Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.| Articles – Truthout
September is Underground Railroad Month. The month when both Harriet Tubman and the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass freed themselves from slavery. This is episode 69 of Stories of Resistance.| The Real News Network
In his latest book, Macauley Lord explores how we heal from moral injury In the video, a purple sea of applauding bishops clusters around Macauley Lord as he steps to...| Episcopal Maine
Congresswoman Demands Fed Take Action to Uphold its Mandate of Maximum Employment for All Workers Pressley Also Presses Powell on...| Ayanna Pressley
This article The 6 superpowers that faith communities bring to nonviolent struggle was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. While religion has far too often been a tool of authoritarianism, faith institutions and communities have also been the life force of so many freedom movements. This article The 6 superpowers that faith communities bring to nonviolent struggle was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
This article How can I keep from singing, even in grim times? was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. As a young activist during the civil rights movement, I learned the importance of singing to get through hard times. This article How can I keep from singing, even in grim times? was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
This article We can tell a different story about Hurricane Katrina and who we are in disasters was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. Authoritarians love to tell stories that make us afraid of each other, but how we respond in disasters shows that people often act with extraordinary grace and solidarity. This article We can tell a different story about Hurricane Katrina and who we are in disasters was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
(Oakland) Tuesday, September 9, 2025–Today, The Greenlining Institute’s Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Max Vargas as President and CEO, effective September 15, 2025. Vargas will take over from Olga Talamante who was appointed in February 2025 by Greenlining’s Board of Directors as Interim President and CEO. Vargas most recently served […]| The Greenlining Institute
On Monday, September 8th, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo overturned a federal district court ruling that barred immigration officials in Los Angeles from conducting roving patrols that targeted Latino communities without “reasonable suspicion.” The concurring opinion from Justice Kavanaugh states that “apparent ethnicity” can be a “relevant factor” for ICE […] The post SCOTUS Greenlights Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement appeared first o...| Feminist Majority Foundation
Now more than ever, it is urgent to stand up for our university’s autonomy to make curricular decisions based on its Jesuit mission.| America Magazine
On May 17, 2025, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group partnered with seventeen organizations across Chicago to host the Solidarity Summit for a People’s Agenda. This cross-community gathering brought together […] The post Health & Medicine and partners host the Solidarity Summit for a People’s Agenda appeared first on Health & Medicine Policy Research Group.| Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
A new study analyzing a national survey of youth in custody reveals stark disparities in rates of staff physical assault among Black and neurodivergent youth.| www.prisonpolicy.org
This article New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history was originally published by Waging Nonviolence. The historic number of No Kings Day protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement. This article New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history was originally published by Waging Nonviolence.| Waging Nonviolence
There is little recourse when a visa application is denied because of a criminal background. In order to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, it is vital for the country to nix the idea of criminality altogether.| YES! Magazine
For many migrant families, shelters near the U.S.–Mexico border are becoming more critical as immigration becomes more fraught.| YES! Magazine
The Appalachian Rekindling Project purchased land in Kentucky that was designated for a federal prison.| YES! Magazine
Food is a vehicle through which Asians in diaspora can see ourselves in futures we have been excluded from.| YES! Magazine
Rapid response offers a model of defense grounded in a refusal to let immigrants face harm alone.| YES! Magazine
India’s social fabric remains hostile to interfaith and intercaste couples. But “safe homes” offer some security.| YES! Magazine
When people's needs are met, there is less violence—and less need for policing and prisons.| YES! Magazine
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
The Republican budget bill cut Medicaid by over $1 trillion over 10 years. Latines are disproportionately affected—and they are fighting back.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Independence Day has historically come with complicated feelings, particularly for marginalized people.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.| catholicreview.org
Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles Begin Again This Fall Are you interested in joining others from the Episcopal dioceses of Northern New England, Province 1, or elsewhere, in a film-based dialogue... The post Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles this Fall 2025 appeared first on Episcopal Maine.| Episcopal Maine
This quarterly interview series explores how practitioners develop and present oral histories across different formats to create impact. For the second interview in our Activating Oral History series, we’re featuring the work of Juania Sueños,… The post Activating Oral History: Juania Sueños on the Power of Art and Testimonio appeared first on Voice of Witness.| Voice of Witness
How to recognize the characteristics that make for powerful whirlwinds of protest against injustice and tyranny.| Waging Nonviolence
The San Francisco-based Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides technical assistance to support the legal representation of unaccompanied migrant children. Recent actions by the Trump administration have put these efforts at risk.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Get to know VOW’s inaugural Storyteller Initiative Fellows. These narrative changemakers are working to document and uplift stories on water privatization, food sovereignty, and racial justice.| Voice of Witness
From mass refusals to boycotts to walkouts, regular Americans are bravely pushing back against the administration and having an impact.| Waging Nonviolence
Tracey McKee – November 04, 2024 Almost five years ago, George Floyd’s death ignited outrage across our nation. A bystander’s video recording his death at the hands of local police not only reached millions of people from one end of our country to the other, it reached across the world. From corporate offices to school classrooms […]| Brownicity
Together we can rewrite tax codes to stimulate economic growth, reduce income inequality, and narrow the gaps in income and wealth created by centuries of racism.| State Innovation Exchange
Like a comet closing in on Planet Earth, the US presidential election is hurtling toward its destination. With around two weeks left before impact, the stakes of the choice before the American electorate are becoming ever clearer, as are the differences between the parties' standard bearers. Robe| Religion Dispatches
We are so excited for this year’s 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial series. In its fourth year, Network Weaver’s BIPOC Editorial series continues to amplify the voices of BIPOC network weavers, connectors, leaders, and mappers and invites community workers, builders, carers, and anyone reimagining network leadership practices through a lens of liberation to write us into the future.| Network Weaver
Candace Owens, an American political commentator, television personality, and New York Times bestselling author, has swiftly become a national star in conservative media. Boasting over four and a half million followers on Instagram, Owens has interviewed former president Donald Trump and entertained the idea of running for president herself. Owens argues against transgender rights, abortion rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement. While Owens’ political beliefs are by no means unique,...| Northeastern University Political Review
At the 1964 Democratic National Convention, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer gave an impassioned account of the violence she and others suffered while attempting to register to vote. In| Ms. Magazine
The new Voice of Witness book, Beginning Again, shares oral histories of refugees, migrants, and generations-long residents in Appalachia.| Voice of Witness
What is the connection between Marxist thinking, Critical Race Theory, and actions by churches (including the Church of England) to address the perceived experience of racial injustice? The question is contested, but it is not straightforward, since Critical Race Theory has a complex intellectual history, and the underlying assumptions in the debates about race and| Psephizo
For over two decades, progressive groups serving people of color have been fighting to build strong organizations and facing political backlash. They need help to realize their vision.| Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
By Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Ph.D., Senior Scholar Diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI). Racial equity. Racial justice. Each term has its own emphasis and meaning. And together, along with many others, they point to a broad and deep current social challenge facing not only the United States, but the world. How do we treat one another and [...] The post Advancing Racial Justice and Equity Through Developmental Relationships appeared first on Search Institute.| Search Institute
From divesting from fossil fuels, to repealing the Doctrine of Discovery, to historic labour strikes, movements won several important victories this year| The Breach
This creative action link round up shares some art therapy and art-based resources to learn more about racial trauma, ways that art therapists can practice anti-racism, as well as how the arts are …| creativity in motion