Activism
Actually, This IS the America You’ve Always Lived in
This is par for the course. For Black folks, America has always been a hazardous navigation with racist cops and water-cannons, bigoted institutions and poor legal representation. For most of our history you couldn’t even play on the course if you were “colored” (pretty sure we still have plenty of “country clubs” like that ). Today, the tee is still set about a hundred yards back with more than sandtraps lying in wait.
Save Bushwick City Farm!
By Tiana Miller Anyone who has been to Bushwick in the past few years, particularly near the intersection of Myrtle and Broadway, needs no reminder of how rapidly the area is gentrifying. With an upshot of high rise luxury condos pricing out many longtime home and business owners one wonders
San Franciscans Plan to Dance in Face of White Nationalist Rally
The Bay Area is bracing itself for two white nationalist rallies planned to take place in San Francisco and Berkeley August 26th and 27th. And there are few things more San Franciscan than promoting love and inclusion in the face of ignorance and bigotry. Some citizens are planning to dance and party
A Brilliant Way to Fight The White Nationalist Rallies in Berkeley & SF
Activist and thought leader Elizabeth McLaughlin made an excellent suggestion on facebook addressing how to peacefully combat racist rallies like the one in #charlottesville. Specifically, there are white supremacist rally planned for Crissy Field in San Francisco on August 26th and in Downtown Berkely on August 27th. McLaughlin referenced a great, non-violent tactic to combat these hateful
Pranksters Hijacked Mike Pence’s ‘Official’ website
The satirical Mike Pence site is now by far more popular than any other related site, reminiscent of what Dan Savage did to Rick Santorum in the past.
The Dangerous Myth of the Super Teacher
Created by Hollywood and sustained by the internet, the Super Teacher has taken many forms over the years. Initially, they were strictly a thing of the silver screen. When I tell people (especially older people) that I am a teacher in an inner-city school, they are quick to bring up
City of San Francisco Still Invests Hundreds of Millions in Fossil Fuel Companies
The San Francisco Pension fund is valued at $21 billion with $475 million being actively invested in fossil fuel companies. If SFERS eventually commits to divestment, it will be the largest pension in the country to do so.
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