January 31, 2017 By Bette McDevitt Rosemary Trump was in the capital both on the day of the Inauguration and on the day of the Women’s March, and she can tell us […]
Hope and Democracy Are Alive
Re: White America
January 31, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza After a disappointing election year and Friday’s traditional Inauguration ceremony, millions of people around the world participated in marches in response to the official beginning of […]
White Feminism Strikes Again in Pittsburgh
January 19,2017 By Marni Fritz White women, so desperate for equality with men, often leave our sisters of color behind. We saw it in the women’s suffrage movement. We saw it […]
Self-Care is Not Selfish, It’s a Necessity
January 17, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman I want to encourage activists to choose their battles mindfully. The next few days, months, and years will be especially demanding. The incoming Trump administration […]
One Path Toward Change
January 13, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza Due to the tumultuous U.S. campaign season and victory of President-elect Donald Trump, we have seen an influx of people creating and participating in direct action […]
Speak Your Truth, Check Your Language
January 11, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman As social and political activists, we sometimes find our safe spaces to also function as echo chambers. Safe spaces are healthy and important. That is why our […]
Incarcerated Activists in PA Need Our Support!
By Jeff Cummings Carrington Keys is a Pittsburgh human rights activist and a member of the Human Rights Coalition/FedUp. Every single day he puts his neck on the line to speak up […]
Boycott Wendy’s Now!
By Mike Telian The students, community, and religious leaders of Pittsburgh took to the streets on November 30th to make it clear they would not support Wendy’s refusal to join the Fair […]
Election Night from the Perspective of a Queer Millennial
By Tallon Kennedy Wisconsin turns red. Wisconsin wasn’t even supposed to be in play tonight. Wisconsin was supposed to be a given for Hillary. Just drink more wine. Pennsylvania turns red, and […]
U.S Attorney, ICE Continue to Persecute the Esquivel Family
December 9, 2016 By Mike Telian Photos By Marni Fritz Martin Esquivel-Hernandez is a 35-year-old husband, father, worker, and immigrant to Pittsburgh by way of Mexico. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
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