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Welcome to our page! We are undergraduate students at the University of Washington, Tacoma campus. We will use this page to teach back, highlight and spread awareness about topics related to law & policy in the US!
Young people stepping up and calling this moment for what it is, is the best thing on the interwebs today.
“Right now, the answer to authoritarianism isn’t to be quiet." - @katmabu.bsky.social
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'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old Guard Dem
The progressive TikTok star is running for Congress in a Democratic district that hasn’t had a competitive primary in decades.
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March 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Young people stepping up and calling this moment for what it is, is the best thing on the interwebs today.
Law is not a neutral or static force; it is a tool used to maintain power and shape hierarchies. Systems of control that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, particularly communities of color, should challenge us to think critically about the law, and concepts of legal and illegal.
March 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Law is not a neutral or static force; it is a tool used to maintain power and shape hierarchies. Systems of control that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, particularly communities of color, should challenge us to think critically about the law, and concepts of legal and illegal.
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It’s the last day of #SunshineWeek — and we’ve got something sweet to serve!
Our Sweet Tea w/Transparency site, our toolkit for government transparency in southern states, just got an update!
Our Sweet Tea w/Transparency site, our toolkit for government transparency in southern states, just got an update!
March 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s the last day of #SunshineWeek — and we’ve got something sweet to serve!
Our Sweet Tea w/Transparency site, our toolkit for government transparency in southern states, just got an update!
Our Sweet Tea w/Transparency site, our toolkit for government transparency in southern states, just got an update!
March 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Families of color are often targeted under the Child Welfare system, in particular there has been an disproportionate amount of Native families losing parental rights compared to others. This graph shows the discrepancies between Indigenous families and other families
www.hrw.org/news/2022/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2022/11...
March 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Families of color are often targeted under the Child Welfare system, in particular there has been an disproportionate amount of Native families losing parental rights compared to others. This graph shows the discrepancies between Indigenous families and other families
www.hrw.org/news/2022/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2022/11...
Prison Abolition, A World without Prisons
Upending our current system and putting the needs of those who are harmed first.
Right now prisons are used too often for dealing with the inequalities and problems that our health, welfare, education and employment systems aren't solving.
Upending our current system and putting the needs of those who are harmed first.
Right now prisons are used too often for dealing with the inequalities and problems that our health, welfare, education and employment systems aren't solving.
March 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Prison Abolition, A World without Prisons
Upending our current system and putting the needs of those who are harmed first.
Right now prisons are used too often for dealing with the inequalities and problems that our health, welfare, education and employment systems aren't solving.
Upending our current system and putting the needs of those who are harmed first.
Right now prisons are used too often for dealing with the inequalities and problems that our health, welfare, education and employment systems aren't solving.
(1/3) What is DEI and why is meritocracy so bad?
In the presentation below, I go into what DEI is, what it means for people, and how merit-based systems simply do not work because of structural inequalities in America.
#DEI #Meritocracy
In the presentation below, I go into what DEI is, what it means for people, and how merit-based systems simply do not work because of structural inequalities in America.
#DEI #Meritocracy
March 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
(1/3) What is DEI and why is meritocracy so bad?
In the presentation below, I go into what DEI is, what it means for people, and how merit-based systems simply do not work because of structural inequalities in America.
#DEI #Meritocracy
In the presentation below, I go into what DEI is, what it means for people, and how merit-based systems simply do not work because of structural inequalities in America.
#DEI #Meritocracy
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Immigration is often a hot topic in our current society and politics; impacting how immigrants are viewed and law is used to prevent them from succeeding in their attempt to look for a better life. Recent executive orders and bills proposed challenge the role law plays in immigration.
Immigration is often a hot topic in our current society and politics; impacting how immigrants are viewed and law is used to prevent them from succeeding in their attempt to look for a better life. Recent executive orders and bills proposed challenge the role law plays in immigration.
March 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Immigration is often a hot topic in our current society and politics; impacting how immigrants are viewed and law is used to prevent them from succeeding in their attempt to look for a better life. Recent executive orders and bills proposed challenge the role law plays in immigration.
Immigration is often a hot topic in our current society and politics; impacting how immigrants are viewed and law is used to prevent them from succeeding in their attempt to look for a better life. Recent executive orders and bills proposed challenge the role law plays in immigration.
Good evening everybody,
Today I wanted to write about a concept we talked about in class called carceral creep. It reminded me of an issue that happens often in games that I have played and I think that the comparison would help new people access this topic of conversation. (1/3)
Today I wanted to write about a concept we talked about in class called carceral creep. It reminded me of an issue that happens often in games that I have played and I think that the comparison would help new people access this topic of conversation. (1/3)
March 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Good evening everybody,
Today I wanted to write about a concept we talked about in class called carceral creep. It reminded me of an issue that happens often in games that I have played and I think that the comparison would help new people access this topic of conversation. (1/3)
Today I wanted to write about a concept we talked about in class called carceral creep. It reminded me of an issue that happens often in games that I have played and I think that the comparison would help new people access this topic of conversation. (1/3)
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In the 70s & 80s, feminists connected violence against women to a critique of state violence. Emily Thuma @haymarketbooks.org traces how this anti-carceral feminism got hijacked by tough-on-crime lawmakers—then revived in the modern prison abolition movement.
