the countryside.| Environmental Paper Network
The Trump administration is setting the stage for election subversion. This power play poses a grave threat to the future of U.S. election infrastructure. It is also, in many respects, illegal.| Vox Populi
Bad Dog licks killers’ bloody hands, leaps with joy for rapists, fawns at politicians’ crooked feet. “He’s an awful judge of character,” the owner tells kind-hearted strangers who scuttle past…| Vox Populi
More than offering an escape, fantasy worlds can also show what courage looks like when the odds are stacked against you.| Vox Populi
If Mark Twain were alive today, he would certainly have written a novel about Donald Trump. After all, his 1873 novel, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, distinctly caught a nineteenth-century versio…| Vox Populi
With public pressure mounting, Czech leaders are considering new alcohol policy reforms to better respond to the high-level of alcohol harm and costs. Supported by enormous public backing, 78% favour banning alcohol ads at youth events, other proposals include raising alcohol taxes and banning ads at concerts. The post Czech Republic Considers New Alcohol Policy Initiative appeared first on Movendi International.| Movendi International
Learn about the Texas floods that struck Harlingen, submerging streets and affecting local businesses in extraordinary ways.| Trucha RGV
Join the celebration of Pride Month through Fashion4ReproPassion, a vibrant event promoting LGBTQIA+ pride and reproductive rights.| Trucha RGV
Explore the impact of the Rio Grande Valley March flood that left residents stranded and dramatically changed daily lives in the area.| Trucha RGV
Explore how Bloom RGV empowers young leaders in the Rio Grande Valley through civic engagement and community support.| Trucha RGV
Que Pedo: SpaceX’s Ongoing Effects in the RGV and a Multi-Million Dollar Project for SpaceX’s Driveway Story by Nina Alegre Edited by Abigail Vela Since SpaceX’s arrival to Cameron County, […]| Trucha RGV
Resistance as a response to structure has been—and will be—an answer as long as structural systems, power dynamics, social frameworks, and institutional frameworks govern bodies. Scholars lik…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Two Southern Connecticut State University students are helping bring statewide attention to a growing issue on college campuses: food insecurity. In a recent episode of “Where We Live” on Connecticut Public Radio, senior Nelly Birmingham and graduate student Rakeria Thomas spoke candidly about their personal experiences with food insecurity and how Southern’s food pantry became […] The post CT Public Features Southern Students in Food Insecurity Discussion appeared first on News at So...| News at Southern
The Trump administration revives institutionalized torture.| Vox Populi
Poetry is the remembrance and avowal of loss and is accordingly pushed aside.| Vox Populi
you cannot separate the job from the house from the rent from the earth from the food from the healthcare from the water from the transit from the war from the schools from the prisons from the war…| Vox Populi
By Anonymous—Do you remember when you were a kid and the idea of going to college sounded like the most sophisticated milestone you could think of? Starstruck by the idea of being rewarded for learning through open acknowledgement of your contribution to English– because you always loved reading and writing, language was a toy and a tool and a comfort– sounded more glamorous than a cover of Vogue. Do the memories taste bittersweet to you too? [...]| Another Word
Can fantasy move past its crush on kings?| Mythcreants
Another show, another rape controversy.| Mythcreants
Hey Mythcreants, I’ve loved your stuff for a while now; thank you for making it! I’m in a tough spot. I didn’t plan things this way, but one of my main characters has developed feelings for the other. They are the same gender, which isn’t a problem for me, but my family reads everything I […]| Mythcreants
I know my story’s conflict needs to be at least partially caused by my hero’s flaw, so I’m making the hero prejudiced against people who will later help defeat the villain at the climax. However, the villain is someone the hero trusts, and the main conflict is caused by the villain gaslighting the hero. I’m […]| Mythcreants
Dear Mythcreants, Part of my setting’s magic system includes a type of fertility spell that allows anyone capable of pregnancy to get pregnant with anyone else, regardless of what reproductive system the partner has. This type of magic has contributed to one culture in the setting being matriarchal, along the lines of certain “independent from […]| Mythcreants
What are your thoughts about a character who’s a horrible person but a really good mentor? The Star Wars MMO SWTOR had a specific character, Darth Silthar, who filled that role in a specific quest line, but I haven’t seen a character like this used in general. They’re either effective good mentors or they’re ineffective […]| Mythcreants
Written by: Vanessa Aboudi, Dr Théophile Nguimfack Voufo, Guy Beaudry Jengu Jengu, Dr Primus Tazanu, Prof Ngo Tong Chantal Marie, Dr Hugues Pippie, Dr Solange Dabou, Dr Adeline Nembot. Published: 01 July 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.64116/azebb Download full report Abstract Cameroon has a legal framework that recognizes the rights of women and persons with disabilities, both internationally| Nkafu Policy Institute
Over the past 12 months, EthicsDaily.com has been sowing seeds, resulting in immediate fruit via publishing daily articles, video interviews and short documentaries and planting seeds whose ‘fruit’ we might not see for some time.| Good Faith Media Archives
Tamil Nadu has a long, brutal history of custodial deaths. Ajith’s case makes it harder to call it mere police excess.| Latest India Story Coverage | Frontline | Frontline
