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Alisse Waterston

@alissecc.bsky.social

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anthropologist; studies and writes on the human consequences of structural and systemic violence and inequity; resistance through scholarship and writing; Committed to writing anthropology otherwise

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Migration Scholars’ Global Solidarity and Resistance Network @migrationscholars.bsky.social · 17d

This is what grassroots organizing looks like! How the working class people fight back as a class. Watch the Unión del Barrio in action in this clip; ‘A City Fights Back: How LA Defends Itself From ICE’.

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Migration Scholars’ Global Solidarity and Resistance Network @migrationscholars.bsky.social · 23d

‘Why Wouldn't You?' - a short film created by the DCU Irish Refugee Integration Network and Sanctuary. It gives voice to the lived experiences of forcibly displaced people in Ireland and honours the everyday acts of welcome and justice happening across communities.

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Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Apr 9

“Improvising Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Anthropological Perspectives,” new open-access article published in the Swedish Journal of Anthropology/ kritisk etnografi uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/di...

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Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Feb 23

Signed and Joined: publicschoolstrong.controlshift.app/petitions/pu...

Public School Strong: Defend Against the Trump Administration’s Attacks

Public education is under attack. From attempts to defund public schools through voucher scams, to efforts aimed at censoring educators and whitewashing history, the Trump Administration and its allie...

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Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Feb 13

Going. The least I can do. www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

5051: National Day of Protest - Feb 17, #NotMyPresidentsDay · Mobilize

National Day of Protest Feb 5 was just the begining. Now we continue that momentum with a #NotMyPresidentsDay protest of the Trump-Musk coup. 50 protests, 50 states, one movement. Demand that Congre...

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Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Feb 4

A small group working together to protect our public schools. Please see our "Know the Facts" with a QR code to "The Struggle for our Public Schools and Against the Charter Threat" report. See also our press release. Our story reflects the wider threats we all face. #SaveOurPublicSchools

Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Feb 4

I can't tell you how much this means to me. I, too, am feeling a sense of despair but know we must keep breathing and engaging the struggle for justice and equity and against all the violences before us.

Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thank you so much!!

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Alisse Waterston @alissecc.bsky.social · Nov 19

This: a wonderful late breaking session at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) conference. Featuring Dr. Marvin Dunn who embraces Praxis and shows a way to stand up to the forces of silencing in Florida. Thursday, November 21, 2:39-4pm at the Tampa Convention Center, Room 121.