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.
cooking in colour 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!
The Gem/The Color [COMIC] The Gem/The Color #2: THIRTY A comic about turning thirty, by Emerald Green
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 queer or trans, person of colour in the diaspora. Our first interview is with a queer Black USian woman.
preventing police violence Don't Call The Cops: Equality for Flatbush's Suggestions & Tactics as Alternatives to Calling 911 The NYPD is required to respond to 911 calls, including those for medical and mental health emergencies. Unfortunately, the murders of Mohamed Bah, Deborah Danner, Dwanye Jeune, and Saheed Vassell along with the
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 the District of Columbia. However, Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III has emphasized the continued illicit status
ableism 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
women in fiction [trigger warning: rape/sexual assault] NEWSFLASH, MALE WRITERS OF HOLLYWOOD: RAPE REVENGE STORIES ARE STILL DISEMPOWERING #RedSparrow [trigger warning: rape/sexual assault] How Red Sparrow and other revenge stories dehumanise rape victims
The Gem/The Color Announcing! Emerald Green's Comic Debut: The Gem/The Color #1! The international debut & poignant first instalment of Emerald Green's comic, The Gem/The Color
Seattle 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
language On Using More Inclusive Language, perspective: cishet white male Read more about these 12 phrases you should phase out of your vocabulary