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Hate is Hungry. But. joy. Joy is something we carry deep within that reemerges when nurtured. Something we protect. Something that’s survived even the worst of what humanity has done."

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Hate is Hungry. But. joy. Joy is something we carry deep within that reemerges when nurtured. Something we protect. Something that’s survived even the worst of what humanity has done."

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A personal reckoning with fascists, family, and the joy that will never be seized.

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I don’t want to write about the people who have hurt me. They are among the dying. You are among the dying. To be among the dying, and to know it, the feeling that gives you, that is another word for love.

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I don’t want to write about the people who have hurt me. They are among the dying. You are among the dying. To be among the dying, and to know it, the feeling that gives you, that is another word for love.

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Carvell Wallace’s stunning memoir was our pick for August 2024. Kirkus Reviews called it “heartbreaking, humbling, and hopeful.” Discounted hardcover, shipping included for US-only.

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We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,

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Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve been able to deliver 3-4 trucks of drinking water (5,000–10,000 liters) weekly to displaced families in Al Mawasi. Your generosity has helped us reach thousands of people in urgent need. Since the start of this campaign in early May, and as of October 13th, 2025, we have supplied over 585,000 liters of clean water, reached 10 camps across Al-Mawasi, distributed more than 7,500 hot meals and provided 150 kg of flour and 125 vegetable parcels.

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Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

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Globe-Miami Flood Relief - Community Foundation for Southern Arizona

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The communities of Globe and Miami in Gila County are beginning the long process of recovery after devastating flash floods tore through the area late last week, damaging homes, schools, and businesses.

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New Disabled South on Instagram: "We are devastated by the lives lost in Texas Hill Country. If you are impacted and need help, please check out these resources. If you would like to support these efforts, you can find donation information on each of the slides.

Swipe for Spanish.

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Lamentamos mucho las vidas perdidas en Texas Hill Country. Si se ve afectado y necesita ayuda, consulte estos recursos. Si desea apoyar estos esfuerzos, encontrará información en cada foto sobre cómo hacer donativos.

Desliza para español.

[ALT en fotos para descripciones]"

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14K likes, 23 comments - newdisabledsouth on July 6, 2025: "We are devastated by the lives lost in Texas Hill Country. If you are impacted and need help, please check out these resources. If you would like to support these efforts, you can find donation information on each of the slides.

Swipe for Spanish.

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Lamentamos mucho las vidas perdidas en Texas Hill Country. Si se ve afectado y necesita ayuda, consulte estos recursos. Si desea apoyar estos esfuerzos, encontrará información en cada foto sobre cómo hacer donativos.

Desliza para español.

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IG Account for Disability-friendly recipes. No ovens, knives, or standing required.

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IG Account for Disability-friendly recipes. No ovens, knives, or standing required.

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Carolyn on Instagram: "Fair warning, I have a sore throat. My voice isn’t always this sultry. 

Disability-Friendly Nigerian Jollof

1 1/2 cup rice
1 1/2 cup broth
1 tbs bouillon 
1/2 jar jollof sauce (about 1 cup)

Wash rice. Add all ingredients to rice cooker. Cover with parchment paper and lid. Turn rice cooker on. Allow to rest with the warm cycle on for 30 minutes or turn the rice cooker on for a second cycle. Stir and serve. 

#jollof #nigeria #fyp #disability #recipe"

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Discover a simplified Nigerian Jollof recipe that requires no stoves, knives, or standing, making it ideal for individuals with mobility limitations. Learn how to cook a mouth-watering, vegan-friendly dish with ease and get inspired by this disability-friendly cooking hack.

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From the popculturechat community on Reddit

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Beautiful testimonies from folks on Reddit: Has a piece of art (music, a movie, a painting, or a play) ever moved you so much that you did something drastic? What is it?

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Beautiful testimonies from folks on Reddit: Has a piece of art (music, a movie, a painting, or a play) ever moved you so much that you did something drastic? What is it?

