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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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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‘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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“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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jeremycyoung.bsky.social
In the past five years, higher ed has demonstrated that it's a soft target for right-wing culture war attacks. Too many are willing to sacrifice part of the sector to protect the rest, as parochial interests dictate. That shows weakness and guarantees a loss for the whole sector.
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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
alissecc.bsky.social
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.
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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.