by: Ember Lovejoy In the lawsuit Renshaw v. General Services Administration (GSA), plaintiffs challenged the federal government’s installation of a tall metal fence around the perimeter of the Eugene federal building as a violation of the First Amendment’s protections...
“Is my skirt in danger of the chain?” I asked. “No,” Ming said. “Am I showing any parts of my body that I’m not supposed to show?” I asked. “No,” Ming said. Those questions are comfortingly repeated toward the beginning of most of our rides. It was our first ride...
Dear Darling, I have a best friend who is kind and wonderful and beautiful and amazing. Our relationship is everything to me. We’ve been friends since elementary school, and have kept in touch despite going to different high schools and colleges, and we facetime...
Incarceration is a modern, legal form of slavery. The state manages to still enslave disproportionate amounts of BIPOC folks through the prison system. The United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world. None are free until all are free....
When we struggle personally and collectively with conflict and injustice, where do we turn? When liberatory projects, campaigns, and larger movements burn and fizzle out, how can we build resilience across individuals and communities to keep up the work? How do we...
Seventeen planters, placed by the city over a year ago to deter people from relaxing in front of an unoccupied downtown building, yet never filled with life. Nine, approximately 22’x25’ austere, concrete boxes lining the front of the federal courthouse, each occupied...
