What I’ve Learned about Showing Up for My Black Co-Director
En Español Monica Dennis and I are coming upon our two-year anniversary as Co-Directors of Move to End Violence. In addition to Learn more
Liberation from Oppression
On The Move creates the space for Move to End Violence to engage allies in an ongoing effort to learn from the past, envision the future, and share strategies for how we will get there together. Guests are encouraged to submit blogs posts.
Talking Anti-Blackness, Transphobia, and Immigrant Rights with Houston Activists
This past spring, we shared a blog highlighting a roundtable we organized as part of Cohort 4’s domestic exchange. This roundtable featured Learn more
Cohort 4 Returns from Montgomery Immersed In Transformative Movement-Building
Move to End Violence’s Cohort 4 just returned from their fifth convening in Montgomery, Alabama, land of the Muscogee/Creek people who have Learn more
#SayHerName: Centering the Lives and Deaths of Black Women and Girls
Re-posted with permission from Legal Momentum and HuffingtonPost. To understand the struggle to get people to acknowledge Black women as victims of homicide Learn more
The Time is Now
“He’s too young” I was told as I struggled with deciding how I would share Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with my Learn more
From Diane Nash to Ai-Jen Poo: Learning from Great Movement Leaders
This week I am in Washington, DC spending time with my colleagues at The Raben Group and am, as always, having nourishing conversations Learn more
Love and Strategy
Last week I wrote a blog reflecting on what our anti-violence movement can learn from Dr. King’s principles of non-violence. The focus of Learn more
BlackLivesMatter: A Call For Inclusive Race and Gender Justice Movements
Last week, Movement Makers from the first two cohorts gathered to continue their work together. It became very clear moments into gathering Learn more
Let’s Talk About Building a Powerful Movement for Social Change
I recently had the honor of attending the Compassionate Communities conference put on by the irrepressible Kelly Miller, and her fantastic colleagues at Learn more
It Has to Stop: Warehousing Women and Children is Inhumane
[Crossposted from Huffington Post] Sophie,* a little two year-old girl with brown eyes and pigtails, squirmed around in front of me, restless, Learn more
The motivation behind @translashmedia was to go out and create something that would tell trans stories unapologetically and in a way where we didn't have editors questioning, or blocking, or undermining the perspectives that we need to be told. @NPR https://www.npr.org/2021/05/07/993838090/amid-wave-of-anti-trans-bills-trans-reporters-say-telling-our-own-stories-is-vit
Such an honor to be a part of this. Thank you @KaepernickPub 🔥 https://twitter.com/kaepernick7/status/1392149292400447491
Today, I’m excited to share that we at @KaepernickPub will be releasing our first title, ABOLITION FOR THE PEOPLE: THE MOVEMENT FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT POLICING & PRISONS, on 10/12/21. This anthology builds on decades of organizing and writing against policing & prisons…