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From the popculturechat community on Reddit: Has a piece of art (music, a movie, a painting, or a play) ever moved you so much you did something drastic? What is it?

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films of solidarity and struggle freely available via instructions at solidaritycinema.com
we prioritize leftist, Black, queer, feminist, Indigenous, and radical films

there are some films on this list that letterboxd mismatched. just because it is here does not mean that it is (or supposed to be) in our archive.

please email us at [email protected] or use our discord for any issues or requests, and please read our FAQ on our discord for any problems!
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films of solidarity and struggle freely available via instructions at solidaritycinema.com we prioritize leftist, Black, queer, feminist, Indigenous, and radical films there are some films on this list that letterboxd mismatched. just because it is here does not mean that it is (or supposed to be) in our archive.

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Record, Record, Record.

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Digital Zine Archive: Women's Studies, Chapman University.

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Digital Zine Archive: Women's Studies, Chapman University.

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Women's Studies, Feminist Zine Archive | Women's Studies | Chapman University

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Digital Safety in the age of Surveillance

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Digital Safety in the age of Surveillance

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Liberatory Strategy + Tech Justice for our expansive world

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Look around: humanity is in the eye of multiple storms

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Look around: humanity is in the eye of multiple storms

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Will we continue shutting off the power of the masses so that a minority of people can stay warm?

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Ruha Benjamin presents "Imagination: A Manifesto" in conversation w/Lawrence Brown

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Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films

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Letterboxd’s Top 250 movies, based on the average weighted rating of all Letterboxd users. I removed all stand-up specials, stage plays, concert films, documentaries, shorts, ‘collection listings’ and other ‘rarities’, so only feature length narrative movies are listed here. Films should have a minimum of 15,000 ratings to be eligible to enter the list. As a sister to this list, we also have a Top 100 films with less than 15,000 ratings, so be sure to check out the more obscure gems there! My friend Jack Moulton made a list of Letterboxd Top 250 documentaries, go check it out! And…

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Amanda Mitchell on Instagram: "Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 
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2,574 likes, 28 comments - athabascan.adventures on October 13, 2025: "Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 
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Illustrated by Molly Crabapple Narrated by Paola Mendoza

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We Get There Together: Immigration & a People-Powered Economy

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DISABILITY PRIDE, PROTEST, and the ADA: The Legacy of the CAPITOL CRAWL #spoonie

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So many ways to draw a ghost: death, grief, and joy.

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So many ways to draw a ghost: death, grief, and joy.

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https://www.etsy.com/listing/1269223184/so-many-ways-to-draw-a-ghost

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A genre-bending exploration of that most elemental force—water—through Indigenous storytelling, personal memory, and the work of influential artists and writers For many years, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson took solace in skiing—in all kinds of weather, on all kinds of snow across all kinds of terrain, often following the trail beside a beloved creek near her home. Recently, as she skied on this path against the backdrop of uncertainty, environmental devastation, rising authoritarianism and ongoing social injustice, her mind turned to the water in the creek and an elemental question: What might it mean to truly listen to water? To know water? To exist with and alongside water? So began a quest to understand her people’s historical, cultural, and ongoing interactions with water in all its forms (ice, snow, rain, perspiration, breath). Pulling together these threads, Leanne began to see how a “Theory of Water” might suggest a radical rethinking of relationships between beings and forces in the world today. In this inventive work, Simpson draws on Nishnaabeg origin stories while artfully weaving the work of influential writers and artists alongside her personal memories and experience—and in doing so, reimagines water as a catalyst for radical transformation, capable of birthing a new world. Theory of Water is a resonant exploration of an intricate, multi-layered relationship with the most abundant element on our planet—one that, as Simpson eloquently shows, is shaping our present even as it demands a radical rethinking of how we might achieve a just future.

