activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
Why do we need Political correctness ?
When I passed my philosophy exam half a decade ago, the essay question to answer was: “Is freedom threatened by equality?”. A daunting question for an 18-year-old, and one I never expected to henceforth regularly encounter, regardless of phrasing. In hindsight, the fact that it has should come as no surprise — this question has animated political discourse, in various forms, since the 1790s. The fight over political correctness is just its most recent iteration.
By Adrien Book4 years ago in The Swamp
Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism
I. Introduction It’s no longer enough for white people to simply say they’re not racist, we have to be actively anti-racist. That’s the aspect of this that many white people overlook in their rush to be defensive about how they are not racist. Maybe you aren’t, but it’s time to confront racism in America. A problem that has been baked into the foundation of the country.
By George Ziogas4 years ago in The Swamp
Window Protesting
I’ve spent the past three years looking out of windows. My family went into lockdown earlier than most because my single mom is severely immuno-compromised, and she works in medicine—she knew what we were up against before the government even knew what we were dealing with.
By Katie Alafdal4 years ago in The Swamp
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter is a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of Police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people. First, it is a central target of disinformation, and I am a solid defensive line. In February 2013, George Zimmerman shot an innocent young black boy named Travyon Martin in Florida. He was just Seventeen years old. Trayvon went to the nearby gas station just getting Amazon green tea and a bag of skittles with his hoodie jacket on his head. The receipt was in his pockets; George thought that Trayvon looked very "suspicious", like he was a robber of the night, and called the police about it. Trayvon was on his cell phone talking to his friend when she heard the gun fired and killed her friend. George Zimmerman claimed that he shot Trayvon in Self-defense and, there was an alternation between them before he pulled out his gun. The case went to trial and debuted live from the courthouse in Florida, but the juror returned with the verdict, and he stood up and, the jury found him "NOT GUILTY" of second-degree murder and of manslaughter charges.
By Lynda Young4 years ago in The Swamp
