Discrimination against people of color
Pax at age 10 (summer of 1980), with their hair in two braids and wearing a Bassett Wild Animal Farm T-shirt, sitting in the grass and being happily nibbled on by baby goats.
In today’s post on Medium, “Mixed-Race and Rootless”, I reflect on my Black and white Jewish ancestry and failure to fit in. This is the first part of a series of reflections on last month’s Creating Change Conference.
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Benjamin Bac Sierra speaks at a podium alongside other Latino and Black activists at a San Francisco rally against police violence, March 2016.
Today’s post on Medium is “Police Are the Mass Killers We Should Be Worried About“.
Note that I am now posting “friends links” to bypass Medium’s paywall. I still encourage folks to become Medium members so that they can access everyone’s stories on that platform for one fee ($5/month). Using my referral link supports me as well.
Simple drawing of a dove carrying an olive branch, below the words “Is Pacifism a Privilege?”
Today’s post on Medium is my response to the question, “Is Pacifism a Privilege“?
White text on a black background, reading “YES ALL WHITE PEOPLE”.
Today’s post on Medium, “Yes, ALL White People“, is my response to racist microaggressions and white fragility.
[Side-by-side official portraits of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, desaturated and with the word NO in red text superimposed.]
Today’s story on Medium, “My Vote of No Confidence“, is about my voting in the U.S. presidential election.
[Image: Black and white line drawings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, two of many victims of anti-black racism and police violence in the United States. From the Justice For Our Lives portrait series by Oree Originol.]
Today’s post on Medium, “Don’t Defund, Dismantle“, is about radical action to end white supremacy.
Screenshot of a Zoom meeting of the Berkeley School Board. Originally posted in Berkeleyside.
Today’s post on Medium is about the disgusting practice of “Zoombombing” online meetings.
[Image: pattrice jones and Autumn at VINE Sanctuary.]
Today’s post on Medium discusses the Oscar acceptance speech of vegan actor Joaquin Phoenix.
[Image: Pax poses for a photo with MahaLakshmi, a resident of PreetiRang Sanctuary. Photo by Ziggy.]
Today’s post on Medium, “On Animals, Gender, Race, and Optics“, regards my feelings about the latest Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) stunt (where one of their white activists took the mic away from Kamala Harris).
[Image: Sit-in during a rally against police violence, San Francisco, July 2016. One person standing holds signs reading “Say It Loud, I’m Black & I’m Proud!” and “White Supremacy Is Terrorism!”]
Today’s post on Medium, “This 9/11, the terrorists I fear are at home“, shares my memories of the day and brief thoughts about terrorism and fear.