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We Keep Us Safe- Interrogating Hate Crime Legislation

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We Keep Us Safe- Interrogating Hate Crime Legislation

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We Keep Us Safe: Interrogating Hate Crime Legislation About It’s time we say No to hate crime laws and demand more. We deserve a future where we are thriving and fully resourced. A future that honors the legacy of the beloved community members we’ve lost and finishes what they’ve started. Where money goes not to […]

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I stand up through your destruction Miss Rosie- Lucille Clifton 

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I stand up through your destruction Miss Rosie- Lucille Clifton 

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I will by Suheir Hammad

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Suheir Hammad: Poems of war, peace, women, power

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Hayley DeRoche on Instagram: "get it now 🧡

#taylorswift #lifeofashowgirl #target #trending #poetry 

Music: Stargazing by Marcelo de Carvalho 

HOW IT WORKS: It’s called détournement poetry; you take a known message (Taylor swift’s new album LIFE IF A SHOWGIRL, Target, TJ Maxx, the endless scroll of buy buy buy, then twist the words into a new message that is antithetical to the first. All poetry is written and performed by me."

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140K likes, 2,339 comments - officialsadbeige on October 3, 2025: "get it now 🧡

#taylorswift #lifeofashowgirl #target #trending #poetry 

Music: Stargazing by Marcelo de Carvalho 

HOW IT WORKS: It’s called détournement poetry; you take a known message (Taylor swift’s new album LIFE IF A SHOWGIRL, Target, TJ Maxx, the endless scroll of buy buy buy, then twist the words into a new message that is antithetical to the first. All poetry is written and performed by me.". 

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“To understand is a privilege, to help is an honor”  

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“To understand is a privilege, to help is an honor”  

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La Matatana on Instagram: "Bad Bunnys new art reminded me of one of my favorites pieces titled “For Those Who Left Home” for the elders that raised me. I wrote it for those who had to leave their countries and unknowingly brought the beautiful culture of community & taking care of one another with them over the oceans they crossed to get here. I wrote this almost two years ago and it’s still one of my favorites because I got to see how many people knew exactly what I meant because they had the same experiences in different languages. Thank you Bad Bunny and all artists, writers and poets everywhere who pour their hearts in their art to share with the rest of the world. This one was Written, Edited, Translated and Filmed by your girl! 💘🫶🏽🇵🇸🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇲🇽🇯🇲🇭🇹🇬🇾"

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2,211 likes, 189 comments - lizbelortiz on January 12, 2025: "Bad Bunnys new art reminded me of one of my favorites pieces titled “For Those Who Left Home” for the elders that raised me. I wrote it for those who had to leave their countries and unknowingly brought the beautiful culture of community & taking care of one another with them over the oceans they crossed to get here. I wrote this almost two years ago and it’s still one of my favorites because I got to see how many people knew exactly what I meant because they had the same experiences in different languages. Thank you Bad Bunny and all artists, writers and poets everywhere who pour their hearts in their art to share with the rest of the world. This one was Written, Edited, Translated and Filmed by your girl! 💘🫶🏽🇵🇸🇩🇴🇵🇷🇵🇦🇲🇽🇯🇲🇭🇹🇬🇾". 

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How we witnessed the horror of mankind, and did not become that which horrified us."

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How we witnessed the horror of mankind, and did not become that which horrified us."

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https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/erynallenkane/lovesupreme.html

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Pithy and powerful, poetry is a popular art form at protests and rallies. From the civil rights and women's liberation movements to Black Lives Matter, poetry is commanding enough to gather crowds in a city square and compact enough to demand attention on social media. Speaking truth to power remains a crucial role of the poet in the face of political and media rhetoric designed to obscure, manipulate, or worse. The selection of poems below call out and talk back to the inhumane forces that threaten from above. They expose grim truths, raise consciousness, and build united fronts. Some insist, as Langston Hughes writes, "That all these walls oppression builds / Will have to go!" Others seek ways to actively "make peace," as Denise Levertov implores, suggesting that "each act of living" might cultivate collective resistance. All rail against complacency and demonstrate why poetry is necessary and sought after in moments of political crisis.