New research shows that alcohol deaths in the U.S. have doubled since 1999, with sharp increases during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data signals an escalating public health crisis requiring urgent policy action. Disparities worsened: alcohol death rates surged among women, youth, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, Black Americans saw a 21% annual increase in mortality after 2019. Experts call for urgent alcohol policy action, including improved screening and treatment access, alcoh...| Movendi International
In this conversation, Christine Sine and Forrest Inslee engage with Ruth Valerio, exploring her journey into Earth care and the integration of faith with environmentalism. Ruth shares her personal experiences… The post Episode 30 – Caring for the Earth with Ruth Valerio first appeared on Godspacelight.| Godspacelight
MPs are being urged to reject the government's disability benefit cuts ahead of a vote on Tuesday (1 July).| Big Issue
Persons traveling in groups, wearing masks and often vests that say “Police” or “ICE”– no other identifiers, including refusing to identify themselves by name– a…| deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog
What does a good working life look like in the 21st century? Dr Hilary Cottam, OBE has spent the last five years exploring this question through collaborative workshops she calls ‘imaginining…| The Extraordinary Business Book Club
Key Takeaways: 1. Authenticity and Shared Values Build TrustMuslim consumers are deeply values-driven, resonating with brands that reflect their ethical, spiritual, and social justice priorities. Authentic, value-based storytelling—like Assemblyman Mamdani’s community-focused narratives—can foster meaningful connections. 2. Community-Driven Content Outperforms Corporate MessagingRaw, grassroots content—whether from local influencers, imams, or everyday Muslims—engages more effective...| Muslim Ad Network
What is Christian ethics and what role should it play in the life of a believer?| Crossway
The idea of co-producing research was not so long ago a fringe interest for academics. Originating in more radical areas of the social sciences, it’s now mainstream: used in diverse fields including medicine, climate science and AI, with major funders committing resources to support it. Essential to this work is ongoing dialogue with external partners about how we work together. Recent consultations with our Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partners highlight their recogni...| From Blog
This piece is part of a series of essays from artist Kandis Williams on Octavia Butler. Williams is the 2020 Mohn Award recipient and her publication with the Hammer Museum […] The post Movement Building appeared first on MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food.| MOLD :: Designing the Future of Food
Maveah Griffith – June 12, 2025 I cannot be the only one who’s noticed the restored animosity towards social movements. Remember 2020? A year that’s only 5 years in the rearview mirror but feels more like a decade out of reach? The summer of 2020 began with unrest and protests following the murder of George Floyd. […]| Brownicity
Members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force announced legislation to close the “Charleston loophole."| Word In Black
“It was a massacre,” said one witness, adding that Israeli troops continued firing on people as they fled.| Vox Populi
Let us be like my friend Rick’s grandma, who Rick remembers trotting alongside the car as his dad drove him and his brother down the long driveway from her house, tapping on a window until one of t…| Vox Populi
The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.| Vox Populi
as the late noise of traffic, of shrill birdsong, dies away, do I always recall those brief summers, when the old folks reclined in the grass on the hill| Vox Populi
Labour has announced a Universal Credit and Personal Independence Bill, the next stage in making its disability benefit cuts law.| Big Issue
Scottish families cannot "wait any longer" for the UK government to scrap the two-child limit on benefits, the SNP has said.| Big Issue
Amid the rise in Reform UK voters and Westminster's grasp on immigration policy, is Wales' ambition to be a nation of sanctuary realistic?| Big Issue
With trans rights under threat and public support waning, Munroe Bergdorf is hoping to change the narrative and make people feel less alone.| Big Issue
Not many people realize that there is a rich history of LGBTQ+ climate activism. But many early environmental justice leaders identified as LGBTQ+.| Dogwood Alliance
Yousef Sengal ’26 and Francisco Ortega ’26 demonstrate their BVI Wayfinder device at the FAC on May 14, 2025. In a world increasingly affected by technology, CC students are learning ne…| The Peak
Southern Connecticut State University is earning national attention for its support of student-parents, thanks to a recent feature by The Hechinger Report and The Boston Globe. The story highlights Southern student Cai-Lonni Haywood, a Navy veteran and mother who returned to college with the help of Southern’s drop-in child care center — made possible through […]| News at Southern
In May 2025, the Connecticut Board of Regents (BOR) named 12 Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) faculty members as recipients of the annual 2024-25 Board of Regents Faculty Awards. The awards, which recognize CSCU faculty for excellence in teaching or research, are given to assistant and associate professors in tenure-track or tenured positions and […]| News at Southern
A satirical sermon on a number of modern highly-charged topics, ranging from DEI, Oligarch enrichment, and many more.| George Freeman
