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Alicia Garza — Oakland, Calif.-based organizer and co-founder of Black Lives Matter

Activist Organizers’ Hopes for 2018 from Movements around the World

By News & Current Affairs

From Alicia Garza to Annie Leonard, nine organizers share their hopes for the new year. By Beverly Bell, YES! Magazine — Across the globe, 2017 brought us to new lows. Yet, even as crisis after crisis shook us to the ground, they also inspired many to rise up and take to the streets and other venues of popular power. Donald Trump as president awakened millions, sparked new cross-sectoral coalitions, and galvanized people to creative and effective action.

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Black Lives Matter in Australia: wherever black people are, there is racism – and resistance

Black Lives Matter in Australia: wherever black people are, there is racism – and resistance

By Editors' Choice

By Patrisse Cullors and Rodney Diverlus — Of the many remarkable moments on our Australian trip so far, there’s one that stands out. On Tuesday night, we visited the Redfern community centre to meet with local Indigenous people and hear their stories. After playing the didgeridoo, Nathan Scott stood up, opened up his notebook and read out his father’s story. He was only six months old when his father Douglas…

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Protester with Black Lives Matter placard at a vigil for Rashan Charles, London, UK, July 29, 2017

How Black Lives Matter Is Changing British Universities

By Editors' Choice

The movement has stimulated a renewed anti-racist consciousness and provided an alternative politics. By Sadhvi Dar — Something is changing for students of color in British universities. They are talking about race in the classroom, using Black Lives Matter as an example, and a political strategy, for engaging a renewed young anti-racist British consciousness. This awakening has not been sudden, nor has it been incisive, but it is beginning to be felt, sensed, and articulated in ways that seemed impossible only a few years ago.

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