U.S. politics 2020 U.S. election: Don't shame people who don't vote, or don't want to vote for the Democratic candidate (+ links to election month safety plan tips) Please don't shame people who don't, can't, or don't want to vote. Vote-shaming is a form of settler-colonialism. Not everyone *can*, or even *wants to*, vote. Here are just a few reasons why.
transformative justice Creating Accountable Communities: An Alternative to the Prison-Industrial Complex When I imagine a world without prisons, I also imagine that communities have created tools that are alternatives to the current "justice" system. I want to stress that these tools aren't something that will come easily; they take work.
recipes New Recipe Column, Cooking in Colour! First Recipe: Ratatouille Unveiling our new recipe column, featuring a vegan recipe for ratatouille by queer Afro-Caribbean chef Alexander Archer!
diasporic & disabled Diasporic & Disabled: Interview with a Queer Black USian Woman on the "Strong Black Woman" Stereotype, Misogynoir, & Mental Illness Stigma in the Black Community Diasporic & Disabled is an interview series on what it's like to be a disabled/mentally ill, especially trans and/or queer, person of colour in the diaspora. Our first interview is with a queer Black USian woman.
abolish the police Don't Call The Cops: Equality for Flatbush's Suggestions & Tactics as Alternatives to Calling 911 Police officers are not trained to handle mental health or medical crises, and statistically close to 50% of all police murders in the US involve a person living with a physical disability or mental health condition.<
sex workers' rights Why Decriminalization of Sex Work Matters: An Introduction to FOSTA-SESTA & How You Can Help Fight It A detailed introduction to FOSTA-SESTA and how you can help fight it
drug policy Marijuana Reform: A New Front in the Attack on Immigrants of Color Marijuana in the United States is now broadly legal in some form in 30 states and D.C. However, Attorney General Sessions III has emphasized the continued illicit status of the drug at the federal level, and has threatened to pursue any means necessary to curtail the legalization movement.
disability justice VIDEO: People With Mental Health Disabilities Shut Down Dangerous Ideas About Gun Violence People without mental disabilities often talk about what should be done about "mentally ill" people and their rights without consulting those people themselves, or even seeing them as human beings who deserve equal rights in the first place.
Seattle politics Dear Seattle: I'm Over Voting for Whites. Stop Forgetting Communities of Color. Why I won't be voting for either one of the cis white woman candidates in the 2017 Seattle mayoral election
creator of colour crush Creator of Colour Crush: The Pottery and Self-Portraiture of Fiona Fung A feature on the art of Chinese-USian artist and designer Fiona Fung