english Sonya Massey Should Still Be Alive, Say Activists By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:51:10 +0000 Sonya Massey's killing is a reminder that police do not keep Black women, nor Black disabled people, safe, says activist Cat Brooks. Full Article Social Justice Racial Justice Mental health Illinois Black Women Police Violence YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Sonya Massey Mental Health Gun Violence
english Murmurations: From Rupture to Repair By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:09:21 +0000 Now more than ever, we must learn ways to make ourselves—and each other—whole in the aftermath of rupture. Full Article Empathy Health & Happiness Mental health Murmurations Forgiveness Repair Rupture Healing
english The Complexity of Harris’ Historic Candidacy By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:07:20 +0000 Women of color want demographic and political representation, just as wealthy white men have had for generations. Full Article Democracy Racial Justice Clean elections Women Israel Gaza 2024 Election DEI Donald Trump Joe Biden Kamala Harris
english What’s in a Name? For Abortion Providers, Quite a Bit. By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 23:17:11 +0000 Even before abortion became illegal in 14 states, some reproductive health care clinics were rebranding to better reflect the broad spectrum of gender-inclusive care they provide. Full Article Reproductive rights Gender justice Health care Body Politics LGBTQ+ Health & Happiness Social Justice abortion care abortion clinics gender inclusion pregnant people Alabama Progress 2025: Reproductive Justice reproductive rights Progress 2025 Abortion Abortion Access Colorado
english Courage By Any Other Name By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:08:02 +0000 In times of trouble, cowards choose the easiest path. It is only the courageous—and almost always those who are most marginalized—who dare to say and do the hard, but right, thing. Full Article Masculinity Body Politics Democracy Joe Biden Kamala Harris 2024 Election Courage
english AI Can’t Fix Our Broken Health Care System, But People Can By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 AI is trained on data from our health care system as it exists, which means the data is contaminated by racial, economic, and regional disparities. But there are solutions. Full Article Health care Body Politics Health & Happiness California Medi-Cal Artificial Intelligence AI Health Insurance
english Where Communal Art Is Resistance By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 In Tijuana, Uganda, and Gaza, refugees facing dispossession, displacement, and constant violence are finding moments of solace in the art of dance. Full Article Health & Happiness Culture Music Gaza resistance community Iran joy practice Mexico happiness Arts dancing Joy Palestine
english Druze Women Balance Sexual Health, Pleasure, and Tradition By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Sex education is often taboo in close-knit Druze communities, but a new generation is creating its own care networks. Full Article Health & Happiness Reproductive rights Education Gender justice Health care Women Body Politics LGBTQ+ Health sex education Druze
english Rejecting Shame to Reclaim the Power of the Period By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:11:56 +0000 Advocates are working to overcome patriarchal structures worldwide that deny menstruating people dignity, access, and agency. Full Article Health & Happiness Reproductive rights Gender justice Water Climate Women period menstrual dignity Nepal Ivory Coast Democratic Republic of Congo Gender Justice Pakistan menstruation
english Ending Malnutrition Takes More Than Just Food By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 20:52:29 +0000 In rural Argentina, Hacienda Camino offers parents a suite of skills and resources to help raise healthy children. Full Article Women Health & Happiness Social Justice Parenting Argentina Motherhood Hacienda Camino Parents Malnutrition
english The Fourth Pillar of Health: Nature Time By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2024 23:35:35 +0000 In this excerpt, author Misty Pratt explores emerging research—and her own experience—that suggests remedies like park prescriptions may be as key to mental and physical health as diet, exercise, and sleep. Full Article Health & Happiness Mental health Misty Pratt Mental Health Mental Illness Nature psychology park prescription
english The Revolutionary Power of Grieving in Public By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Collective grief is a powerful tool that has historically fueled social justice organizing—and healing. Full Article Health & Happiness Social Justice Mental health Grief Black Lives Matter Civil Rights community protest grieving collective healing
english Nature Welcomes Queer People When Society Doesn’t By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 For the city’s LGBTQ community, Toronto’s outdoor spaces have been sites of both liberation and violence Full Article Environment Health & Happiness Social Justice LGBTQ+ Toronto Cherry Beach LGBTQ Police Brutality
english Can Connection Be the Cure for What Ails Us? By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 What if in addition to prescribing medication, doctors also prescribed activities that addressed our lack of connection? Full Article Health & Happiness Mental health Health care Medication Mental Health Health Care YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Julia Hotz The Connection Cure
english How Three Young Women of Color Took on Power By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Journalist Sonali Kohli’s new book centers the life and work of three young women of color who refused to let powerful elites shape their lives and communities. Full Article Health & Happiness Social Justice Activism Gender justice Women YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Sonali Kohli
