February 22, 2017 By Tallon Kennedy Today is the deadline that water protectors were given to evacuate the Oceti Sakowin Camp. Earlier this afternoon, journalist Eric Poemz was recording the confrontation between […]
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PPS Students Unite!
February 13, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Early on February 8th, over 350 students from all across the Pittsburgh Public School district gathered in Market Square to protest the confirmation of Betsy DeVos […]
White Vegans: We Have A Race Problem
February 16, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza People often go vegan so that they can fight for a cause: more often than not, the main objectives are to eliminate animal cruelty from our […]
Flint, MI: 1,000 Days, No Clean Water
February 10, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza In April 2014, members of the Flint community went to their government to bring something to their attention- the tap water coming out of their sinks […]
The Racist, Classist Origins of Pittsburgh’s Water Crisis
February 9, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman Despite the recent media attention given to poisoned water throughout our country, environmental racism is nothing new for Black and Brown communities. Most of us are […]
Taking Up Space
February 8, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman tw/cw: violence against women, misogynoir As women, we are often encouraged, implicitly or explicitly, to be small. There are lots of terms thrown at us when […]
MORALtorium Launches “Clean Water for The Woodlands” Fundraiser
February 6, 2017 By Wanda Guthrie It’s been close to six years now, a tragic anniversary, for 52 families in a Butler County community who lost their clean well water. Anyone who […]
Forced Migration in Pittsburgh: How Do We Fight Back?
February 6, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza On January 10, 2017, members of the Pittsburgh Planning Commission met with architects and attorneys of LG Realty to discuss the construction of new complexes in […]
Intention is Everything: Interview with Shanon Williams
February 6, 2017 By Marni Fritz Often in anti-racist social movements, the work of women goes ignored. Women work tirelessly behind the scenes, only to be represented by a man with a […]
Support for House Bill 135
February 6, 2017 By Rodney Derrickson I am writing this open letter to the citizens of Pennsylvania, asking for your support of Representative Jason Dawkins’ House Bill 135, “Parole Eligibility for Lifer […]
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