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Heating The Rez – please help – indiegogo campaign

 

“We in the Northern Plains are experiencing a deadly sub-zero frigid winter & heating propane shortage which has claimed at least one life; help us fix it.

 

Due to an extremely deadly winter here on the Northern Plains, a winter which has claimed the life of a tribal member, we are raising funds to deploy 20 home pilot projects to receive multi-fuel stoves to replace dependency on fossil fuels to heat our homes (namely propane). We will grow our fuel source and manufacture our own fuel sources in the immediate future to start this shift to renewables. We send our condolences to the family of the lady we lost to a home which could not afford to be heated. Google “Standing Rock propane crisis” for more info. email us at lastrealindians@gmail.com with any questions. We thank you genuinely. Lila wopila”

 
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Growing Togetherness Through Decolonization

 

“Throw away culture is one of the hallmarks of modern western civilization.

 

Disconnection, coupled with gross privilege, has created a society in which many people have grown to believe if something or someone isn’t instantly and perpetually gratifying, then they should be discarded in favor of finding another new, fresh, more perfect experience.

 

The idea that we deserve a new, more satisfying experience on demand is sold to us every day in advertisements, on the internet, and in movies and television.  These messages simultaneously teach us to desire the things we do not own, and fear we are missing out on something cool or important.

 

As a consequence, people are becoming more like objects, to be thrown in the trash when they seemingly become broken or obsolete. Happiness grows more defined by the ease and immediacy in which we get our individual desires satisfied.

 

This objectification has destroyed the ancient, holistic understandings around “togetherness” and building relationships of love not just for “Me” but for “We”.

 

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See on awakeningthehorse.wordpress.com

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TEDx – Jay Smooth – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race

 

“You will never bat 1000 when talking about race.” -Jay Smooth

 

“In this talk, he discusses the sometimes thorny territory of how we discuss issues of race and racism, offering insightful and humorous suggestions for expanding our perception of the subject.”

 

“Jay Smooth is host of New York’s longest running hip-hop radio show, the Underground Railroad on WBAI 99.5 FM in NY, and is an acclaimed commentator on politics and culture.”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

This is the best advice I’ve heard on how to be conscious of personal biases.

 

Think of anti-racism work as a daily hygine routine – ’cause the media feeds you information daily with bias. It takes a conscious effort to see through to the truth.

 

PS – I didn’t hear him explain how he learned to stop worrying. Did you? Or why he loves discusing race?

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Moving The Race Conversation Forward

 

“http://www.raceforward.org/research/r…

Moving the Race Conversation Forward is a report by Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation that aims to reshape and reform the way we talk about race and racism in our country. The paper includes content analysis of mainstream media (finding two-thirds of race-focused media coverage fails to consider systemic racism), analysis of seven harmful racial discourse practices, and case studies of successful interventions to counteract these trends.

The accompanying video, produced by Jay Smooth, expands in an accessible way on the report’s analysis of media’s failure to consider systemic racism. Smooth is the founder of New York’s longest running hip-hop radio show, WBAI’s Underground Railroad, and Race Forward Video & Multimedia Producer.”
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Race Forward: Moving the Race Conversation Forward

 

“We looked at nearly 1,200 articles and transcripts from the highest circulation newspapers and cable TV outlets across the country to better understand the portrait that mainstream media paints of contemporary racism,” said Race Forward research director Dominique Apollon. “The majority of coverage gives readers the impression that racism is simply a personal failing, or even worse, that racism is no longer a problem at all.”

 

The seven harmful racial discourse practices include:

  • Individualizing Racism
  • Falsely Equating Incomparable Acts
  • Diverting From Race
  • Portraying Government as Overreaching
  • Prioritizing (Policy) Intent over Impact
  • Condemning Through Coded Language
  • Silencing History

Our Multimedia Producer Jay Smooth created a video to kick off the analysis, and to help recognize these harmful practices. We hope you’ll watch, share, and discuss the report and video!

 

Sincerely,

Rinku Sen
President and Executive Director, Race Forward

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Love for Rinku Sen, Jay Smooth and Race Foward!

See on www.raceforward.org

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▶ If You Want Peace, Fight for Justice – Angela Davis

 

“On September 7th, nearly five hundred Chicagoans gathered together for If You Want Peace, Fight for Justice, an evening discussion with Angela Davis on gun violence, social justice activism and the work we must do to build a path forward. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television ”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Angela Davis starts around 10:00

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10 examples of #AAPI’s rich history of resistance

 

“In the wake of the #AsianPrivilege response hash-tag to #NotYourAsianSidekick and #BlackPowerYellowPeril, it appears as if (among other misguided ideas) there is a prevailing notion out there that, in contrast to other minorities, Asian Americans “lack a history of resistance” (or that we think we do), and that this invisibility and dearth of civil rights history actually confers upon the Asian American community a form of racial privilege.

 

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See on reappropriate.co

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Building the Movement to End the New Jim Crow

This booklet follows the ideas from the book The New Jim Crow with action. With stories, it teaches how to build groups, win campaigns, and grow a movement.

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Moms Demand Gun Sense | Videos

Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America is a grassroots effort formed in the wake of the devastating mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut. The Other Easter Egg Hunt PSA VIDEO: “How Many More Rounds?

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