by Susan Defreitas | Jul 28, 2020 | Audio/Visual
Recently, in my studies of the-inspiring! amazing! grassroots!–soil solutions to global warming, as encapsulated by the movement toward regenerative organic farming and ranching (aka, carbon farming), I came across this video of environment author, activist, and...
by Aya de Leon | Jul 20, 2020 | Audio/Visual
Hey folks, I have a series of AfroFuturism Climate collages. Here’s my first BLM collage, with images of some of those we’ve lost, some of their names, and images of our uprising. This may be the first in a series… Perfect for today’s STRIKE...
by Aya de Leon | Jul 9, 2020 | Audio/Visual, Opinion, Poetry
Tuesday, Harper’s published A Letter on Justice and Open Debate. The Daily Beast called it “a 532-word document that celebrates untrammeled free expression above all and rebukes the so-called ‘cancel culture’ that might take...
by Aya de Leon | Jul 2, 2020 | Audio/Visual, Opinion, Personal Essays
When we developed a family-friendly action, FREEDOM FRIDAYS: A Family Walk & Chalk for Black Lives, we had no idea that chalking the sidewalk was legally considered graffiti in Oakland. I would like to begin the defense with Exhibit A: Sidewalk Chalk. This chalk...
by Angie Powers | Jun 30, 2020 | Audio/Visual
As a person who just advocated that people go out and vote, it seems like the natural follow up is to offer some tools to make sure that you actually can...
by Aya de Leon | Jun 29, 2020 | Audio/Visual
The latest in my Afrofuturism collage series. This is it. This is our time, Black people. Let’s do it. Let’s save ourselves. Let’s save the future.
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