by Tallon Kennedy My life so far has been a privileged one, and the main reason for this is my white skin. For a long time, I didn’t understand how racism […]
Netflix Documentary 13th is a Required Viewing for White People
What Pennsylvania’s Faculty Strike Means for the Future of Labor
By Neil Cosgrove November 1, 2016 The faculty of the 14 Pennsylvania state-owned universities went on strike from October 19th to the 21st, 2016, somewhat less than three days. Around mid-afternoon […]
Faculty Organizing at the University of Pittsburgh: Why a Union, and Why Now?
By anupama jain There’s something in the air in Pittsburgh! From Robert Morris to Point Park, Steel City-area faculty are organizing to join the ranks of unionized labor. To some, this might […]
2016 is the Year of Womanhood in Music
By Tallon Kennedy When Beyoncé dropped “Formation” back in February, it was like you could feel a seismic shift in the music industry. A shift that was both socially and politically charged, […]
IF I WERE STRAIGHT, A Poem by Tallon Kennedy
If I were straight I wouldn’t have the “oh, he’s gay?—that’s so fine!—I love gay people!” comments when I go to people’s apartments, I wouldn’t have to “come out” at some point […]
First Transgender Child Actor to Appear on Modern Family: What This Means for Progress
By Tallon Kennedy October 1, 2016 This Wednesday, the TV show Modern Family will feature the first transgender child actor in television history. Openly transgender 8-year-old, Jackson Millarker, will appear on […]
Joyful Process With Liana Maneese
By Marni Fritz October 1, 2016 Often in the anti-racist social movement, the work of women goes ignored. Women work tirelessly behind the scenes, only to be represented by a man with […]
Protest Continues in Palestine
By Leila Richards October 1, 2016 “You won’t read about this in your newspapers,” said Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat as he showed film clips of encounters between Israeli soldiers and villagers engaged […]
Naturalization Ceremony at the Pump House
By Charles McCollester October 1, 2016 Keynote Address: Naturalization Ceremony at the Pump House – site of the 1892 Battle of Homestead. September 7, 2016 It is truly an honor to be […]
Local SOA Watch Sending 13 to Mexico Border
By Joyce Rothermel October 1, 2016 Three-hundred and ninety human rights, social justice, faith-based, labor, and immigrant rights groups are calling for an International Convergence at the U.S./Mexico Border from October 7-10, […]
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