May 31, 2016 By: Nijah Glenn I would strongly venture that I’m not the only one to have grown up with the images of the American Dream blasted into my head: 1950s […]
NewPeople Newspaper
NewPeople is the peace and justice newspaper of Pittsburgh and the Tri-state area, and is published 11 times a year. It fills the voids left by the mainstream media reflecting the reality of progressive, alternative politics locally, nationally and globally.
As a publication of the Thomas Merton Center, the paper reports on the issues of war, poverty, racism and oppression, raising the moral questions involved in the non-violent struggle to bring about a more peaceful and just world. The NewPeople acts as an organizing tool and communiqué for Thomas Merton Center members and the activist community at large.
Maybe If We Just Listened to Black Voices, Black Lives Matter Protests Wouldn’t Get So Heated
May 31, 2016 By: Rianna Lee On Tuesday, May 24, journalist and self-proclaimed “World’s Most Fabulous Super-villain,” Milo Yiannopoulos visited DePaul University in Chicago, IL, for an event called “One Night – […]
Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Document Abuse via Survey and Documentary Film
May 31, 2016 By: Angelica Walker “Our county jail is currently in a crisis… People are not getting the medicine that they need. People are not getting the care that they deserve. And […]
Gorilla Killing: Outrage after Harambe’s Death
May 30, 2016 By: Christina Acuna Castillo This past weekend, a four-year-old boy decided he wanted to face a gorilla. Officials claim the boy “slipped” into the enclosure, but that was most […]
The Case of Peter Liang: Race & Police Accountability
May 26, 2016 By: Vivian Le In November 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese police officer in New York City, was patrolling the Louis H. Pink Houses with his partner when a sound […]
Double Minority: Unique Challenges Faced by QTPOC
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker QTPOC, or Queer and Trans Persons of Color, have traditionally been left out of mainstream activist movements fighting for LGBT or POC rights on an individual […]
Stop Sexualizing Women’s Breasts & Let Mothers Nurse in Peace
May 23, 2016 By: Rianna Lee STORY TIME: Once upon a time, there was a queen who had just given birth to a beautiful, healthy princess. The queen decided to nurse her […]
Activists: Stop Using Your Opponent’s Minority Status as a Reason Why They Should Agree with You
May 23, 2016 By: Angelica Walker A couple days ago, I was listening to my white transgender friend talk about somebody that was bullying them: “I tried to explain cisgender privilege […]
5 Ways to Get Rid of Problematic Behavior and Be a Better Ally
May 16, 2016 By: Rianna Lee Recently, as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, I came across a video a friend had shared from a page called, Let’s Talk: Whiteness Project. The […]
“When We Fight, We Win.” Working toward a Livable Pgh
May 10, 2016 By: Marni Fritz April 14, 2016: Day of Action for Livable Pittsburgh. Workers from all over Pittsburgh took to the streets to demand a $15 minimum wage and the […]
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