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Poems of Protest, Resistance, and Empowerment | Poetry Foundation

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Why poetry is necessary and sought after during crises.

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One of my all-time favorite performances of hers.

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Why Rappers are Smarter than Economists.

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Why Rappers are Smarter than Economists.

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Ebro on Instagram: "Have you seen this? @doss.discourse always delivers. 

I believe it is this simple, do you? 

And yes, just like the 80s when Reagan made significant cuts, they are doing the same."

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4,740 likes, 249 comments - oldmanebro on October 10, 2025: "Have you seen this? @doss.discourse always delivers. 

I believe it is this simple, do you? 

And yes, just like the 80s when Reagan made significant cuts, they are doing the same.". 

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This wonderful app offers your eyes to someone who needs them. You can help with daily tasks through quick video calls. Due to the # of amazing humans helping, you may only get a call once or twice per year. When I got my first call, I helped someone set their oven and identify vegetable oil from their cabinet. He told me a joke after, and it was awesome.

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This wonderful app offers your eyes to someone who needs them. You can help with daily tasks through quick video calls. Due to the # of amazing humans helping, you may only get a call once or twice per year. When I got my first call, I helped someone set their oven and identify vegetable oil from their cabinet. He told me a joke after, and it was awesome.

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With the Be My Eyes app, you can support people living with low vision and assist them in achieving independence. A blind or a low-vision user may need support with anything from checking expiry dates, distinguishing colors, reading instructions or navigating new surroundings.

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blind association; association for the blind

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Whether you need a pair of sharp eyes or have some sight to lend, Be My Eyes is a simple, free tool to help people see the world better, together.

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Feel Something, Make Something - Caitlin Metz

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Feel Something, Make Something - Caitlin Metz

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Applying the world of Disney's Robin Hood to the times we are living now.

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Applying the world of Disney's Robin Hood to the times we are living now.

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yeah, the filmmakers knew exactly what they were doing

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Noor Harazeen on Instagram: "Day 181 as a displaced Palestinian. Six months of my life, full of horror, death, devastation, and starvation. I just want this to end, I just want to go back home ❤️"

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19K likes, 327 comments - noor.harazeen on April 4, 2024: "Day 181 as a displaced Palestinian. Six months of my life, full of horror, death, devastation, and starvation. I just want this to end, I just want to go back home ❤️". 

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Collecting a piece of history for the future.

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Collecting a piece of history for the future.

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9 ways to move beyond polarization in conversation

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9 ways to move beyond polarization in conversation

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Imperfect Activist 🍉🍉🍉 on Instagram: "Day 29 of #practicalandtactical info for building new worlds and we are trying to engage in constructive dialogue 😱.
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I am NOT a model for how to have these conversations- which is precisely why I want to share this guide. Because l I struggle to have constructive conversations when I disagree on politically / emotionally charged topics. And I suspect others do too. 
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There are plenty of people in my life who don’t share all my views. I long ago made a commitment not to argue with people who are intent on misunderstanding me and lots of those ppl have exited my life. The people I’ve kept close may not agree with me on everything but they listen, are capable of change and moving in the direction of liberation.
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For far too long the burden of engaging in the dialogue necessary to build bridges and movements has been left to people who are already doing too much labor (I.e., Black women especially but other QTBIPOC folks as well). And part of repairing that imbalance is others stepping up and gathering their own people. I’m gathering my people. I see many White people gathering their people. I see anti-Z Jewish friends gathering their people. I see loving efforts in every community to help each other to be better. It’s beautiful & patience-trying work. 
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As much as I do not always excel at this work, im committed to trying. This guide gave me some language for those moments when I’m especially struggling.
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Maybe you need some help with these conversations too. If so I hope this gets you started. For more in-depth learning on tactics to build bridges I strongly strongly suggest looking up more on a technique called “deep canvassing.” I’m not sure if I could ever build a bridge over a substantial gap but if I were trying, I’d use deep canvassing as a starting point. 
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So go gather your people. We don’t have to bring everyone along but we need as many committed ppl as we can get to win this one.
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Tell your folks we ride at dawn.
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#collectiveliberation #abolition #latestagecapitalism #climatejustice #reproductivejustice #disabilityjustice #housingisahumanright"

