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Published Articles – Speaking of Rivers
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Justice, Philanthropy and Transformation. Why Are Black Girls and Women Dying in Police Custody? Adina Howard’s Sexual Liberation Anthem “Freak Like Me” Turns 20. Black Domestic Violence Survivors are Criminalized From all Directions. We Must Lift up the Names of Black Girls and Women. Can I get a Hell Yes to Diversity in Books? Who do you report to when your rapist is the police? For Black Women, Domestic Violence and State Violence Go Hand in Hand. How Black Women’s Music Introduced Me to Feminism.
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Best Reads of the Week – Speaking of Rivers
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Justice, Philanthropy and Transformation. Best Reads of the Week. Best Reads of the Week. February 1, 2016. I share a lot of articles on Twitter, so I will also try to highlight some of them here. These will be articles that really resonate with me and that present an angle on an issue that I think is important to make visible. Flint Weighs Scope of Harm to Children Caused by Lead in Water. America’s Quiet Crackdown on Indian Immigrants. Baby Doe: A Political History of Tragedy. A TED Talk video). Illino...
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Core Artists – For The People Artists Collective
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For The People Artists Collective. A Radical Squad of Black and POC Artists in Chicago. Monica Trinidad is a queer, Latinx artist and organizer, born and raised on the southeast side of Chicago. She is a co-founder of Brown and Proud Press, For the People Artists Collective, and the People’s Response Team. Curating opportunities for West and South Side youth to explore diverse forms of digital arts and expression. Visit Bria’s website to view artwork at briaroyal.com. An online platform focusing on self-...
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Video: No Selves to Defend Exhibition | No Selves to Defend
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No Selves to Defend. The Legacy of Criminalizing Self-Defense and Survival. Video: No Selves to Defend Exhibition. The exhibition included original art by Micah Bazant, Molly Crabapple, Billy Dee, Bianca Diaz, Rachel Galindo, Lex Non Scripta, Caitlin Seidler, and Ariel Springfield. It also included ephemera and artifacts from Mariame Kaba’s collection. Everyone who missed the exhibition or simply wants to revisit it can experience it through the following video filmed and edited by Gretchen Hasse. You ar...
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Blog | No Selves to Defend | The Legacy of Criminalizing Self-Defense and Survival
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No Selves to Defend. The Legacy of Criminalizing Self-Defense and Survival. Video: No Selves to Defend Exhibition. The exhibition included original art by Micah Bazant, Molly Crabapple, Billy Dee, Bianca Diaz, Rachel Galindo, Lex Non Scripta, Caitlin Seidler, and Ariel Springfield. It also included ephemera and artifacts from Mariame Kaba’s collection. Everyone who missed the exhibition or simply wants to revisit it can experience it through the following video filmed and edited by Gretchen Hasse. Califo...
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Organizational Endorsement – #FreeBresha
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TAKE ACTION: OCT 5 and 6. Anti-Domestic Violence and Feminist Organizations, Youth Advocates, Anti-Prison/Police Violence Groups, and Community Organizations:. ENDORSE THE CALL TO FREE BRESHA MEADOWS! According to an interview with the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Bresha’s mother, Brandi Meadows, was sent to a hospital or outpatient facility 15 to 20 times over the years as a result of the violence she experienced from her husband. Police officer Latessa Meadows, Brandi Meadows’ sister, also. As anti-violence...
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Fact Sheet – #FreeBresha
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TAKE ACTION: OCT 5 and 6. Fact Sheet on Domestic Violence and the Criminalization of Girls. Domestic violence can have devastating consequences for children. An estimated 15.5 million children in the United States live in families in which partner violence occurred at least once in the past year. (McDonald, et al, 2006). Concerned about relationships and family. (Sherman, et al, 2015). Children who grow up in a violent home are more likely to be victims of child abuse. Those children who are not vict...
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Join us on January 19 for a National Day of Action to #FreeBresha – #FreeBresha
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TAKE ACTION: OCT 5 and 6. Join us on January 19 for a National Day of Action to #FreeBresha. January 3, 2017. January 18, 2017. By Viko Alvarez (@ScholaRComics). By her next hearing on January 20, Bresha Meadows will have spent 175 days in jail. The empirical evidence shows that pre-trial detention is dangerous and counterproductive. The #FreeBresha Campaign continues to call for Bresha’s immediate release and for the charges against her to be dropped so that she can heal with her family. Make 175 copies...
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Faith Community – #FreeBresha
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TAKE ACTION: OCT 5 and 6. We invite all faith communities to take meaningful action to support Bresha Meadows’ freedom. Child survivor of domestic violence, Bresha Meadows, recently turned 15 years old in jail. She needs the church to stand in solidarity with her right now. Here’s the situation. Bresha Meadows lived in a Trumbull County, Ohio home where she, her mother and siblings were abused by their father. At one point, Bresha’s father threatened her life and the lives of her mother and siblings.
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Resources | No Selves to Defend
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No Selves to Defend. The Legacy of Criminalizing Self-Defense and Survival. The following are some resources that can be used for additional events or perhaps incorporated in your discussion groups. Fact Sheet on Domestic Violence and the Criminalization of Survival. By Free Marissa NOW Mobilization Campaign. Giving Name to the Nameless Using Poetry as an Anti-Violence Intervention with Girls. Critical Resistance Statement on Gender Violence and the Prison Industrial Complex. By Mariame Kaba (Project NIA).
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