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Visions of 2018

In many ways, 2017 was a year of reaction — and necessarily so. In 2018, more conversations are bubbling up that extend beyond the idea of “resistance.” We asked activist leaders to address the questions: What would you like to see created, built or begun this year? What should we work to bring into being?

Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Seeing Dystopia and Dreaming Abolition at the US-Mexico Border

Abolition of prisons and borders requires the dismantling of our fascist systems of law enforcement first.
by
Gabriel Solis,
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July 6, 2018
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A US Border Patrol spotlight shines on a terrified mother and son from Honduras as they are found in the dark near the US-Mexico border on June 12, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. The asylum seekers had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and had become lost in the woods. They were then detained by Border Patrol agents and then sent to a processing center for possible separation.
Op-Ed
Immigration

How to Stop Child Separation? Stop Sending Their Parents to Prison.

Immigrant parents are facing decades in prison for simply migrating.
by
Jacinta González,
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June 17, 2018
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Man is Cutting a Fence of Barbed Wire
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

A Jailbreak of the Imagination: Seeing Prisons for What They Are and Demanding Transformation

Seeing justice done without relying on the barbarity of carceral systems.
by
Mariame Kaba &
Kelly Hayes,
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May 3, 2018
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Nurse helping woman walk with walker.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Let’s Go All-In on Home Care for All

Let’s go beyond resistance to build the society we want.
by
Ai-jen Poo,
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April 18, 2018
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Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Let’s Imagine a National Organizing Effort to Challenge Mass Incarceration

Prisons and policing sustain US capitalism.
by
James Kilgore,
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March 28, 2018
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Op-Ed
Culture & Media

A Call to the Media: Let’s Go Beyond “Preserving Democracy”

Let’s be a force for upending, dismantling and creating.
by
Maya Schenwar,
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March 21, 2018
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

A Call to Attention Liberation: To Build Abundant Justice, Let’s Focus on What Matters

Let’s focus on practicing our values within our work.
by
adrienne maree brown,
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March 16, 2018
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

Hollywood Won’t Save Us: Instead, Let’s Build a Revitalized Radical Feminism

Let’s use the knowledge we’ve gained through history.
by
Barbara Ransby,
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March 7, 2018
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

For the Love of Liberation: Let’s Stop Belittling Others and Start Organizing

There’s more to organizing than critiquing others.
by
William C. Anderson,
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February 14, 2018
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Op-Ed
Human Rights

Our Relationships Keep Us Alive: Let’s Prioritize Them in 2018

Let’s commit to living our values within our movements.
by
Ejeris Dixon,
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February 8, 2018
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