Stories
No Kings Rally Offers Mutual Aid in Northern New York
Cassandra Kunert reports from Watertown, NY, where a local rally spotlighted not only democratic participation, but also the urgent need for mutual aid.
Weavers of Life: Sheena - Land and Resistance of the Maya People
With firm hope placed in the new generations, Sheena’s life demonstrates that sowing collective memory and defending women's rights is a sacred form of resistance.
The Rights of Nature in Mexico: From Citizen Activism to Constitutional Reform
Three activists from the Ius Naturae Center highlight a unique and inspiring initiative to enshrine the Rights of Nature in Mexico’s constitution for the first time.
Who Cares: Reimagining Care Amidst Technological Innovation
“Can AI replace care workers?” asks Steve Peraza. “Can ElliQ complete the activities of daily living that paid and unpaid caregivers perform for care receivers? If they could, should we reimagine a world where care is the work of AI?”
Moving Through the Spanish Borderlands: What Should Really Concern Us About Ceuta
Who and what gets to move through border spaces, and how does the business of securing Europe’s borders affect us all? Derek Sherrange spent three days moving between two countries and two continents to dig into these questions.
“Organize the Anger” or “Organize Hope”? The Argentine Left After Milei
Two words, Anger and Hope, chosen for two mobilizations held on the same day, against the same government, say a great deal about a tension running through the Argentine left. What should be done with the dissatisfaction that exists now? Marcela Gottschald reports from Buenos Aires.
The Art of Resistance: Scenes from the Madrid Encampment
John Collins visited the tent encampment in the Puerta del Sol and found a striking array of stickers reflecting the urgency and creativity of a growing grassroots movement.
The Everyday Struggle Against Fascism: Reading the Pavement in Madrid
A small exchange spray painted on the streets of the Spanish capital reveals far-right efforts to stoke anti-immigrant racism - and grassroots efforts to push back.
Weavers of Life: Sowing, Healing, and Caring - Ascensión Velasco’s Threads of Life
Her story is a tapestry of memory, care, and resistance: she is a woman who sows food, safeguards ancestral knowledge, and nurtures a profound bond with the life that surrounds her.
Digital Surveillance is Breaking Activist Mental Health
Living under constant surveillance is to exist in a permanent state of hypervigilance, writes Gina Romero for Global Voices.
Grassroots Actions Paving the Way to an Inclusive Hong Kong
Minority communities in Hong Kong have long faced systemic exclusion, writes Aneesa Zubair - but change is in the air.
A Journalist Without a Press Vest or Helmet
I borrow equipment from my reporting colleagues so that I can get close to sources and protect myself from shrapnel, writes Ohood Nassar for We Are Not Numbers.
Weavers of Life: Between the Academy and the Root -William and the Defense of Mother Earth from Kamëntsá Bíolugargogía
There are teachers who teach content, and there are those who teach us to remember. To remember where life comes from, to whom we owe our breath, and why the earth is not a resource, but a mother who should be listened to, cared for, and defended.
Oil Spill Fuels Ecocide in the Gulf of Mexico
As long as the energy model in Mexico continues to prioritize extraction without guaranteeing concrete conditions of ecological security, these events will not be exceptional; they will be inevitable, write Claudia Brindis and Diego Flores.
Who Cares: The Activities of Daily Living for Consumers and Care Workers
The story of one Buffalo family reveals the value of consumer directed personal assistance programs, both for care receivers and for public health more broadly.
The Fight Against the Right on the Université Bordeaux Montaigne Campus
The death of a far-right French activist had immediate repercussions at a university where students use public space to support Palestinian liberation, gender equality, and other struggles.
Life as a Freelancer in Gaza
Behind every completed task is a story of a struggle, persistence, and pain, writes Mariam Mushtaha for We Are Not Numbers.
Weavers of Life: Luz Mery Panche Chocué - From Ancestral Territory to the Defense of Life in the Colombian Amazon
In a place where rivers are born and the jungle sets the pace of existence, the story of Luz Mery Panche Chocué reveals the paths of resistance and continuity of Indigenous peoples beyond their original territories.
Statement in Support of Autonomous Administration of North & East Syria/Rojava against Military Aggression
Constituents of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives appeal for global solidarity to defend the Rojava revolution.
Weavers of Life: Constanza Carvajal - A Voice from the Territory Facing Large-Scale Mining
In Putumayo, one of the departments of the Colombian Amazon, she is part of a social movement that opposes multinational extractivism.