Written by Anna Castro (Manager, SolidarityIs) I attended my first Pride event during my junior year of high school. I told my mother I was visiting museums in Downtown Los Angeles when I had actually sneaked out to meet up with friends in West Hollywood, California to watch the parade. Watching Black and brown people […]
In the May 2021 episode of Solidarity Is This, Bo Thao-Urabe (the executive and network director of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders – Minnesota) joins Deepa Iyer to share how Asian American communities are supporting each other and building their solidarity muscle in Minnesota, one year after the murder of George Floyd. Listen for the […]
After more than a year of living in a global pandemic, we are in a time of reflection and transition. How do we make meaning out of what we have endured, individually and collectively? How do organizations and movements rebuild systems and institutions? What does solidarity mean during this time? In the April 2021 episode […]
Written by Deepa Iyer The past few weeks have seemed like one interminable day, and perhaps you, like me, have been moving through periods of feeling disoriented, confused, outraged, and determined. The coronavirus pandemic is, many say, an equalizer because it can affect anyone regardless of status or privilege. At the same time, the virus […]
