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Psyched to share that an online version of our workshop on how to use public databases to research Chicago building conditions and property ownership is live! There's a step by step guide to all the tools we covered at our events and instructional videos!
www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts...
www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts...
Know your building. Know your landlord.
“The Tenant Trap,” a yearlong Injustice Watch investigation, found Chicago tenants regularly face eviction and informal displacement at buildings with
www.injusticewatch.org
June 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Psyched to share that an online version of our workshop on how to use public databases to research Chicago building conditions and property ownership is live! There's a step by step guide to all the tools we covered at our events and instructional videos!
www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts...
www.injusticewatch.org/civil-courts...
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Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social: "There was a time in 2020 when people were deeply invested in one another’s well-being... The same impulses that led to an explosion of mutual aid propelled people into the streets. We’ve drifted from that level of connection. But we’ll need to find our way back to it."
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."
www.teenvogue.com
June 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Honored to be included in this @teenvogue.com piece that includes insights from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, adrienne maree brown, @deanspade.bsky.social, and Vicky Osterweil about how to keep going under the strain of a second Trump administration.
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Reminder: It's not just "a few bad apples."
Police violence is a systemic problem in the US, and it happens on a scale far greater than other wealthy nations.
Police violence is a systemic problem in the US, and it happens on a scale far greater than other wealthy nations.
June 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminder: It's not just "a few bad apples."
Police violence is a systemic problem in the US, and it happens on a scale far greater than other wealthy nations.
Police violence is a systemic problem in the US, and it happens on a scale far greater than other wealthy nations.
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@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have decided to reprint the entirety of chapter six of Let This Radicalize You, which is called "'Violence' In Social Movements," in my newsletter tomorrow. We hope this will provide some helpful context and grounding. You can sign up for my newsletter here:
Organizing My Thoughts
Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@prisonculture.bsky.social and I have decided to reprint the entirety of chapter six of Let This Radicalize You, which is called "'Violence' In Social Movements," in my newsletter tomorrow. We hope this will provide some helpful context and grounding. You can sign up for my newsletter here:
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Coming this fall, a 2nd edition of How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective…with a new ten thousand word introduction and a new interview with Angela Davis.
Our Fall 2025 catalog is here!
Featuring new books from @brianjoneseducator.bsky.social, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @vickyacab.bsky.social, Hamid Dabashi, @lalouverouge.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, @mikaelaloach.bsky.social and many more!
Featuring new books from @brianjoneseducator.bsky.social, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @vickyacab.bsky.social, Hamid Dabashi, @lalouverouge.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, @mikaelaloach.bsky.social and many more!
Haymarket Books Fall 2025 Catalog!
Check out Haymarket’s Fall/Winter 2025 Catalog, featuring books by authors including: Brian Jones, Rebecca Solnit, Vicky Osterweil, Hamid Dabashi, Alfred W. McCoy, Madeline Lane-McKinley, Keeanga-Yama...
www.haymarketbooks.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Coming this fall, a 2nd edition of How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective…with a new ten thousand word introduction and a new interview with Angela Davis.
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Immigration is not a public safety issue. Fascist masked kidnappers entering our cities with tactical vehicles and military escorts are a public safety issue.
June 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Immigration is not a public safety issue. Fascist masked kidnappers entering our cities with tactical vehicles and military escorts are a public safety issue.
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I'm hoping we can reach the halfway point by Friday. As many of you know, we are a nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers and publishes their stories. Our work isn't possible without the support of our readers. We're aiming to raise $10,000* by June 20. (*Fixed amount.)
"Everyone needs a voice, a future and a second chance."
Prison Journalism Project is supported by people like YOU. We can't do this work without YOU. Please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to help us increase the resources and compensation we pay our writers.
Prison Journalism Project is supported by people like YOU. We can't do this work without YOU. Please consider making a one-time or monthly donation to help us increase the resources and compensation we pay our writers.
Donate | Prison Journalism Project
Prison Journalism Project is supported by people like you. Support Prison Journalism Project today.
prisonjournalismproject.fundjournalism.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm hoping we can reach the halfway point by Friday. As many of you know, we are a nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers and publishes their stories. Our work isn't possible without the support of our readers. We're aiming to raise $10,000* by June 20. (*Fixed amount.)
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I Watched My Friend Die in Prison
The Long Walk Back to My Cell After Watching My Friend Die
As a volunteer hospice worker, I was charged with being there for him in his final moments. The worst part came next.
prisonjournalismproject.org
June 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I Watched My Friend Die in Prison
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One of the cruelest, most unproductive disciplinary punishments prisons often turn to is taking away visitation
Here's the truth: Visitation has positive impacts for everyone – better health, reduced recidivism, and improvement in school. It should be a right, not a "privilege"
Here's the truth: Visitation has positive impacts for everyone – better health, reduced recidivism, and improvement in school. It should be a right, not a "privilege"
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
One of the cruelest, most unproductive disciplinary punishments prisons often turn to is taking away visitation
Here's the truth: Visitation has positive impacts for everyone – better health, reduced recidivism, and improvement in school. It should be a right, not a "privilege"
Here's the truth: Visitation has positive impacts for everyone – better health, reduced recidivism, and improvement in school. It should be a right, not a "privilege"
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Based on @cb-312.bsky.social's investigation into how IL property owners who fall behind on taxes lose their homes, @injusticewatch.org is fundraising for mailing a resource guide to 811 seniors at imminent risk. We're $927.50 away from reaching everyone on the list! www.injusticewatch.org/donate/
Support our Work
Injustice Watch is a non-partisan, nonprofit journalism organization, and your tax-deductible financial support enables our in-depth investigations.
