In 2017, Why Accountability and other New York activist groups joined together to provide free swipes to commuters in the Bronx, East New York, East Harlem, and other places targeted for fare-beating arrests. Demonstrators repeated to commuters and observing police officers that “Poverty is not a crime”, and that it is entirely legal to offer free swipes to fellow commuters.
Read MoreOn December 16th, the Palestinian Youth Movement organized a public demonstration demanding a ceasefire, liberation for Palestine, and honor the thousands of lives lost in the U.S.-backed genocide against Palestinians. It was called the "March for the Martyrs."
These are the images of that march.
Read MoreImagine a product that people consume more of as the price rises - and vice versa. Imagine something that violates the basic law of demand in microeconomics. That’s a Giffen good. […] We became starkly aware that both Orlando and I were once - and in some respects still - considered a Giffen good. The performance transformed into a defiant act in the face of statues of YT men long dead, who once sold us on the steps of Wall Street.
Read MoreI remember visibly shaking when I first heard Taylonn Murphy Sr. tell this story. The cruelty and lack of empathy involved in how the officer regarded the boy is exactly the sort of trauma over-policing invites into our neighborhoods.
Read MoreFootage from a historic Millions March in New York, December, 13, 2014
Read MoreOn 03.20.17, a collective of everyday New Yorkers went to Yankee Stadium with over $2,000 in Metrocard passes. Their objective? Free Swipes to those in need.
Read MoreTrump's latest executive order is targeting the Executive Branch in the basis of "efficiency." Here's what's troubling about that.
Read MoreIf David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair, and Joseph McNeil, the four men of Greensboro, North Carolina, who pioneered the sit-in, chose to sit in their living rooms, or in the cafes that would welcome them with open arms, they would have merely been sitting.
Read MoreRemember to Speak Truth to Power, Like This Guy.
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After 20 years in prison, Sharon Richardson, and fellow activist, Chandeerah Davis, created Just Soul Catering, a company that employs and empowers formerly incarcerated women. Here is their story.
Read More#SwipeItForward returned yesterday in a CITY-WIDE demonstration in #NYC. To help prevent fellow New Yorkers from a night in jail, these activist offered free rides to those in need. But there's an even bigger story at work here.
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