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12K likes, 35 comments - imperfectactivista on January 29, 2025: "Day 29 of #practicalandtactical info for building new worlds and we are trying to engage in constructive dialogue 😱.
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I am NOT a model for how to have these conversations- which is precisely why I want to share this guide. Because l I struggle to have constructive conversations when I disagree on politically / emotionally charged topics. And I suspect others do too. 
.
There are plenty of people in my life who don’t share all my views. I long ago made a commitment not to argue with people who are intent on misunderstanding me and lots of those ppl have exited my life. The people I’ve kept close may not agree with me on everything but they listen, are capable of change and moving in the direction of liberation.
.
For far too long the burden of engaging in the dialogue necessary to build bridges and movements has been left to people who are already doing too much labor (I.e., Black women especially but other QTBIPOC folks as well). And part of repairing that imbalance is others stepping up and gathering their own people. I’m gathering my people. I see many White people gathering their people. I see anti-Z Jewish friends gathering their people. I see loving efforts in every community to help each other to be better. It’s beautiful & patience-trying work. 
.
As much as I do not always excel at this work, im committed to trying. This guide gave me some language for those moments when I’m especially struggling.
.
Maybe you need some help with these conversations too. If so I hope this gets you started. For more in-depth learning on tactics to build bridges I strongly strongly suggest looking up more on a technique called “deep canvassing.” I’m not sure if I could ever build a bridge over a substantial gap but if I were trying, I’d use deep canvassing as a starting point. 
.
So go gather your people. We don’t have to bring everyone along but we need as many committed ppl as we can get to win this one.
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Tell your folks we ride at dawn.
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Credit: Images from @meeting_myself_again via @ctznwell. Artwork by @hilmaafklintofficial 
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#collectiveliberation #abolition #latestagecapitalism #climatejustice #reproductivejustice #disabilityjustice #housingisahumanright". 

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World's Best Native Hoop Dancers! In 4K! | DEVINSUPERTRAMP

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Mutual Aid via Hygiene products in Gaza 

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Mutual Aid via Hygiene products in Gaza 

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‎Bint. بنات بلدي‎ on Instagram: "LINK IN OUR BIO TO DONATE! 

Proud to collaborate with @piousprojects & the Asad sisters for an incredible initiative, guiding you on how to support women in Gaza with essential feminine hygiene products. 

Please check out @piousprojects Instagram page for more information. If you have more questions I suggest you contact Leena Asad directly or Pious Projects as the fundraiser is under their page. ❤️ 

UPDATE: PLEASE be very careful of zionists bots that are spreading false rumors. Stop believing everything you see and read, many Zionist’s have made fake Palestinian accounts to spread their dirty agenda. Zionist's are working extra to dismantle fundraising because they can't STAND that something isn't about them for once. we urge you to research the @piousprojects they are a phenomenal group ❤️

Art by @levantinian, @kostis_grivakis & @sueannajoe_ 

- BintMeetsWorld Team 🕊️"

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107K likes, 403 comments - bintmeetsworld on December 10, 2023: "LINK IN OUR BIO TO DONATE! 

Proud to collaborate with @piousprojects & the Asad sisters for an incredible initiative, guiding you on how to support women in Gaza with essential feminine hygiene products. 

