Real school safety means divesting from school resource officers and investing in restorative practices, social development, health, and counseling.
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Leadership Programs
In order to sustain the movement, we need to continuing growing new generations of social justice leaders and infuse their ideas to ensure our work stays on the cutting edge. Our Next Leaders internship program and our various professional Fellowship programs help sharpen young voices and new ideas through training and mentoring, and provide emerging activist-scholars with an intellectual home.
Latest Work
Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
Many school districts are deciding that police in classrooms cause more problems than they solve.
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Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools
Military recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.
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At a Time of a Global Crises, the United States Is Weaponizing Its Humanitarian Aid
The US should prioritize humanitarian aid over military aid. The former makes for a safer future for all, while the latter makes the world more volatile.
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Decriminalize Fare Evasion
You don’t go to jail for missing a highway toll. It shouldn’t be any different for fare evasion on public transportation.
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Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE.
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.
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Why Palestinians Are Mourning George Floyd
Black Lives Matter protests have jumped U.S. borders and reached across the world, including Palestine, where Floyd’s murder has struck a chord.
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The Victory of DACA Is a Reminder that Nothing Will Put Us Down
The passion organizers poured into DACA galvanized me and many others to keep organizing—and to aim for the collective liberation of all.
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How $9.3 Billion Funds Coronavirus Outbreaks in Federal Prisons
Why are we spending billions on a system set up only to amplify harm, especially in the context of a global public health crisis?
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Police Kneeled With Me, Then They Drew Their Guns
“No mainstream media covered the abuse we experienced that night, but the mayor taking a knee went viral.”
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Reports
New Mexico’s Case for Public Ownership of its Clean Energy Infrastructure
Any energy transition that doesn’t guarantee a pathway to public ownership perpetuates inequality and wealth extraction from New Mexicans .
Rain and Sunshine and Wind
How an Energy Transition Could Power Nebraska
Reimagining School Safety
A look at the dangers posed to students by law enforcement and how to invest in real school safety for our nation’s children.