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May 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Based on @cb-312.bsky.social's investigation into how IL property owners who fall behind on taxes lose their homes, @injusticewatch.org is fundraising for mailing a resource guide to 811 seniors at imminent risk. We're $927.50 away from reaching everyone on the list! www.injusticewatch.org/donate/
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Protests should not only express dissent but also serve as credible threats of sustained action, such as strikes, boycotts, or other forms of collective withholding to compel systemic change.
Awareness Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
“Making durable changes isn’t always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
truthout.org
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Protests should not only express dissent but also serve as credible threats of sustained action, such as strikes, boycotts, or other forms of collective withholding to compel systemic change.
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It’s Lonely Being a Woman Sentenced to Death
Living All Alone on Death Row
There were two women on death row at my prison in Florida. Over time, they formed a bond. One died in December 2024. Now, only one is left.
prisonjournalismproject.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s Lonely Being a Woman Sentenced to Death
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UPLC's mission is to advocate for prisoners, tenants, & disabled people denied public benefits.
Our vision: Everyone has fundamental human rights which deserve protection, including people in prison, people experiencing homelessness, people who are disabled, & tenants.
You can support UPLC here:
Our vision: Everyone has fundamental human rights which deserve protection, including people in prison, people experiencing homelessness, people who are disabled, & tenants.
You can support UPLC here:
Thank you for caring about people in prison.
We assist prisoners in various matters, including denial of adequate medical care and cruel and unusual punishment. If you believe in what we do, please donate today.
Your gift will be put to use RI...
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May 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
UPLC's mission is to advocate for prisoners, tenants, & disabled people denied public benefits.
Our vision: Everyone has fundamental human rights which deserve protection, including people in prison, people experiencing homelessness, people who are disabled, & tenants.
You can support UPLC here:
Our vision: Everyone has fundamental human rights which deserve protection, including people in prison, people experiencing homelessness, people who are disabled, & tenants.
You can support UPLC here:
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Mask up NOW
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
A New COVID Variant Is Here, And It's More Transmissible — Here Are The Signs And Symptoms
A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.
www.huffpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mask up NOW
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
“A new COVID variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has made landfall in the United States, and it's more transmissible than other variants.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/the-mo...
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I talked with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social about protest, why large “awareness-raising” events will not defeat Trump, and the kind of actions and formations we need in these times.
Awareness Protests Won’t Threaten the Richest, Most Well-Armed People on Earth
“Making durable changes isn’t always about the raw numbers,” says Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò.
truthout.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I talked with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social about protest, why large “awareness-raising” events will not defeat Trump, and the kind of actions and formations we need in these times.
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The Pretrial Success program expands access to mental health & substance use disorder support, transportation, and child care for people awaiting trial.
Budget cuts are putting these essential services in jeopardy, tell your legislators to protect them: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Budget cuts are putting these essential services in jeopardy, tell your legislators to protect them: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Your Legislators to Save the Pretrial Success Program!
In 2023, Illinois became the first state in the country to end money bond and expand access to the presumption of innocence. With more people returning to the community, the Pretrial Success pilot pro...
actionnetwork.org
May 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Pretrial Success program expands access to mental health & substance use disorder support, transportation, and child care for people awaiting trial.
Budget cuts are putting these essential services in jeopardy, tell your legislators to protect them: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Budget cuts are putting these essential services in jeopardy, tell your legislators to protect them: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Solitary confinement doesn’t just isolate, it endangers lives. Studies show that individuals in solitary are significantly more likely to die by suicide, both during AND after incarceration.
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5e8asdd9
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5e8asdd9
March 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Solitary confinement doesn’t just isolate, it endangers lives. Studies show that individuals in solitary are significantly more likely to die by suicide, both during AND after incarceration.
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5e8asdd9
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5e8asdd9
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For @truthout.org I wrote about Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, how Trump is capitalizing on the normalization of incarcerating immigrants to enforce his creeping fascist agenda, and why this moment calls for us to bridge across our movements for social change. truthout.org/articles/kha...
Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together
The detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil was made possible by the normalization of deportation.
truthout.org
March 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For @truthout.org I wrote about Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, how Trump is capitalizing on the normalization of incarcerating immigrants to enforce his creeping fascist agenda, and why this moment calls for us to bridge across our movements for social change. truthout.org/articles/kha...
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Prints for Abortion and Reproductive Justice! Visit our blog to get cool prints that support a couple of our favorite reproductive health providers. justseeds.org/prints-for-a...
March 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Prints for Abortion and Reproductive Justice! Visit our blog to get cool prints that support a couple of our favorite reproductive health providers. justseeds.org/prints-for-a...
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My weekly curated list of must-read articles and some thoughts on defending public libraries.
Must-Reads and Thoughts on Fighting for Our Libraries
Everything we cherish must be fought for in these times.
organizingmythoughts.org
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My weekly curated list of must-read articles and some thoughts on defending public libraries.