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More policing is not the answer — it’s what got us here.

These Zines Fund Community Safety in Chinatown and Ethnic Studies

This month 18 Million Rising is launching a solidarity fundraiser to fund two community-led efforts reimagining community safety and comprehensive ethnic studies. 100% of profits from a limited run of our Unmasking Yellow Peril and Call On Me, Not the Cops zines will support Oakland Chinatown Coalition’s Chinatown Ambassador Program,…

Post Election Day, Whats Next?

Yesterday was the most important election in a generation. While ballots are counted, we probably won’t know the results for the next few days or possibly even longer. But that hasn’t stopped Trump from falsely declaring victory and demanding an end to ballot counting. Although this is a chaotic and…

A Workshop on Tearing Down Prison Walls

On Sept. 26, 18 Million Rising hosted the first Love Letters to Movement Leaders workshop on abolition and decarceration with over 170 members and allies. This workshop, co-facilitated by our partners Asian Prisoner Support Committee and Survived and Punished, is a part of 18MR’s new multimedia initiative: Love Letters to…

NATIVE VALUES IN THE TIME OF ELECTIONS WITH EDGAR VILLANUEVA

sumi: In your book Decolonizing Wealth, you describe a style of leadership among people of color in philanthropy which “embodied the mantra of colonizers: divide, control, and above all, exploit.” And yet, it seems like you have found a way to bring your wholeness and integrity into this field. What…

SLOWING THE FUCK DOWN WITH ANGELA ANGEL (AND HER PLANTS)

Note: For context, this interview took place in early March 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S and the ongoing uprisings in defense of Black life. sumi: You are a gardener, artist, medium, and ceremonialist. As a young traditional healing practitioner, your work is a continuation of your…

Family conversations: Call On Me, Not the Cops

We’re living during a historic moment of uprisings to end police violence. Black leaders and organizers put a call out for all of us to have conversations about anti-Blackness and police violence with our families and loved ones. This is one action that we can take that will literally save…

NATHAN NAIK SHARA ON FACING OURSELVES AND THE DAILY PRACTICE OF BEING A GOOD FRIEND

Note: For context, this interview took place in January 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S and the ongoing uprisings in defense of Black life. Though our interview questions would look different today, we believe the conversation here ages well on why Asian American healing is essential for…

What Do I Do Now? Next Steps And Police Alternatives

In the midst of powerful uprisings across the country in defense of Black lives lost to police murders and vigilante violence, the time to reimagine safety and practice solidarity is now. One way we can act today to stop killing Black people is to stop calling the police, and to…

Call On Me, Not The Cops

18 Million Rising knows that some of our family members and loved ones may not understand why we must stop calling the police, but now is the time to have these conversations with our families. We want to help support you through that conversation. So, we wrote a letter to…