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Learn how film and television portray policing.
Tiffany Onyejiaka
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Law and Order. CSI. Hawaii-Five-Oh. American Sniper. TV shows and movies about law enforcement and the police permeate the screens of Americans across the country. Media portrayals about police officers, detectives, judges, crime fighters, and more firmly implemented into the cultural lexicon. Just because they are on TV does not mean that these shows exclusively exist for entertainment. Many shows actively depict criminal justice without showcasing the many ways it harms the lives of communities of color. These shows often work to bolster law enforcement in the eyes of white supremacy while simultaneously reducing compassion for the disproportionately Black victims of its system.

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Criminal Legal System Media & Culture
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Fatphobia: America’s Acceptable Bias
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Fatphobia: America’s Acceptable Bias
Nicole Cardoza
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Anti-fatness bias comprises the systemic and interpersonal oppression that fat people experience in the workplace, the healthcare system, the criminal justice system, and other aspects of everyday life.

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Media & Culture Social Justice
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Anya Dillard on Effective Organizing
Sydney Cobb
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Welcome to Day Five of our Earth Week series! Today we're featuring Sydney's interview with Anya Dillard, a 17-year-old activist, philanthropist, content creator, and the founder of 

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Environment
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Jana Jandal Alrifai on Intersectional Change
Nicole Cardoza
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Welcome to Day Four of our Earth Week series!For today's analysis of environmental justice, I interviewed Jana Jandal Alrifai, an 18-year-old Arab-Canadian youth organizer with Fridays For Future Windsor-Essex. Her work inspired me for its clarity – that the only way we get through this is together.This is a free, educational newsletter powered by our community.…

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Environment
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Alexis Saenz and Community Care
Nicole Cardoza
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Welcome to Day Three of our Earth Week series!It was such a gift to spend time with Alexis and learn more about her work. She reminded me how important it is to live this work – not just see it as a list of action items to check off of a list. She is intentional with…

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Environment
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Learn how militarism supports racism.
Andrew Lee
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The US is the top military spender on the planet. What’s more, it spends more on its military than the next ten countries–China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil–combined. The gargantuan military budget sponsors 800 American overseas military bases spread across more than 70 countries (Politico). In 2016, U.S. Special Operations Forces deployed to an astounding 138 countries. Given that there are only 195 countries on Earth, this means more than 70% were visited by American commandos (Forbes).

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Politics
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Daphne Frias and Disability Justice
Nicole Cardoza
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Welcome to Day Two of our Earth Week series! I absolutely loved chatting with Daphne, and was so inspired by her leadership. In today's discussion, you'll learn more about how necessary it is to center disabled voices in the climate justice movement, the harm of ableist environmental justice initiatives, and the power in trusting your…

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Environment
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Mohammad Ahmadi on Environmental Activism
Nicole Cardoza
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Welcome to Day One of our Earth Week series! I had the pleasure of interviewing Mohammad Ahmadi, a 17-year-old climate justice activist based in Chicago, IL. He is the co-founder and Communications Coordinator of Earth Uprising International, and co-founder and team member of Hinsdale for Black Lives Matter. This is a free, educational newsletter powered…

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Environment
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Unpack the Derek Chauvin trial.
Nicole Cardoza
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For the past month, Derek Chauvin has been on trial for the murder of George Floyd. Finally, the verdict is out. Chauvin faced three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. To convict Chauvin, the prosecution needed to show each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. The prosecution did not need to prove that Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd to convict him of the charges.

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Criminal Legal System
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Go beyond allyship.

Go beyond allyship.
Andrew Lee
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The harm of centering allyship and its prominence in social discourse.

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Workplace
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