Please check out @piousprojects Instagram page for more information. If you have more questions I suggest you contact Leena Asad directly or Pious Projects as the fundraiser is under their page. ❤️ 

UPDATE: PLEASE be very careful of zionists bots that are spreading false rumors. Stop believing everything you see and read, many Zionist’s have made fake Palestinian accounts to spread their dirty agenda. Zionist's are working extra to dismantle fundraising because they can't STAND that something isn't about them for once. we urge you to research the @piousprojects they are a phenomenal group ❤️

Art by @levantinian, @kostis_grivakis & @sueannajoe_ 

- BintMeetsWorld Team 🕊️". 

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Songs From The Hole | Official Trailer | Netflix

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I will, I will. I'll remember that

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You have all you need
And we are here

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - In The Image (Official Video)

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Can You Dig It? -The Warriors (1979 film)

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Can You Dig It? - The Warriors (1/8) Movie CLIP (1979) HD

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Block and Build: But Make it Abolitionist (Andrea Ritchie)

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Block and Build: But Make it Abolitionist (Andrea Ritchie)

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Donate to Mutual Aid LA Network. Your contribution will be tax-deductible.

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The Opportunity Agenda's Future over Fear Toolkit (2025)

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The Opportunity Agenda's Future over Fear Toolkit (2025)

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Palestinians are more than their traumas.

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Palestinians are more than their traumas.

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Free Gaza Circus center on Instagram: "Resilience and Joy Among the Displaced Children"

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118K likes, 2,566 comments - free.gaza.circus on May 5, 2024: "Resilience and Joy Among the Displaced Children". 

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NAACP on Instagram: "Don’t be fooled. D.C. is beautiful, thriving, and full of JOY! 🖤

🎥: @longwalksdc"

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30K likes, 2,981 comments - naacp on August 21, 2025: "Don’t be fooled. D.C. is beautiful, thriving, and full of JOY! 🖤

🎥: @longwalksdc". 

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Don't be fooled. Portland is just... well, Portland.

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Don't be fooled. Portland is just... well, Portland.

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My Voice, My Choice on Instagram: "Portland’s war zone: 🐱🐸🐥🦖"

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20K likes, 919 comments - myvoicemychoiceorg on October 9, 2025: "Portland’s war zone: 🐱🐸🐥🦖". 

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Book: Good Morning, Good Night, Lin-Manuel Miranda 

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Book: Good Morning, Good Night, Lin-Manuel Miranda 

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We do not understand your order.  We do not understand what you are doing. 

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We do not understand your order.  We do not understand what you are doing. 

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useless cops on Instagram: "DEFENDER OF THE 1ST AMENDMENT 👏🏽"

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In a powerful display of civil disobedience, peaceful protesters are exercising their First Amendment rights in the face of state troopers. Despite being met with aggression and intimidation, the protesters remain steadfast in their commitment to free expression. This video captures the tense standoff between the protesters and law enforcement, highlighting the importance of protecting civil liberties and the role of law enforcement in maintaining public order. By watching this video, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the issues at play and the ways in which individuals can exercise their rights in the face of oppression.

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Hot Girls Hate Fascism on Instagram: "@theantifascistfrog I love you"

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5,992 likes, 101 comments - hotgirlshatefascism on October 5, 2025: "@theantifascistfrog I love you". 

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Define American with Jose Antonio Vargas

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UndocuJoy: A Love Letter to My Undocumented People | Define American

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The power of global cinema. It changes us—whether through deep belly laughter, a clenched jaw, or silently wiped tears. It shakes something loose and makes us want better for each other.

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The power of global cinema. It changes us—whether through deep belly laughter, a clenched jaw, or silently wiped tears. It shakes something loose and makes us want better for each other.

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A story is a portal into the heart of someone else's world. A rare invitation to live alongside them and feel what they feel. It is a tremendous gift that pulls us out of isolation, and carries us across borders, generations, and ideologies. Stories help us make sense of ourselves, each other, and our role in the world. Of all the storytelling mediums out there, film is the portal I prefer, because of how it makes me feel.

