Panic
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Everyone has risen to their feet. Dark figures all around. Applauding the amazing performance. But the curtains have closed and all that remains are claps of thunder…
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Revolutionary Acts: an interview with Angela Louie Howard
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There needs to be room for people to show up just for themselves and for their children. That might be their revolutionary act today: that they showed up, that they were present and played and laughed, that they were attuned to each other.
The Ice Castle in the Desert
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The plan for the new ice skating rink in Coachella Valley – a 250 million dollar sports and entertainment arena – was shared with our community just last year. The company’s chief executive, Tim Leik wants the future minor league hockey teams affiliated with NHL’s Seattle Kraken to start their upcoming season in October 2022. But, at what cost?
Reforming the Police Unions of Today
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Racial prejudices and biases plague our systems and ultimately end in bloodshed. Because this system has gone unchecked for so long, innocent lives have continued to be lost to a vicious cycle of abuse, largely in part to the power of police unions.
Centering Freedom: a look back on youth development with yli alum, Tamu Green
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These weren’t just some fun programs to keep kids distracted from drinking. For a lot of us, especially in the communities that were most impacted, it was about how to change the circumstances of our lives, because what we were given was not acceptable.
Inclusive sex education is more than ideological. It’s a human right.
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As the only student with gay parents in my New York middle school, I became the defacto sex-ed informant… While we did have a health class, it was entirely focused on heterosexual sex, leaving all non-heterosexual students with questions they turned to me or to social media to answer.
We Need To Be Heard: The Mental Impacts of AAPI Hate
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My family tries to avoid going outside of our house for unnecessary reasons. We try to protect ourselves as much as possible. Every time we go out of the door, we are very aware of any potential threats to us.
The Bay Area Fails Latino Students
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As a Latino student in Half Moon Bay, it worries me that my community is overlooked and not properly supported within our schools. I worry for future students who may not have the resources needed to succeed in their own community.