english Murmurations: Queering Abolition By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 19:58:20 +0000 ”Atoms Never Touch“ offers a revolutionary premise: The love between trans women is the key to the new world we imagine. Full Article Murmurations Health & Happiness Culture Books Gender justice LGBTQ+ Transgender Palestine Gaza Progress 2025: LGBTQ Rights Progress 2025
english Murmurations: Donde Nacen Los Días By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:08:02 +0000 La poeta Julie Quiroz ofrece un hechizo de solsticio de verano que celebra la nacimiento de la luz. Full Article Murmurations Health & Happiness solstice Summer
english Murmurations: Where Days Are Born By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:07:56 +0000 Poet Julie Quiroz offers a summer solstice spell that celebrates the story of light. Full Article Murmurations Health & Happiness solstice Summer
english Going Back Outside for Pride By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:02:00 +0000 We can no longer accept Pride events that only make room for one type of queer person—or that cater primarily to the corporations more invested in rainbow capitalism than collective liberation. Full Article Body Politics Health & Happiness Social Justice LGBTQ+ Gender justice Mental health Progress 2025: LGBTQ Rights New York Progress 2025 California LGBTQ COVID-19 Mental Health Pride Month Pride Stonewall
english Communal Care in Action By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Tamela Gordon’s new book, Hood Wellness, shows what it looks like to hold others—and be held—in community. Full Article Health & Happiness Social Justice Joy Social Media self care hood wellness rest pleasure
english Tips for Cultivating Trans Joy By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:50:40 +0000 When everything that brings LGBTQ people joy is under attack, dancing, laughing, and celebrating our persistent existence are direct acts of resistance. Full Article Health & Happiness Social Justice LGBTQ+ Joy Transgender trans trans children LGBTQ
english Planning Parenthood for Incarcerated Men By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 An innovative sex-ed curriculum in Southern California is teaching incarcerated men about consent, birth control, and dismantling masculinity. Full Article Education Health & Happiness Prison Reform California Masculinity Incarceration Prison sex education consent Planned Parenthood
english Justice by and for India’s Women By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:28:42 +0000 Long harmed by patriarchal, casteist norms within the legal system, women in India are implementing women-centered forms of grassroots justice. Full Article Gender justice Women Social Justice India Domestic Violence Caste Sexism Mahila Panchayats
english In Defense of Butch Bodies By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 19:21:38 +0000 There’s power in a viral clapback. But what of the already-marginalized people whose identities again become a public punchline? Full Article Health & Happiness Social Justice Masculinity Women Body Politics LGBTQ+ Texas Georgia GOP Republican Rep. Jasmine Crockett Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Body Black Women
english Swiss Schools’ Surprising Solution to Bullying By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Switzerland’s “No Blame” approach eschews punishment, instead focusing on empathy, tolerance, and respect. Full Article Health & Happiness Mental health Education bullying schools switzerland
english Feminism Is About Justice, Not War By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2024 23:46:55 +0000 Christine Ahn and Marie Berry report back from the powerful Feminist Peace Summit, held in Denver recently. Full Article Democracy Social Justice Women Marie Berry Activism Denver YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Campus Uprising Christine Ahn Feminist Peace Summit Women Cross DMZ Korea Peace Now! Hillary Clinton Middle East
english Centering Queer (Self) Care in the 2024 Election By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Leaning into lineages of resilience and care can be a balm for election-related anxiety for LGBTQ people—and everyone. Full Article LGBTQ+ Health & Happiness Clean elections Mental health 2024 Election Progress 2025: LGBTQ Rights Mental Health Progress 2025 Self-Care LGBTQ
english Undoing What Wall Street Did to the Housing Market By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Billionaires have long leveraged the housing market for money. But a new report outlines how to regulate the market so people—not hedge funds—can buy homes. Full Article Economy Affordable housing Housing housing crisis 2024 Election YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Institute for Policy Studies Affordable Housing
english Labor Unions Prepare to Protect Workers, No Matter What By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Can organized labor continue its recent momentum into the next presidential administration? Full Article Jobs Economy Progress 2025: Labor and Capital Unions Progress 2025 Donald Trump NLRB Joe Biden 2024 Election workers Organized Labor Project 2025
english Progress 2025: A Vision for Economic Justice By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 A progressive alternative to Project 2025’s anti-tax, anti-worker economy includes worker protections and a strong social safety net. Full Article Economy Wealth and inequality Jobs Organized Labor Project 2025 Progress 2025: Labor and Capital Progress 2025 Gig Work Americans for Financial Reform Unions YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali
english Can the Next President Solve the Housing Crisis? By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:33:21 +0000 A housing rights organizer analyzes the solutions being proposed this election year to address the high cost of home buying and renting. Full Article Affordable housing Economy Donald Trump Housing Kamala Harris housing crisis 2024 Election YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Election 2024 Housing Now!
