Shut Down Rikers Island, and Don’t Replace It
Due to the work many have done to illuminate the dehumanization and torture rampant on Rikers Island, city officials are finally proposing tangible steps to shut it down. This Monday,...
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Why Leave Resist in Your Estate Plan?
Resist has always been a different type of foundation. Our story begins on October 21, 1967 when activists issued the "Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority" to oppose the Vietnam War...
Your Source on Where To Donate on this #GivingTuesday
Today is #GivingTuesday. It's a day celebrated in response to Black Friday , Cyber Monday , and to the entire consumer culture we swim in. On this day, people are...
Fighting for Freedom From Surveillance: Redefining "Sanctuary" for Trans, Queer and Immigrant Communities
One of the leading strategic movements after the installation of Donald Trump's administration has been the sanctuary movement. Yet, as many critics have asked, what's a sanctuary with jails? Though...
Will You Stand in Your Yes?
Dear Resist Community, I , more than anything, believe we are the people we've been waiting for.* We always have been and always will be. However imperfect, we prove time...
#MeToo Survivors March to Take Place Sunday in Hollywood
Speakers at the event include Tarana Burke, writer and commentator Jasmyne Cannick, AF3IRM national chairperson Ivy Quicho and organizing director for Dignity and Power Now, Jayda Rasberry. A #MeToo Survivors...
Why are We Locking Immigrants for Years?
U.S. Army and National Guard veteran Arnold Giammarco recently celebrated a remarkable homecoming with his wife, child, and country after being separated—not by war, but by immigration detention and deportation...
Support Resist's Emergency Grant Fund!
Dear Resister, As I write to you, people are voting across the country. But we know that equally vital to voting is civic engagement the other 364 days of the...
Art Meets Activism at Subversive Art Festival Extravaganza
The Subversive Art Festival Extravaganza at Tapp’s Arts Center is all about what happens when art and activism come together – but there’s a twist. With a full line-up of...
When the American Dream Becomes Human Rights Abuse
ONCE DETAINED, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE CUT OFF FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND LEGAL HELP. THIS NONPROFIT IS GIVING THEM A VOICE — AND REMAKING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IN THE PROCESS. Christina...