Feminism Against the Carceral State - Emily L. Thuma - Inquest
Seventies-era anti-carceral feminism opposed “tough on crime” policymaking and played an important role in the making of today’s prison abolition movement.
inquest.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In the 70s & 80s, feminists connected violence against women to a critique of state violence. Emily Thuma @haymarketbooks.org traces how this anti-carceral feminism got hijacked by tough-on-crime lawmakers—then revived in the modern prison abolition movement.
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
Settlercolonialism has been a hot topic for years, but it isn’t a thing of the past, it shapes the world we live in today. The effects of land loss and systemic inequalities are still felt by indigenous communities everyday. #Decolonize
March 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Settlercolonialism has been a hot topic for years, but it isn’t a thing of the past, it shapes the world we live in today. The effects of land loss and systemic inequalities are still felt by indigenous communities everyday. #Decolonize
What defines America? How do the lasting effects of settler colonialism and racial capitalism shape the society?
I created this post to highlight how these systems were presented in the world, influencing economic and social structures. #UWTREAL
I created this post to highlight how these systems were presented in the world, influencing economic and social structures. #UWTREAL
March 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
What defines America? How do the lasting effects of settler colonialism and racial capitalism shape the society?
I created this post to highlight how these systems were presented in the world, influencing economic and social structures. #UWTREAL
I created this post to highlight how these systems were presented in the world, influencing economic and social structures. #UWTREAL
Racialized policies and laws can be found throughout history. Scott Michaelsen shows the connection with Japanese internment and the Patriot Act and how they led to the border policies of today. Steven Salaita argues that the Palestine exception to free speech shows it's functionality. -CME
March 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Racialized policies and laws can be found throughout history. Scott Michaelsen shows the connection with Japanese internment and the Patriot Act and how they led to the border policies of today. Steven Salaita argues that the Palestine exception to free speech shows it's functionality. -CME
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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...
What is the exception to free speech for Palestine? How can we, as individuals, help support Palestine?
I’ve created this post to spread awareness on this issue and share knowledge of how you can help. #UWTREAL
I’ve created this post to spread awareness on this issue and share knowledge of how you can help. #UWTREAL
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
What is the exception to free speech for Palestine? How can we, as individuals, help support Palestine?
I’ve created this post to spread awareness on this issue and share knowledge of how you can help. #UWTREAL
I’ve created this post to spread awareness on this issue and share knowledge of how you can help. #UWTREAL
Did you know that 80% of the world’s biodiversity is on indigenous lands? Indigenous stewardship serves as an example for how we can heal our broken relationship with the natural world. It serves as an act of resistance against environmental racism and capitalist exploitation.
March 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Did you know that 80% of the world’s biodiversity is on indigenous lands? Indigenous stewardship serves as an example for how we can heal our broken relationship with the natural world. It serves as an act of resistance against environmental racism and capitalist exploitation.
The prison abolition movement argues that incarceration harms society more than it helps society, and that our system for dealing with those that break the law needs to fundamentally change away from incarceration.
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The prison abolition movement argues that incarceration harms society more than it helps society, and that our system for dealing with those that break the law needs to fundamentally change away from incarceration.
Good Evening everyone,
Today I wanted to present to you all a discussion on the concept of the prison nation. We had a really good discussion in class and I figured that it would be beneficial for more people to be aware about. (1/2)
Today I wanted to present to you all a discussion on the concept of the prison nation. We had a really good discussion in class and I figured that it would be beneficial for more people to be aware about. (1/2)
March 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Good Evening everyone,
Today I wanted to present to you all a discussion on the concept of the prison nation. We had a really good discussion in class and I figured that it would be beneficial for more people to be aware about. (1/2)
Today I wanted to present to you all a discussion on the concept of the prison nation. We had a really good discussion in class and I figured that it would be beneficial for more people to be aware about. (1/2)
In our class, we learned about how Black women are treated in the criminal justice system based on author Richie’s 2012 novel “Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation. How are black women targeted in these prisons, and how can we change the cycle #ArrestedJustice
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
In our class, we learned about how Black women are treated in the criminal justice system based on author Richie’s 2012 novel “Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation. How are black women targeted in these prisons, and how can we change the cycle #ArrestedJustice
Fast fashion in Bangladesh is a case study in racial capitalism and in resistance. As a student watching student-led protests in Bangladesh, this story reminds me of the key role young people play in demanding social progress.
March 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fast fashion in Bangladesh is a case study in racial capitalism and in resistance. As a student watching student-led protests in Bangladesh, this story reminds me of the key role young people play in demanding social progress.
Economic and social exclusion doesn't just hurt individuals — it holds entire communities back. We need to prioritize equitable access to education and create an inclusive society where financial stability is a right, not a privilege.
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Economic and social exclusion doesn't just hurt individuals — it holds entire communities back. We need to prioritize equitable access to education and create an inclusive society where financial stability is a right, not a privilege.
“The interface between violence against women law enforcement intervention, the use of technology, the boundary between citizen rights and institutional policies, and the creation of laws to regulate the above collided” - Beth E. Richie shows the realities and complexities of the US criminal system.
March 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“The interface between violence against women law enforcement intervention, the use of technology, the boundary between citizen rights and institutional policies, and the creation of laws to regulate the above collided” - Beth E. Richie shows the realities and complexities of the US criminal system.