From Ai Weiwei to the Guerrilla Girls, these 7 artists use public space, performance, and protest to challenge systems and spark dialogue.| Art Sprouts
Tennessee’s Supreme Court ruled the state’s mandatory life sentences for juveniles were unconstitutional. The state legislature responded by proposing a number of “tough on crime” bills aimed at juveniles, even for minor offenses. We explore how children are pushed into the adult prison system.| Latino USA
Bill Lofquist and Jody DiPerna In the fall of 1923, a young woman from Pittsburgh’s East End was murdered. The police built a case against Lorenzo Savage, a young Black man, that closely followed a common, racist criminal justice script of the era. He was portrayed by the police and the media as a brute […] The post One hundred years ago today, a Pittsburgh man was executed. He was likely innocent. first appeared on Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.| Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
James Paul Amachi combats the symptoms of parental incarceration with a volunteer mentor program. Mentors and mentees say the relationships formed often last for years. MarQuice Scott-Ford grew up in Larimer on Pittsburgh’s east side, where criminal activity offers fast money and mentorship to kids who lack both. Only 24 years old, Scott-Ford said he […] The post ‘Born into that lifestyle:’ Amachi Pittsburgh tackles intergenerational incarceration through mentoring first appeared on P...| Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
Maria Guido is a licensed clinical social worker at Wellness Warrior Group, an outpatient therapy practice specializing in the treatment of trauma. She writes that the juvenile criminal justice system and the child welfare system do not account for trauma and its impact on child development, behavior and rehabilitation. Editor’s Note: This essay is part […] The post Breaking the cycle: Addressing trauma and building resilience in court-involved youth first appeared on Pittsburgh Institute...| Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism
Food banks are already overwhelmed by demand for help. Disability benefit cuts will make it worse, the government has been warned.| Big Issue
The foreman led me into a cavernous room that took up most of the ground floor, where three huge machines unspooled 16-ton rolls of tin plate into sheets to be turned into cans. The machines resemb…| Vox Populi
Podcast: https://awakeningproject.ca/2023/01/05/learning-how-to-see-with-brian-mclaren-christians-sikhs-as-neighbours-part-2/ The post Brian McLaren podcast part 2: June 22, 2024 appeared first on The Awakening Project.| The Awakening Project
The post Climate change: July 15, 2023 appeared first on The Awakening Project.| The Awakening Project
Summer 2023 student led project by Reanne Kurien In the bustling metropolis of Toronto, where the allure of prosperity meets the stark contrast of economic disparities, a pressing and multifaceted issue persists- poverty and homelessness. My project delves into this issue, focusing on the intersection of social justice and faith. The Prophetic Voice I explored was Rick Tobias, a renowned advocate for the homeless and … The post Poverty and Homelessness in Toronto appeared first on The Aw...| The Awakening Project
This summer, The Awakening Project had the opportunity to work with three very talented and social justice driven students on their own independent projects. These student-led projects combined social justice, faith, and advocacy on different topics in the Canadian context. These projects are the result of months of hard work, collaboration, and critical thinking from our Student Project Developers. The projects published below include a … The post Summer 2023 Student Led Projects appeared ...| The Awakening Project
One of the ways Progressive Christians involve themselves in activism is through Environmentalism. “Creation Care,” as it is now called, shifts the focus from worshiping Christ to worshiping creation. This paradigm says that the greatest crisis in the world is a dying planet—rather than perishing souls lost in sin. While the Bible calls us to steward and care for the earth, it never makes this our highest priority. Yet, climate change has become a tool for social and spiritual restructu...| Berean Research
MISSION Women in Network is a South Florida community organization dedicated to the development, leadership, and empowerment of LBT women, their friends and supporters. Website | Facebook | Twitter The post Women in Network appeared first on Funders for LGBTQ Issues.| Funders for LGBTQ Issues
MISSION Advocating for equality and fairness for LGBTQ and Latinx communities of South Florida. Website The post Unity Coalition / Coalicion Unida appeared first on Funders for LGBTQ Issues.| Funders for LGBTQ Issues
A bustling cityscape settles and the quick steps of preoccupied pedestrians hustling home can be heard as a group of Connecticut students admire the sun setting over a city in China. After a full day of immersing themselves in thousands of years of Chinese language and history, the students look forward to an evening respite. […]| News at Southern
For public health professionals and communicators focused on equity and justice, this year, in many ways, was overwhelming. In the wake of the election, we face deep uncertainty and an environment more hostile to the future we long for. At the same time, we are met with communities and advocates across the country renewing our […] The post Top 10 public health and social justice media bites of 2024 appeared first on Berkeley Media Studies Group.| Berkeley Media Studies Group
The recent Supreme Court ruling has revealed strong support and unexpected silence regarding trans+ rights among my colleagues and friends. While some offer unwavering allyship, others remain disen…| Autistic and Living the Dream
