by Aya de Leon | Dec 25, 2020 | Audio/Visual
The success of the Green New Deal and so many progressive possibilities hang in the balance of the Georgia Senate race on January 5th. If we can flip the senate, we can stop the Republican stranglehold, and really begin to turn things around for climate, racial...
by Aya de Leon | Nov 30, 2020 | Audio/Visual
Joe Biden is not Barack Obama. But he’s trying to distract the people with representation politics, just like Obama did. Obama didn’t have to do anything to distract us. He was Black. Our excitement about having a Black president was distraction enough....
by Aya de Leon | Nov 2, 2020 | Action, Audio/Visual, Personal Essays
On the day before the election, I have packed you this survival kit. It has the music you need and a strong perspective for leftists. Take it. Carry it in your pocket. If you’re going to the polls, or have already voted. Or if you can’t vote for whatever...
by Aya de Leon | Oct 26, 2020 | Audio/Visual, Opinion, Personal Essays
My parents were young when they had me. Not teens, but young adults. They were married and in their mid-20s, so it wasn’t remarkable, but as a couple, they weren’t prepared for the responsibilities of parenthood—especially my father. Both of them had very rough...
by Aya de Leon | Oct 21, 2020 | Audio/Visual
Check out this INCREDIBLE new video, THIS IS THE TIME, from the East Bay’s intersectional young climate activists: Youth vs. Apocalypse, THIS IS THE TIME, featuring Raka Dun of Los Rakas, Alphabet Rockers, and Destiny Arts. “Get up and go! Get up and...
by Aya de Leon | Oct 15, 2020 | Audio/Visual
One of my core self-care practices is peer counseling. I use it to address childhood trauma, as well as to manage present time challenges and just the stresses of everyday life. That work supports my art and my activism, and has allowed me to stay engaged and...
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