*COUGH, COUGH* Racial justice is entwined with all forms of justice, including economic & environmental. A new study finds people of color are exposed to 46% more nitrogen dioxide than white people w/ Asians most impacted. -Alice
AAPI-Data’s infographic of the day: the explosion in undocumented Asian immigrants, from 2000 to 2011. In 2011, there were nearly 1.3 million undocumented Asian immigrants in the U.S.! - CM
Frank H. Wu, Chancellor & Dean of UC Hastings on the impact of racism on his career: “Racism has given me a reason to do what I do. I have turned the energy of hostility to my advantage…The humiliation of bigotry has prepared me for the much less difficult anxieties of my work." -Alice
The #ElPaso37 caravan was an incredible success. Coming in the midst of the release of two of the detainees on parole, Naindeep Chann of Jakara Movement was able to go inside the facility and visit. We know now what the remaining detainees–42 men and 4 women–need, and more about how to help.
Thanks to everyone who has supported the tour, both in person and online! You can find more photos, recaps, video, and give to offset the cost of driving 2,300 miles here: http://elpaso37.org/ - CM
The group is headed to El Paso! It’s rainy in California’s central valley but we’re on our way.
Check out elpaso37.org for more on how you can support the caravan.
The tour is on the road. Join us on Twitter using the hashtag #ElPaso37 for the latest, or check out http://elpaso37.org/ for event info.
If you aren’t on the route, you can support the caravan by calling ICE now.
If you aren’t on the route, you can support the caravan by calling ICE now.
Today is the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1129 workers and injured over 2000. Today, survivors, fellow workers, and families protested, calling on garment manufacturers to honor the memory of those who were killed. - CM
We’re going to Texas! We’ll be joining Jakara Movement’s caravan to El Paso, stopping in five cities along the way to talk about the case.
If you aren’t on the route, you can support the caravan by calling ICE today.
If you aren’t on the route, you can support the caravan by calling ICE today.
Inspired by Harvard, Oxford, and others, students of color at New York University launched I, Too, Am NYU to speak out against on-campus racism and discrimination.
In the process–amidst hate, criticism, and suppression from peers and administrators–they’re looking to turn on-campus “diversity” from a branding opportunity to a reality. -MTP
http://bit.ly/1lG6JwN
An NYPD Public Relations Campaign, Derailed
A lesson in PR: the NYPD launched a twitter campaign encouraging New Yorkers to tweet pictures with their friendly neighborhood cops with the hashtag #MyNYPD.
Probably not the best idea, when many community members associate a police presence with being stopped, questioned, frisked, and assaulted–the hashtag was quickly derailed by users who took the opportunity to highlight images and experiences with police brutality and racial profiling.
-MTP