In Sept 2020, historian and leftist activist Umar Khalid was jailed amid a wider crackdown on those defying Modi's India. He remains imprisoned.
Join @jamhoor.org and @equatormag.bsky.social for this event, featuring Banojyotsna Lahiri and @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
Authorities in Southern California on Friday were racing to figure out how to prevent the explosion of a storage tank that has been leaking a hazardous chemical used to make plastic parts, as some 40,000 people were under evacuation orders in the area.
About 40,000 people are under evacuation orders and schools have shut down in Southern California due to a hazardous chemical leak.
Excellent point. Here's the AQI right now. (The World Cup matches will be played at SoFi stadium in Inglewood, near LAX.)
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How does the idea of #landscape help us understand wartime harm to people and the environment?
Our new post with the Center for Earth Ethics explores land, damage, loss and longing, explaining why people must be at the heart of post-conflict environmental recovery: ceobs.org/landscape-a-...
If landscape and community are inseparable ideas, both must be central to post-conflict environmental recovery.
With @equatormag.bsky.social, we're hosting an online event on Umar Khalid and His World, an anthology of writings by and about him.
Featuring Khalid's partner, researcher Banojyotsna Lahiri, and legal scholar @gautambhatia88.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/umar-khali...
If my (re)emergence on BlueSky means more doses of @theferocity.bsky.social in my daily life… habibi, I am here 👏🏽 for 👏🏽 it 👏🏽.
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See y'all in Louisville this fall! Can't wait to share more soon.
Across the country, the world’s largest corporations are pushing to build massive data centers, promising benefits such as tax revenue and jobs. But while their outlook is rosy, the reality is far more dire. Check out our new resource: https://localprog.org/DataCenters101
Cyrus Farivar
NEW: This week, Seattle become the biggest city in the U.S. to pass a moratorium on new large-scale AI data centers, calling it a “moral imperative” to put people and our planet above tech profits.
Olivia Rosane in @commondreams.org:
Voters are heading to the polls for this year’s midterms, but the electoral maps are shifting under their feet in real time.
SCOTUS's gutting of the VRA has supercharged a redistricting fight that began when Trump urged states to change their maps to mitigate possible losses in Congress.
Conflict and Environment Observatory
Imagine if everyone had the healthcare, housing, food, education needed to thrive.
We have enough to make that a reality.
NEW TODAY: a resource from us & @itep.org on how local electeds can tax the ultrawealthy to fund public goods and vital programs.
localprog.org/taxtherichfu...
Jamhoor
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This is LA's reality. In May. Just a few weeks before the World Cup is about to start. It smells like smoke at my house. What's the plan if we can't, in fact, safely host the first U.S. match of the World Cup in 23 days?
To celebrate, the network of local activists who fought for the moratorium launched a People’s AI Bill of Rights to advocate for fairness, privacy, transparency, and accountability in technological…
I’ve said this already, but I’m really in awe of people who are great listeners and ask great questions. It’s an art. #CouplesTherapy
Institute for Policy Studies
We don’t want anyone leaving the 2026 Othering and Belonging conference as a stranger or arriving as one.
That's why we're hosting pre-conference meet-ups for registrants to start bridging well before we get to Louisville. Our first virtual meet-up is on June 23 at 1:00 PM ET!
