social justice

What Closing the Gender Pay Gap Would Look Like
A male figurine stands on top of a stack of gold coins facing away from a female figurine sits with its arms crossed at the bottom.

What Closing the Gender Pay Gap Would Look Like

In recognizing Equal Pay Day, we must center the most marginalized and affected by the wage gap in order to achieve gender pay equity.

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The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder
Memorial for Breonna Taylor in Jefferson Square in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Role of Gentrification in Breonna Taylor’s Murder

The murder of Breonna Taylor is a reminder that gentrification, white supremacy, and police violence are all tightly connected. 

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How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights
ACT UP demonstration at National Institutes of Health. Protestors are holding signs with President Reagan's face, while another sign reads "Dr Fauci you are killing us."

How AIDS Activists Fought for Patients’ Rights

As a result of government apathy to the growing public health crisis, ACT UP used civil disobedience to fight for HIV/AIDs patients’ rights.

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How White Women Can Decenter Their Whiteness
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How White Women Can Decenter Their Whiteness

White women’s inaction throughout history has brought us to this point, one where we are standing on the precipice of full-blown fascism.

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Uniting Movements to Defend South River and Stop Cop City
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Uniting Movements to Defend South River and Stop Cop City

As Cop City looms, discussions on the impacts of environmental racism and the ongoing struggle for environmental and social justice in Atlanta continue.

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Hunger Strike Continues at ICE Detention Centers
A protester in front of a detention center holds a pink sign that reads, "Retaliation from ICE for hunger strike."

Hunger Strike Continues at ICE Detention Centers

Immigrants in two for-profit detention centers in California are on a hunger strike against the “abhorrent” conditions in the facilities.

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“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City
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“It Needs to be Stopped”: Talia Rouser on Atlanta’s Cop City

The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation’s plan for Cop City would result in a community being pushed out through terrorism, fear, or poverty from taxes rising.

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Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction
Walidah Imarisha sitting on a wooden chair in front of a half-wall bookshelf.

Reimagining Social Justice with Science Fiction

The ARD spoke with poet and educator Walidah Imarisha on the power of seeking justice in social movements by exploring science fiction.

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Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much
A poster with a drawing of forest defender Manuel Paez Terán doing a peace sign. Above the drawing, says "Radicals Say ACAB."

Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much

An upcoming national week of action to Stop Cop City is underway, supporting one of the most crucial social justice fights in the U.S.

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“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City
A group of people stand in a ling with their legs spread and hands behind their back. A mural of faces behind them reads "Protect the Black Community Stop Gentrification."

“All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City

Community Movement Builders joins the fight to stop the construction of a sprawling police training facility that activists call Cop City.

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