Contributions from Eddie Wong
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Building the ‘White Stripe’: The Young Patriots, Jesse Jackson, and SURJ
‘Steps on a journey of struggle’: Organizers share their experiences in the 1960s, the 1980s and today with bringing white people into the multiracial fight for collective liberation.
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How Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 Can Inspire Us in 2024
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Eddie Wong
Everything about this moment cries out for a bold intervention like that SNCC knew they had to make in 1963. Their clarity and creativity offers a major lesson that can be applied to our current stalemate between the multiracial democratic forces and the MAGA authoritarians.
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El Paso Climate Plan Goes Down, Organizers Sum Up
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Eddie Wong
The energy lobby spent more than $1 million to defeat El Paso’s Climate Charter Amendment. Grassroots activists vow to continue the fight for climate justice.
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Climate Justice on the Ballot in El Paso: Crystal Moran & Mike Siegel
A proposed El Paso City Charter amendment—put forward by grassroots organizers—would create green economic growth, investments in conservation and infrastructure, and democratic control over special interests.
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Multi-Ethnic Coalition Wins in Michigan
Statewide alignment among organizations representing communities of color flipped Michigan. “We did get our people to see the power within themselves and unlock that power,” Jungsoo Ahn of Rising Voices told Eddie Wong.
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Time for the Big October Push to Beat the Right
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Eddie Wong
The heat is on: Early voting in the midterms has started. MAGA candidates are running strong. It’s not too late to get involved. Here’s how.