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Using Topsy to track Activism on Social Media
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"Gazans flee floods caused by Israel's dams opening"
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Stanford University's Fundamental Standard
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Malcom X's Daughter on Activism Today
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Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine

This website is a good resource to learn about the coalition that launched the recent divestment initiative on campus.

Audre Lorde Project

This is a good website for individuals interested in learning about resources in NYC for individuals looking to support LGBTSTGNC people of color. 

French Integration or Exclusion?: The Racialization of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

 

Western Media Bigotry

On Tuesday, Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife, Yusor Mohammed, 21, and her sister, Razan Mohammed Abu-Salha, 19. There are some important things to note about this murder in particular, a. it barely got any media coverage, and b.

"US: Prison Officials Thwart Compassionate Releases"

This article reports on the fact that many US prison officials are refusing to grant compassionate release to the vast majority of prisoners. Compassionate release is early release, on the grounds that the prisoner is within 12 months of death or completely and irrevocably incapacitated. The Bureau of Prisons, however, is refusing to send most prisoners' requests to court. Indeed, since 1992, the Bureau of Prisons annually has only passed on about two dozen cases to the court for early release. Although this article was written a couple of years ago in 2012, the trend continues today.

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