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Honor #MLKDay2025 and Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with a deep dive into how his critique of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism can strengthen contemporary movements for freedom.

Join me, biographer Jonathan Eig, and Dr. @darrickhamilton.bsky.social next week at CaseyGrants.org/King.
January 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The US faces an unprecedented housing crisis.

There are 16M vacant homes in the US, but millions of people are homeless or housing insecure, while rents have increased >30% since '20.

Now, landlords are using AI to exacerbate the crisis to the tune of $3.6B+/year. 🧵
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AI costs American renters over $3.6 billion annually, according to new report
The property management software used by many corporate landlords, RealPage, is deploying AI to artificially inflate rental prices in the United States by more than $3.6 billion annually, according to...
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January 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thanks, Jonathan Eig & Dr. Darrick Hamilton, for joining the #MCFBookClub to celebrate “King: A Life.”

The book is packed with insights on confronting the rising politics of repression.

@caseygrants.bsky.social will mail a FREE copy to the first 200 folks who sign up: www.caseygrants.org/book-club
December 21, 2024 at 11:17 PM
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“Democracy is a daily endeavor, and it starts with community organizing,” shares MCF president & CEO @crojasphd.bsky.social at the Latino Community Foundation webinar Driving Lasting Change.

Watch and share these 3️⃣ directives for funders heading into 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vs_...
Facing 2025: 3 Directives for Philanthropy
YouTube video by Marguerite Casey Foundation
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December 6, 2024 at 3:40 PM
So great to see Firelands Workers United—a @caseygrants.bsky.social grant recipient—featured in this article, highlighting potent organizing lessons for this moment.

Thank you, Firelands, for showing us what solidarity looks like in practice.
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Democrats should stop mocking Trump’s ground game and start learning from it
Cable ads and bussed-in volunteers don’t cut it any more. If the party wants to win, it must engage voters in a collective push for change
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:22 PM