Month: February 2017

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Debate Team & Student Debt

I was born in Colorado into a white, working-class family, and for most of my life, was raised by my Dad and helped to raise my two younger siblings. My family had housing stability, consistent food, and safety, but we went through a few stretches of turning to free lunches and food stamps. I hated…

Five Classist Pitfalls to #Resist in Your Activism

Five Classist Pitfalls to #Resist in Your Activism

 In a moment of potentially revolutionary activism and mobilization, don’t let classism undermine your efforts. The past few weeks have been both terrifying and inspiring. In the midst of ascending totalitarianism and the drastic, likely unconstitutional roll-backs of basic rights, we are also seeing a swift mobilization from both new and established activists. Organizations and…

Standing With Our Muslim, Refugee, and Immigrant Neighbors, Friends, and Family

Standing With Our Muslim, Refugee, and Immigrant Neighbors, Friends, and Family

We stand with our Muslim, refugee, and immigrant neighbors, friends, family, and co-workers against Islamophobia and racism, pledge to stand with them now, and show up for them in the future. In response to the Trump administration’s racist and Islamophobic Executive Order banning immigration and refugees from Muslim-majority countries, thousands of people across the country…