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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Jun 27

We’re calling on young people who care about justice, who are scared about rising authoritarianism, and who want to build a truly regenerative society to stand up, speak out, and take action.

Join Dissenters on Tues. 7/1 to demand No War with Iran & to Block Bombs to Israel!

RSVP: bit.ly/NoWarCall

Dissenters Membership Call: One Year of Encampments

.I'm attending an event called Dissenters Membership Call: One Year of Encampments. Can you join me? Click here for details and to RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/youth-against-us-empire-no-...

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · Jun 26

Re: Skrmetti and the ongoing attacks on trans youth and gender-affirming care, including in media outlets like NYT: This has never been about care or concern for young people.

Re-sharing our resource, We Must Fight In Solidarity With Trans Youth: bit.ly/SolidarityWithTransYouthBrief

Black text on a beige background, decorated with pale pink at the top and a sliver of pale blue at the bottom: "The attacks on trans youth and gender-affirming care have never been about care for young people. This is about enforcing racialized, gendered, cisheteronormative hierarchies through state-sanctioned and extralegal violence, all part of a white supremacist agenda.

—From 'We Must Fight in Solidarity with Trans Youth'"

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Asian Law Caucus @asianlawcaucus.org · Jun 26

Asian Law Caucus Seeks Records on Arrests and Deportations of Bhutanese American Refugees

Since March, U.S. Government Has Forced Dozens of Family Members and Community Leaders Into Statelessness

Read about the FOIA: bit.ly/alc-aru-foia

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Detention Watch Network @detentionwatchnetwork.org · Jun 10

ICE's "Operation At Large" is a hyper-militarized police state and an inflection point in the rising authoritarianism of Trump's regime.

Learn more via our press release: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/pressroom/re...

Operation At Large - Trump’s latest campaign is a hyper-militarized police state, an inflection point in his rising authoritarianism

Washington, DC — With details emerging of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) latest campaign, “Operation At Large,” Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director of Detention Watch Network issued the...

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Jun 2

Avelo Airlines has accepted a $150 million contract to operate ICE deportation flights, aiding in the illegal removal of individuals without their right to a fair hearing or due process.

Take action and #StopAvelo : defendandrecruit.org/stopavelo/

Stop Avelo "Abduction Airlines" - Defend and Recruit

Avelo, a little known budget airline, is now the carrier for ICE deportation flights. But the airline’s government approved abductions can – and must – be stopped. Avelo “Abduction Air” said it took t...

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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · May 15

On the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba (1947-1949) the BDS movement shares these 7 facts and 7 demands for meaningful solidarity.

Only mass, intersectional people power can end this.

Join us!
#Nakba77
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Nakba 77: 7 Facts and 7 Demands

On the 77th anniversary of the 1948 Nakba (1947-1949), the BDS movement shares these 7 facts and 7 demands for meaningful solidarity.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social · Apr 21

"I felt this moment of betrayal." How a 15-month-old Instagram post cost one of the largest Asian American advocacy groups $250,000 in crucial funding — and why similar cuts are happening in silence across the progressive nonprofit world.
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How a Single Instagram Post Cost One Nonprofit a Quarter of Its Budget

When a progressive group posted in support of Palestinians in Gaza, it saw funding evaporate. Similar fissures are reverberating across the nonprofit world.

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Apr 21

We aren’t the first organization to lose funding over our solidarity with Palestine, and we know that we won’t be the last. 18MR remains bold in calling in the philanthropic sector. We call for funders to be our allies, not roadblocks, in this movement for justice.

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Apr 21

From the federal government to philanthropy, repression against movement groups fighting for a free Palestine remains on the rise. 18 Million Rising lost $250K in funding for standing with Palestine. But we refuse to be silent in the face of genocide.

Read our story at bit.ly/18MR_PHILANTHROPY

How a Single Instagram Post Cost One Nonprofit a Quarter of Its Budget

When a progressive group posted in support of Palestinians in Gaza, it saw funding evaporate. Similar fissures are reverberating across the nonprofit world.

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Apr 21

18MR will continue to call for an end to this genocide. We will fight each day for a free Palestine, and we want our community to be with us every step of the way.

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Mar 18

From bills to ban immigration reform to attacks on sanctuary status, we have a duty to keep our immigrant communities safe.

Join us and @nonviolentpeaceforce.org this Thurs, 3/20 1PM - 2:30PM PT for “Community Safety” virtual workshop

RSVP: bit.ly/18MR_NVP1

Slide 1) Purple graphic with purple and while background. Text reads: 18MR x Nonviolence Peaceforce Community Safety Thurs. 3/20/25 1PM- 2:30 PM PT/ 4PM - 5:30PM ET. Below a 8-bit text box with registration link: BIT.LY/18MR_NVP1 White text box below with purple text: This workshop is a space for participants to learn how to intervene & apply know your rights tools when they witness threats of violence or direct violence to their community members.

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Building Movement Project @buildingmovement.bsky.social · Feb 19

This year marks the 83rd anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II by the United States government.

Graphic with an excerpt from a Day of Remembrance Solidarity Statement for February 2025. There is a black and white photograph of Japanese Americans walking towards a barracks-style building at an incarceration camp during WWII, while a row of US soldiers in military uniforms watches. The text on the graphic reads:

"This year marks the 83rd anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II by the United States government.

In the midst of relentless anti-immigrant attacks that rely upon similar narratives and policies, we must recommit to community care and solidarity."

Read the full statement at: bit.ly/dor-solidarity-statement

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Feb 18

Feeling overwhelmed in the face of rising fascism + attacks on our communities? Digital security is one way you can resist.

Join us for Digital Security 101 for activists, organizers, and anyone from a community that may be targeted by online attacks and government repression.

RSVP: bit.ly/DS_FEB

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Detention Watch Network @detentionwatchnetwork.org · Jan 29

NEW op-ed by @stacysuh.bsky.social, DWN’s program director in @truthout.org: “Now is the time not only to hold the line and defend existing sanctuary policies, but to go even further to implement policies that can throw a wrench into the deportation machine." truthout.org/articles/let...

Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine

Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Jan 29

Hello! We are 18 Million Rising, an organization that grows political power by educating, mobilizing, and organizing Asian Americans towards taking collective action online and offline!✊🏼✨

Learn more about our work at www.18mr.org

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Jan 29

We're hosting Asian American Momentum Training to develop the Asian American left. Learn hybrid organizing skills, dig into campaign development, and develop base building tools while deepening our analysis of power, oppression and current issues.

Apply by 2/3: bit.ly/AAMomentum2025

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18 Million Rising @18millionrising.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy LNY from 18MR!🧧🐍

Let this year of the wood snake be one where we shed old skins that no longer serve us and adapt to whatever comes our way. Just like how snakes have scales to protect themselves, may we also rely on our community, our allies, and our ancestors, to keep each other safe💚

Illustration against a pink background of three snakes each holding a red envelope with large text: Rise up & strike! Smaller subtext on the top left and bottom right reads: educate, organize, mobilize

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