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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.
Behind every completed task is a story of a struggle, persistence, and pain, writes Mariam Mushtaha for We Are Not Numbers.
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.
Constituents of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives appeal for global solidarity to defend the Rojava revolution.
In Putumayo, one of the departments of the Colombian Amazon, she is part of a social movement that opposes multinational extractivism.
For the author of Our History Is the Future, the struggle against ICE is incomplete without a true anticolonial reckoning.
Being Venezuelan now means explaining yourself before you are even asked. I often find myself elaborating on my political experience and beliefs as fast as I said my name.
The life of Mónica Solarte Moreano is interwoven with the history, struggle, and spirituality of the Iguailik people. Through her experience as a woman, mother, and professional, she embodies ancestral knowledge, the defense of territory, and the transmission of an identity.
Inna Saribekyan reports from the Malaga neighborhood where the patron saint of fishermen is ever-present.
For our Weaving the Streets series, Catherine Tedford listens to the people’s voice in the Big Apple.
A new toolkit from Talking Rivers invites organizations to rethink their relationship with the living world—through language, governance, and the simple act of listening.
A.M. Derrendinger writes for the Waterbury Roundabout (VT) about the dangers of social media
Writing for We Are Not Numbers, Majd Abu Esaid reflects powerfully on her family’s ongoing experience of violence and loss in Gaza.
The light of the sun finds its way through the small hole in the ceiling, turning the water bright and blue. A sharp contrast to the otherwise dark cave, with limestone walls that seem to enclose you in a tight, cold grip. Stalactites have formed over thousands of years, and plants have started to grow from the opening of the cave, cascading into the water. The air is damp with the earthy scent of rock and minerals, it pulls you in.
Umm Mohammad, a wife and mother of five sons, is all alone, engulfed in the grief of loss and longing. (Originally published by We Are Not Numbers. Art: Fatma Raif Al-Barqouni, Flyers for Falastin)
Copenhill stands tall—literally and figuratively—as a groundbreaking example of how public spaces can serve multiple purposes for different people.
I barely remember what I was before this, before the monotonous concrete slope you designed. I slide down it as hard as I can, still spraying and twisting and foaming with a neverending hissing roar as I land in the waters below me, but I sense that something has been lost.
Seb’s journey is no ordinary bike ride. So far, he has cycled over 4,346 kilometers, leaving their home in Amsterdam with a mission: to fight against borders. Their journey will stretch across continents, immersing them in regions shaped by complex histories of migration and conflict. As Seb pedals through 20 borders, he seeks to understand the legacies of Western involvement in these areas and how they keep displacing people from their homes. It’s a journey about awareness, liability, and learning.
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.