I will never forget the dual physical and emotional reaction that came over me when I watched for the first time. It shook me to the point that I couldn't sit still. I had to get up, pace the room, and then text all my friends, desperate to talk about it. Bong Joon Ho got us again with a jaw-dropping stunner-but it wasn't just the ending that rattled my brain. It was the powerful cultural intervention that swept even the Oscars and got Americans talking about class inequality in ways that hit uncomfortably close to home.

That's the moment when story does something bigger than entertain. It's the moment we witness our shared humanity, where dominant narratives begin to crumble, and understanding is born.

This is the power of global cinema. It changes us-whether through deep belly laughter, a clenched jaw, or silently wiped tears. It shakes something loose and makes us want better for each other. That cultural power follows us everywhere: it invades our dreams, mobilizes our communities, and influences the art we make and witness.

But what happens when these stories become too expensive to share? What's lost when one of the world's most powerful storytelling mediums is priced out of reach?

In a recent New York Times , it was reported that President Donald Trump intends to impose a 100% tariff on films made outside of the U.S. He frames it as a move to support American jobs and protect national security, but let's be clear: this isn't about economics. It's about who gets to tell the story-and who gets to hear it. It's about the fear of different perspectives and an attempt to control them. When that happens, we become more susceptible to propaganda, and our shared understanding is diminished.

I remember being moved by Bong Joon Ho's work ever since I saw in 2006 with a group of friends. That moment created an insatiable spree in me-scrolling alphabetized lists of international Oscar-nominated films on Wikipedia, sorted by country, or immersing myself in Reddit threads seeking suggestions. I craved perspective outside of my own bubble. I wanted more of the kind of world-building that dared to expose reality, not escape it.

My love for film grew so deeply I even built a to track every movie I've watched-tagged by mood, theme, genre, and cast for easy filtering. I wanted to collect and honor the wisdom I'd gathered, along with the ways these stories shaped my being.

Putting financial restrictions on these films and making them harder to access doesn't just hurt Hollywood-it punctures holes in our collective empathy, humanity, and cultural memory.

Diverse stories make us better neighbors, parents, partners, friends, and colleagues. They challenge our deepest assumptions and move us to act. When we close ourselves off from the world's stories, we don't preserve anything-we cut off the oxygen that art, empathy, and memory need to thrive. This extends beyond cinema too, impacting the entire arts ecosystem and every medium that creates cultural interventions. TOA's Director of Cultural Strategies, Sughey Ramirez, recently published Why Supporting Diverse Storytelling in Our Cultural Institutions is American AF offering a powerful and timely reflection on why our attention and support are so critical in these moments.

The diverse stories in international films have allowed me to chase redemption through the streets of Johannesburg ( ), sit quietly in the kitchen of a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico City ( ), hide with a family of thieves in Tokyo ( Shoplifters ), plant dreams in Arkansas soil with Korean immigrants ( ), and grapple with the ethics of human disposability in a dystopia where expendability is normalized ( ) or even dancing through the hyper-stylized grief of a woman misunderstood by every institution that failed her ( Memories of Matsuko )

I've seen surreal love stories like Mood Indigo use whimsy to critique capitalism's quiet erosion of joy. I've felt soft rebellion in and tragic resistance in . And I've stood in the chaos of revolution with Egyptian activists in , where democracy is both a demand and a prayer.

Limiting our access to global cinema doesn't make America stronger. It makes us smaller, more isolated, and less equipped to face our shared challenges. At a time when we desperately need to understand one another, we should be seeking out the common threads between our stories-whenever and wherever we can.

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The Price of Perspective: When International Film Tariffs Threaten the Stories That Shape Us - The Opportunity Agenda

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by Kate Starks, Prospect Research Strategist, The Opportunity Agenda A story is a portal into the heart of someone else's world. A rare invitation to live alongside them and feel [...]

