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Alabama Beyond Policing Campaign Summer 2020

Jul 20, 2020 / Jaz / Our Folks
URGE is participating in a larger campaign being coordinated by ACLU Alabama, which is calling on local officials to make meaningful efforts to decrease arrests … Read More
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month URGE Priority State Resources

Jun 22, 2020 / Jaz / Our Folks
Hey y’all, URGE virtual Pride planning is well under way! In addition to our fun queer movie night, “Popcorn and Pride”,and of course uplifting GRAD … Read More
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When Sex Ed Excludes You

May 11, 2020 / Neve Brown / Our Folks
I grew up in Southern California- home of 70-degree weather year-round, LA traffic, and comprehensive sex education.  Between my 6th and 9th-grade sex education lessons, … Read More

I'm not excited about Asian representation at Coachella and here's why

Feb 28, 2020 / Hannah Bae / Our Folks
When Coachella’s lineup for this year went public, a lot of Asians went absolutely wild over the Asian representation amongst performers — especially since the … Read More

Achieving mindfulness in activism

Jan 24, 2020 / Hannah Bae / Our Folks
There are a lot of articles and posts on the Internet about self-care. After the mainstream popularization of the concept of self-care—and lots of companies … Read More
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Queering the Family: Three policy areas to help achieve reproductive justice

Jan 09, 2020 / Siqi Cheng / Our Folks
Conservative politicians have been using “family values” to show opposition toward non-heterosexual relationships and sexual autonomy. The phrase has also been used to defend harmful … Read More
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Visibility is not Enough

Nov 13, 2019 / Siqi Cheng / Our Folks
(Marsha P. Johnson handing out flyers in support of the Gay Liberation Front in New York in 1970.) Every October 11 since the anniversary of … Read More
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Is Hate Speech, Free Speech?

Nov 12, 2019 / Katerina Tsvetkova / Our Folks
Anytime a protest happens on my campus, whether it be a counter-protest or a protest in response to signs to something, the argument of hate … Read More

My Experience with Abstinence-based Sex Ed

Nov 05, 2019 / Hannah Bae / Our Folks
All people should have access to comprehensive, inclusive, evidence-based sex education. Unfortunately, that’s not often the case. Abstinence-based sex education is the culturally normative, federally funded status … Read More

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