Pour something warm and settle in.
Catch up with the week’s stories about justice, resistance, policy, protest, and the power of difference. These weekly recaps are emailed to followers on Sundays. If you’d like it in email form (just once a week, no spam ever), you can subscribe here. Otherwise, check into the blog any time.
Civics 101: The Law Passed, So Why Is Nothing Changing?
Passing a law doesn’t mean it takes effect, or helps everyone. We break down what really happens after legislation passes, and why many so-called reforms still leave people behind.
In the News: Anti-ICE Protests in L.A.
From Los Angeles: Anti-ICE protests, immigration raids, and powerful voices calling out injustice. Featuring excerpts from Democracy Now and journalist Jean Guerrero.
Policy vs. People: I Thought Debtor’s Prison Was a Thing of The Past?
Can you be jailed for missing a payment? In some courts, yes. We unpack how “pay or stay” sentencing turns poverty into punishment, and why it still happens today.
Fact Check Friday: They’re Just Doing Their Jobs
Unmarked agents. Rubber bullets. No warrants. We’re fact-checking recent raids and immigration crackdowns and reminding you what your rights still are.
Bee Sides: When All the Other Is Gone
Diversity protects forests. And communities. This one’s about photos, the integrity of differences, and what happens when we erase them. Spoiler: It’s not strength.
Also: Fly High, Sly 🙌 🙌 🙌
In solidarity,
The Adopt an Inmate Team
🐝 Truth. Connection. Resistance.
Quote of the Week:
I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
Visit our Linktree to find everything we’re sharing, watching, posting, and building.
✍️ Take the Quiz – How much do you know about U.S. prisons?
🗣️ Add Your Voice – Submit your responses to our Good, Bad, Change poll
🤲 Get Involved – Help behind the scenes
💌 Donate Stamps – SOS: Stamp out Silence!
❤ Give – Help us build a world where no one is forgotten
Forward This Email – Someone needs to see this
0 Comments