by Tae Phoenix | Aug 22, 2018 | Blog |
Why is this important to the resistance? Because dismantling systemic white supremacy will destroy one of the roots of Trumpism; and one of the places where systemic white supremacy has its ugliest impacts is in the criminal justice system.
by Tae Phoenix | Jul 12, 2018 | Blog |
Last week, more than three dozen organizations collectively called the Seattle Families Belong Together Coalition organized a week’s worth of actions opposing the ongoing abuse of immigrants by our Federal government. The week included massive protests outside...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Slider |
This is an all-hands-on-deck human rights emergency. What you do this week will be your answer to the question “what would I have done when the Nazis came for the Jews?”
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog, Slider |
Not everyone is a “get in the streets” and “get arrested” type of person, and it truly does take all kinds of people to make a movement function. If you’ve got some activist loved ones in your life, here are some things you can do for us...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 20, 2018 | Blog |
If you’re anything like me, there’s nothing that infuriates you more than apathy and indifference in the face of human rights abuses like the one we are currently witnessing. Those of us who are politically-minded, intense, and emotionally sensitive can...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 18, 2018 | Blog |
My name is Tae Phoenix and I’m a child of two worlds. My mom is Latina and my dad is Jewish, which I like to say makes me a “challahpeño.” On my mom’s side, I’m one generation removed from the trailer park; but my dad is the son of an industrialist who came from...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 8, 2018 | Blog |
To Whom It May Concern: First of all, thank you for being willing to stand up for Planned Parenthood. Your good intentions are not in dispute here. And… I’ve heard first hand from Planned Parenthood staff on both the political and clinic sides that...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 7, 2018 | Blog |
I created my first Facebook account in 2006, as soon as it became available for anyone with a pomona.edu e-mail address. For many years, I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Facebook became like a multimedia diary where I could share photos and pour out my...
by Tae Phoenix | Jun 6, 2018 | Blog |
This past Monday, I was finally able to make it down to Olympia for the weekly Poor People’s Campaign rally and action at the Capitol. As always, I was impressed and humbled by the broad, intersectional coalition the Poor People’s Campaign is building....
by Tae Phoenix | May 11, 2018 | Blog, Slider |
As we round the corner into the 18th month of Donald Trump’s so-called presidency, the resistance is burned out. We’ve been working hard since before the 2016 election to avert catastrophe and the constant barrage of scandal and cruelty is starting to feel...
