by Wendy Millstine (Source: ACLU of Wisconsin) Let’s start with defining authoritarianism. Authoritarianism is a system where one leader or a small group holds most of the power and expects people to obey without question. Individual freedoms are limited, and those who disagree are often silenced or punished. Instead of …
(Albertina Grande and a family friend) (Francisca) I am four. The beautiful yarns are being woven into my braids and I love their colors: magenta and orange and purple-blue…how perfectly they look together! And how special and lovely I am becoming as Albertina Grande, with her always moving sinewy-brown hands, …
(AI generated image) Written by Wendy Millstine This is what a fear-based nation looks like. Imagine heavily armed men in masks jumping out of vehicles and coming after you.Imagine being blocked in by ICE agents in front of your workplace.Imagine having to show your ID or immigration papers at any …
Last December, as I was reeling from the October 7th massacre of Israelis followed by the genocide unfolding in Gaza, I had the good fortune to attend a zoom workshop held at a Berkeley California synagogue hosting an Israeli Rabbi and a Palestinian activist from the West Bank called Roots. …
As a middle-aged white guy relatively early in my antiracism journey, I appreciate opportunities to swap questions, concerns, ideas, insights, and experiences with other aspiring racial justice allies. The more I talk with others on this journey, the more I believe we can help each other do and be better. …
This week, I went to the theater to see Origin, the new movie directed by Ava duVernay, based on the book Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. The film follows Wilkerson as she develops her theory of the parallels between racism in the U.S., the subjugation of the Dalits at the bottom of India’s caste …