english How to End Childhood Poverty By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Childhood poverty continues to plague the U.S., though simple solutions exist to address it. Will the next administration implement them? Full Article Economy Wealth and inequality Childhood Poverty Poverty Election 2024 Progress 2025: Labor and Capital Progress 2025
english Workers Challenge Mega Grocery Merger By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 The Biden administration has sued to stop the largest grocery merger in the nation’s history, between Kroger and Albertsons. Full Article Economy Jobs labor unions YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Monopolies Kroger Albertsons
english Instead of Ending Taxes on Tips, Pay a Living Wage By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Taxes on tipped wages have now become a campaign issue. But economic equality advocates say ending sub-minumum wages would help workers more. Full Article Wealth and inequality Jobs Economy Tipped Wages Donald Trump Kamala Harris living wage YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Wage Theft Election 2024 Wages Tipping
english USDA Will Compensate Black Farmers for Discrimination By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 The National Black Farmers Association just won a historic $2.2 billion in reparations from the U.S. government. Full Article Social Justice Racial Justice Sustainable food and farming Economy Environment Reparations Black farmers YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali USDA National Black Farmers Association
english Setting a Black Economic Agenda By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 22:11:30 +0000 After conducting the largest-ever survey of Black Americans, Black to the Future has released a detailed Black economic agenda. Full Article Economy Racial Justice Wealth and inequality Black Futures Lab YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali 2023 Black Census Black to the Future Action Fund
english Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:38:09 +0000 Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise Full Article Local power Sustainable food and farming Indigenous lands Environment Local economies Om Sleiman Farming Israel Palestine resistance West Bank agroecology
english Rooting for Black Land Ownership By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:24:50 +0000 Exploring the history of land theft in the U.S., Brea Baker argues that the Black reparations and Indigenous Landback movements are stronger together. Full Article Racial Justice Wealth and inequality Economy Social Justice Reparations LandBack land
english Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:01:50 +0000 Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures. Full Article Native rights Local economies Local power Sustainable food and farming Indigenous lands Democracy Economy Social Justice Shuar Indigenous representation dragon fruit pitahaya Progress 2025: Colonialism and Sovereignty Indigenous rights Ecuador sovereignty
english Meet the Mercaditas Fighting for Fairness in Mexico By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:14:17 +0000 Street selling is a risky activity in Mexico City. But the mercaditas movement aims to empower women and nonbinary sellers to protect themselves from economic exploitation. Full Article Economy Cooperatives Women Mexico mercaditas
english Protecting Workers in a Warming Climate By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 At a time of extreme heat, a new proposed OSHA rule could protect millions of American workers from heat-related stresses and even fatalities. Full Article Climate Environment Social Justice Jobs Climate Change Labor YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Organized Labor Summer Heat Standards OSHA
english Green Cities Are for People, Not Profit By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 23:00:37 +0000 Across the country, activists are battling gentrification and working to build sustainable cities that don’t displace working-class communities of color. Full Article Economy Affordable housing Sustainability Gentrification Texas sustainable development green gentrification upzoning Green Cities Progress 2025: Climate and Environment Progress 2025
english Are the Olympics Still Relevant? By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 In the face of catastrophic climate change and the genocide in Gaza, can the world afford to hold a spectacle such as the Olympics? Full Article Economy Social Justice Wealth and inequality COVID-19 YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali 2024 Olympics Paris Jules Boykoff
english Land as Reparations By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Author and activist Brea Baker explores why Black land ownership is a critical aspect of reparations for Black Americans. Full Article Economy Social Justice Racial Justice Democracy California YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali California Reparations Task Force Brea Baker
english Can Elections Still Help Defund Police? By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020. Full Article Activism Local economies Democracy Economy Social Justice Racial Justice Criminal justice reform Progress 2025 Police Brutality #DefundPolice 2024 Election Defunding Police Progress 2025: Race and Policing
english Access to Past Tribal Constitutions Can Help Tribes Shape Their Futures By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:18:11 +0000 A new database of tribal constitutions tells a more nuanced history of self-governance than the one explained in textbooks. Full Article Democracy Wealth and inequality Local power Indigenous sovereignty Native Rights Tribes Cherokee Lakota Tribal Constitutions Project Progress 2025: Colonialism and Sovereignty History Constitution
english Reject Ego-nomics, Embrace Eco-nomics By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Finding our way to a viable human future will require the guidance of a true eco-nomics, grounded in biology and ecology rather than finance and capital. Full Article Economy Environment Wealth and inequality Climate Ecological Civilization Economics
english What $500 a Month Freed Up for Families By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2024 18:49:05 +0000 Participants in a Massachusetts guaranteed income pilot said the program provided them a financial cushion and increased time and bandwidth for parenting. Full Article Wealth and inequality Economy Local economies Affordable housing Progress 2025 Massachusetts Parenting Universal Basic Income Guaranteed Income stipend UBI Progress 2025: Labor and Capital
english Can the DOJ Break Up Live Nation’s Monopoly? By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2024 19:31:10 +0000 A new DOJ lawsuit is challenging Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s monopoly power over artist performances, venues, and concert-goers. Full Article Economy Wealth and inequality Department of Justice YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Live Nation
english Making Childcare Sustainable for Parents and Providers By feeds.feedburner.com Published On :: Wed, 15 May 2024 21:35:29 +0000 To highlight the unsustainable costs of child care for parents and providers, Community Change Action marked "Day Without Child Care" for the third year in a row. Full Article Economy Childcare YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali Jennifer Wells