This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Mayors, local leaders and Biden administration officials urged localities to address the increase of anti-Asian discrimination and violence in cities during a recent U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) meeting. The calls…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On March 16, a gunman killed eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, and on March 22, 10 people were gunned down in a Boulder, Colorado grocery store. Here, John J.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anti-Asian racism has a long history in the United States and often intertwines with misogyny, experts explain. On March 16, a man went on a shooting rampage at three Atlanta…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After cops arrested a Brooklyn teen last spring, an officer at the precinct assured him police would soon return his possessions: house keys, an iPhone and $10 bill folded in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The deadly shootings of eight people in Atlanta on March 16 and 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22 brought heartache and grief to the families and friends of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The pandemic is leaving an impact on all of us, in every facet of our lives. For some people, the impact has been harsher, as a result of their economic…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in her…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This has been a hard week of swirling emotions since I learned six Asian women and two other people were shot in Atlanta amidst the rise of anti-Asian violence here…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past decade, an average of 21.5 million people annually have been forced to move due to the impacts of extreme weather. That’s three times as many people as have been affected by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. There isn’t a single quick fix to ending gender-based violence, and addressing its root causes can take time. Listening and believing survivors, discussing gender roles early on, making services for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The truth is that the shooting of 8 people, including 6 Asian women, is yet another tragic reminder of the life-threatening consequences that communities — and Black, Indigenous, People of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On any given day, an estimated 40.3 million people around the world are exploited for someone’s benefit or commercial gain – forced by coercion or intimidation to work against their…