by Uma Nagarajan-Swenson, AOUON Newspaper Editor + LSPC Comms Officer On July 4 every year, millions of people across America celebrated the nation’s independence. The contradictions of this day to those denied full rights were famously articulated by Frederick Douglass in his 1852 speech addressing the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society: "Your high independence … [Read more...] about Freedom for Few: Immigration & “Independence” in America
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Honoring Juneteenth: Prisons, Parole, and Slavery in America Today
by Daniella Dane, LSPC Policy Fellow In May, we celebrated International Workers’ Month to honor the struggles and victories of labor movements during the Industrial Revolution, yet these celebrations often fail to acknowledge that, during this same era, Black people in the United States remained enslaved—excluded entirely from the rights and protections being fought for by … [Read more...] about Honoring Juneteenth: Prisons, Parole, and Slavery in America Today
East Oakland Youth Leading The Campaign For Environmental Justice
by Taqwaa Bonner, LSPC Housing Advocate Assembly Bill 617 (Garcia, C., Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) is a state-mandated program for air districts to implement a community-based approach to improve air quality in communities that experience the most air pollution. East Oakland was designated as an AB 617 community and the youth of these communities have identified a … [Read more...] about East Oakland Youth Leading The Campaign For Environmental Justice