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I am a revolutionary speech by Fred Hampton (Judas and the black messiah)

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A poetic food show chronicling the life and perspective of Nigerian chef / writer Tunde Wey. The edgy series recounts Wey’s explosive career while building a critique of the social structures that disenfranchise Black peoples globally.

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Hard to Swallow | OFFICIAL TRAILER | A film by Tunde Wey & Theo Schear

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Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000?

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Do you know how long it takes a working man to save $5,000?

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It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - James Stewart - George Bailey's Speech to Potter & the Loan Board

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What is your role in social change: Dreamer? Builder? Weaver? 

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What is your role in social change: Dreamer? Builder? Weaver? 

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Etereas / Animation Shortfilm (official)

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‎Rolla Selbak (رولا سلباق)‎ on Instagram: "What we will never lose, let me tell you about my people — compiled from videos that have inspired me to express why I keep my head high.
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine"

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139K likes, 4,831 comments - rollaselbak on November 16, 2023: "What we will never lose, let me tell you about my people — compiled from videos that have inspired me to express why I keep my head high.
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine". 

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 I’ll be everywhere — wherever you look. Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there. 

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 I’ll be everywhere — wherever you look. Wherever there’s a fight so hungry people can eat, I’ll be there. Wherever there’s a cop beatin’ up a guy, I’ll be there. 

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The Grapes of Wrath: Tom Joad will be Everywhere (20th Century Fox) 1940

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Poet and Civil Rights Attorney Sunu P. Chandy in “My Dear Comrades” 

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Poet and Civil Rights Attorney Sunu P. Chandy in “My Dear Comrades” 

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Brandy , Jennifer Lewis and Roz - Fucking wit me in these streets

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Emergent Strategy- a guidebook for getting in right relationship with change (book and podcast available)

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Emergent Strategy- a guidebook for getting in right relationship with change (book and podcast available)

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Emergent Strategy

Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

adrienne maree brown's first solo book, and it has become a movement bestseller since its release in 2017. It is a guidebook for getting in right relationship with change, using our own nature and that of creatures beyond human as our teachers.

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Emergent Strategy Shaping Change, Changing Worlds adrienne maree brown's first solo book, and it has become a movement bestseller since its release in 2017. It is a guidebook for getting in right relationship with change, using our own nature and that of creatures beyond human as our teachers.

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"Time for me to take my destiny into my hands"

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"Time for me to take my destiny into my hands"

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"I'm waiting on the day when the people walk free to see the penitentiary on fire" 

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"I'm waiting on the day when the people walk free to see the penitentiary on fire" 

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I put my hand by yours, so you know I wanna hold it. - Jamila Woods

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I put my hand by yours, so you know I wanna hold it. - Jamila Woods

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Every day I feed it.

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Jamila Woods - Tiny Garden (Official Video)

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We've been misled

Shake the foundation

Wake up the dead

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Building Resilient Organizations by Maurice Mitchell

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Building Resilient Organizations by Maurice Mitchell

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Building Resilient Organizations - The Forge

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Click here to listen to Maurice Mitchell read this article. Haga clic aquí para leer el artículo en Español. Maurice Mitchell talks with Cyndi Suarez of Nonprofit Quarterly about the inspiration behind​ the article. Executives in professional social justice institutions, grassroots activists in local movements, and fiery young radicals on protest lines are all […]

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Let's Live For Today - Uncensored Version

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Let's Live For Today - Uncensored Version

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Zines on poetry, hope, organizing, and more

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Zines on poetry, hope, organizing, and more

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Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough

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A selection of zines written and/or designed by Kyle “Guante” Tran Myhre

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Closing essay by UTM: “Let Us Light Up the Night”: BTS and Abolitionist Possibilities at the End of the World

Request at your local library! All book royalties support an LGBTQ youth center in Seoul, SK!