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A Look Back at the 2018 Union Drive at Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Los Angeles

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Workers at the largest Asian American non-profit win improvements to recruit, and retain staff and services for the community. By David Monkawa based on an interview with organizer Billy Yates, AFSCME DC 3. Reposted from Progressive Asian Network of Action (PANA) newsletter. In late 2018, The community workers of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in LA, …

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A Personal Reflection: Japanese Americans in the Age of Reparatory Justice

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A Personal Reflection: Japanese Americans in the Age of Reparatory Justice By Susan Hayase. Posted October 7, 2022. Preamble: Many people are familiar with the standard narrative about the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans by the U.S. government during WWII.   Far fewer know anything about the legislation providing for a token compensation and …

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Ella Baker Legacy Energizes Movement for Black Lives

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Ella Baker Legacy Energizes Movement for Black Lives By Paul Rockwell. Posted Aug. 23, 2022 “Ella Baker has yet to receive full, mainstream public recognition for her contribution to American democracy, especially the co-founding and guidance of the most effective, innovative civil rights organization of the 20th century, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee—SNCC. While it is …

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Building Anti-Racism Work from the Ground Up in Millbrae, CA

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Building Anti-Racism Work from the Ground Up in Millbrae, CA By Amy Kelly Lauer and Joy Pasamonte Henry. Posted July 2, 2022. Introduction:  Millbrae is small suburban town just south of San Francisco.   Home to over 23,000 people, it is mainly a residential community with a diverse population: Whites make up 47.3%, Asian Americans and …

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Community Land Trusts and Revolutionary Change

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Community Land Trusts and Revolutionary Change By Lydia Lowe. Posted July 2, 2022 After some 40 years of organizing in student, community, labor, and electoral struggles, I transitioned five years ago into working for the Chinatown Community Land Trust in Boston Chinatown.  Our Community Land Trust (CLT) grew out of decades of struggle against developers …

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