I have almost no space/time in my life to devote to social media right now, but had to pop on to post these words from a 14-year-old that are just too delicious not to share.

Amos Kennedy mail. 💛

This is a beautiful, devastating piece. "In this city, there are thousands upon thousands of us, each carrying their own coordinates to somewhere that can no longer be found."

“Who keeps us safe? WE KEEP US SAFE!” Chicago showed up in the streets tonight.❤️

𝗡𝗢𝗪: F*** Trump, F*** ICE!” Hundreds are chanting in Chicago as they march through downtown, protesting ICE and the possible deployment of the National Guard.

Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here.

The streets of Chicago are full with tens of thousands of people standing up to ICE and Trump. Join us.

The time is now. Right now. Time for literally all of us to push back against fascism. You don't have to and literally can't do EVERYTHING. Don't worry about that! Just pick the one or two issues/things you know and care about and join the people who are doing practical things to help.

The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.

"We don’t know what our nation without police would look like. But we know that our society with police is violent, racist, precarious, unequal, and unfree. The carceral state is a choice. Abolitionists believe that if we work, dream, and imagine together, we can choose something else."

this is not a sitcom and there will be no immediate resolution at the end of the episode.

#NoDAPL 9 years ago today: Over 100 Indigenous water protectors resisting the construction of the Dakota Access Pipelines on their unceded treaty lands swarmed a pipeline construction site - work was stopped for the day and serious damage was done to heavy equipment:

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Dragging my ass into this final day of the school week like

One generation after another of Americans were assiduously taught these falsehoods & the collective mind of America became poisoned w/racism & stunted w/myths. Dr. Du Bois confronted this powerful structure of historical distortion & dismantled it. - Dr. King www.zinnedproject.org/news/dr-king...

I commissioned some art for my classroom. I am so excited to hang the pieces (currently being framed). Expose kids to real art.

People are really struggling right now. Instead of using AI to make images, a couple hundred dollars to a working artist would help them out.

A moment of beauty.

Local lawmakers joined Palestinian Oregonians and other advocates at a rally outside Portland City Hall today. The group urged US legislators to support an effort to curtail military spending in Israel amid its ongoing siege on Gaza. So far, two Oregon US congresswomen have signed onto the bill.

If you want to dive into the role of criminalization in this moment join our friends @politicaleducation.bsky.social’s #FightingFascism series Sep 10th! The 1st session features Rachel Herzing & Robin D.G. Kelley on how criminalization is fundamental to the fascist program: bit.ly/FightingFasc...

Looking for some clarity? Listen to this convo between @mskellymhayes.bsky.social & @dreanyc123.bsky.social

Just amazing. For the next two weeks, I will struggle to learn the names of my 190+ students, kids I do not yet know. How miraculous that 9 months from now I will be able to devote a page of poetry—at least!—to each of these precious children.

There seem to be several large holes in my emotional armor. I trust I am not alone.

Some very fascist fascism fascistically fascism-ing today I see

still looking for more sources on the west coast for this! Do you work at a university that has not been in the news? Are you working to protect immigrant students or support the pro-Palestine movement? I want to talk to you for a Truthout story! email me at [email protected] or signal @freeze.16

PDX! Wednesday Movie in the Park :)

Next activist/organizer drop in space is September 28. www.eventbrite.com/e/1648571434...

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A prayer for the first day of school.

As i said to a bunch of colleagues last week after our district's "AI" roll out, time to practice the politics of refusal. Nah. Nope. No. No. No.

To gauge how it’s “working,” one would have to be clear on what the actual work is, which is not helping to educate children but rather to imbed these systems in a way that they cannot be removed, establish them as a source of truth, and destabilize labor.

Pure coincidence that I'm finishing up this enraging & tender book right as school starts. So glad it surfaced on my TBR pile when it did. Many families in my district are in the Kafkaesque, no-win scenarios Goldstone describes. I'm glad to have that sobering reality at the forefront of my mind.

Starting the Tasks for the National Guard in Portland list. Priming the pump with a few and gonna crowdsource the rest; feel free to submit here. I will also have a paper and pen version on my fence.

It's clear that printing and distribution of my publication TASKS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD IN CHICAGO is going to disrupt my life at a time when I have no time, so here are files you can print from. It's a double-sided 8.5 x 11" sheet of paper. Please do not edit the text. Have fun!

“If [ICE] wants to come back after a day of kidnapping landscapers and want to kick back and have a beer at the Residence Inn, I say no. Why should they have an easy night when everybody else is scared?”

Great labor day listen right here! ⬇️

✨IF YOU'RE PROTESTING TODAY✨ If you're protesting today, & have time & means to print out & make a few of these for your region, it's a great thing to hand out to fellow protestors. I've handed out, idk, 50-70 in the last few days? And people are ALWAYS grateful.

Oh man, @justseeds.bsky.social, I just can't stop spending money on you. justseeds.org/product/no-p...

The work that matters. Happy Labor Day.

But it’s part of the spade work, so let it be. Happy Labor Day.

Each of us must find our work and do it. Happy Labor Day.

Good morning! Happy Labor Day!

If you saw my earlier posts with this same intro header, Tasks for the National Guard in Chicago, they have become the latest Public Collectors zine. I finished it this morning. It's a single folded sheet and I made 425 copies. Get one free on 8/31, 11-6 at the Hairpin Arts Center, at #ZineMercado

I finished this embroidery last night and it will also be available to purchase at our Craft Fair Fundraiser for Gaza next Sunday 9/7 from noon to 6 pm at Another World in BK.

Fred Hampton, whose birthday is today, said we gotta be okay with making mistakes. That this is part of practice, of getting politically involved, and trying. As he said, “We have to start making mistakes, and you learn through making mistakes.”

I know this is like duh to long time makers, but the very best thing about making and giving out a zine is that so many people have given/sent me theirs in return. So much heart and creativity in these streets.

Q: Why do you think your mother was a radical? A: Well, she knowed right from wrong.

Hi All! I just edited all of the zines so that they say to only ask for a name and birth date if you see someone being detained. Immigration lawyer @merlekahn.bsky.social has said that asking other questions can put people at risk. New zines reflect this update!

I’ve needed to make this for a bit- but here’s a thread of people who are being forced out of Gaza City- a lot of people living in Gaza City have been in bombed out buildings so they don’t have tents and also they need transportation. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

#tdih 1967 2,000+ people attended People’s Tribunal (because courts, press didn't pursue justice) on police killing of 3 young Black men at Algiers Motel in Detroit. Among jurors were novelist J. O. Killens & Rosa Parks. They found officers guilty of murder. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/de...