by Aya de Leon | Jun 22, 2020 | Audio/Visual
my latest visual musings on Black People and the Climate Movement…
by Aya de Leon | Jun 18, 2020 | Audio/Visual, Personal Essays
I have no training as a filmmaker, no real equipment, and not much time to make videos. And it shows! But social media isn’t about the quality of the work, it’s about the message and its ability to resonate with people. I LOVE Angie Powers’ video...
by Aya de Leon | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Essays
Part of the pattern of intimate violence is when an abuser tests his partner to see how much he can get away with. Early in a relationship, he might hit her “in jest” but it’s a little bit hard, what will she do? Will she leave the date and tell him that she won’t...
by Aya de Leon | Jun 8, 2020 | Opinion, Personal Essays
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead. And then it happened. The Minneapolis City Council, in a veto-proof majority, voted to defund the MPD. After years of...
by Aya de Leon | Jun 1, 2020 | Personal Essays
As a young person, I developed a special defense around police violence, an extra layer of numbness. My mother was a civil rights attorney who specialized in police abuse. She always drove a non-descript car. “I sue cops,” she said. She didn’t want to make herself a...
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