Racism

A truly equitable world means the needs of disabled people are not only considered, but prioritized.

2021 Mass Incarceration

The Pride we know started as a protest against police violence. For the past 25 years, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has marched in the legendary New York City Pride parade....

2021 Racism

100 Years Later, We Have Yet to Reckon with Our Darkest Moments This Juneteenth, we must put pressure on elected officials and society at large to acknowledge Black and other people of...

2021 Mass Incarceration

As gun violence spikes in cities like New York, many are looking to mass incarceration to solve the issue instead of addressing the root causes of violence. With life adjusting to the new...

Violence 2021

What is happening to Palestinians today and what has been happening to Palestinians for over a century is a wrenching example of systemic violence rooted in settler-colonialism and white...

News Violence 2021

President Biden’s $5 billion commitment to evidence-based violence intervention programs is a move in the right direction, but we must do more. In early April, President Joe Biden unveiled ...

News Violence 2021 Racism

The harm that took George Floyd away from his family and community cannot be repaired by our current justice system. On May 25th, 2020, the world watched in horror for nine minutes and...

Mass Incarceration

Instead of asking for a lifetime of punishment, we need to provide pathways towards redemption. Cancel culture has been a popular topic in recent years because of its rise on social media....

News Violence 2021 Racism

We must, and can, take action to address racism and mass violence in our country. We can no longer be astonished or surprised by the racism and violence that plagues this country, nor can...

Violence 2021 Racism

Addressing white supremacist violence means dismantling the systems that permit it – police and prisons.   The history of policing in America is as riddled with violence as the birth of the...