Category: Politics
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Call Durham DA for Nestor Avila
Readers of this blog may recall a trip I made with other teachers and activists from Durham to work for the release of Wildin David Guillen Acosta and Yefri Sorto-Hernandez, as well as other teenagers detained by ICE. Tonight I received the following alert from Alerta Migratoria, who work here in Durham on fighting detention…
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Affiche > Quiche
Really looking forward to being part of this festival in southern France hosted by Arbouse Recordings, who will be releasing our new CD in September. I especially like the dramatic tension evoked by the proximity of the wood-cut phallus to a node of barbed wire. The title, Au-delà du spectacle, has to do with the…
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Is the Maple Leaf a Fig Leaf?
Canada often has a reputation as a kinder, gentler kind of first-world nation, due to socialized medicine, a relatively open immigration policy, 19th century haven for travelers on the Underground Railroad, etc. Oh yeah, and also the contrast of being next door neighbors to the world’s lone remaining superpower, y’know, the one who spends 600…
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Call In to Protect Visitation Rights at Durham County Jail on Monday, February 27th.
The Inside-Outside Alliance in Durham is a local organization that “is primarily focused on supporting prisoners in the Durham County jail and on fighting police terrorism throughout the city.” This post is to encourage readers to join in their campaign to prevent the revocation of in-person visitation rights from families with members locked up in what…
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Help Bring Wildin Back to Riverside High
If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you know that I’ve been involved with other NC, GA, and DC activists to push back against ICE raids that swept up undocumented teenagers who arrived in the US as unaccompanied minors after 2014. One of these students, Wildin David Guillen Acosta, was on his way to…
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Support Alerta Migratoria NC
As a follow up to my last post about ICE raids in North Carolina in general, I’d like to post a link to a GoFundMe campaign to support Alerta Migratoria NC. We at the Durham Association of Educators have been meeting with them to look for advice on how to respond to the recent case…
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Bacon Sheds Light on Pork
One of the ironies of teaching students to read on their own initiative outside of school is that the heavy work load of teaching can make it hard for teachers to do just that themselves. This is something I try and resist as much as possible, and it gets easier when I have some time…
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