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purple texture background with diverse group of 5 people chanting. Green header text says "NO ARENA IN PHILLY CHINATOWN". Bottom has red block with white texts that says: "Philadelphia residents have been organizing to stop billionaires from developing an arena in the heart of our city."

Tell Civic Design Review: NO ARENA in Chinatown Philly

Action • March 28, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

The city is hosting their second Civic Design Review meeting NEXT WEEK. This is the opportunity to share our opposition to the 76 Place Arena. Please send this automated email END OF DAY to support!

ID: Pink monochrome header with images of Palestinian protesters. Maisa, founding member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, is pictured in more color on the left side. She's wearing glasses and her hand is up, one finger pointed up. Text reads: Did you eat yet? With Maisa Morrar from Palestinian Feminist Collective.

Did You Eat Yet? March 2023 – PFC with Maisa Morrar

Campaigns • March 25, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Feminism Upholds Radical Love as Liberation Maisa Morrar: I’m a founding member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, a body of Palestinian and Arab feminists committed to Palestinian social and political liberation by confronting systemic gendered, sexual, and colonial violence, oppression, and dispossession. I’m a long-time organizer and activist in the…

Photo of a protest against the sending of funds to Israel in a green monochrome, Main text reads: The People's State of the Union. Body text reads: Thursday, March 7th at 6PM ET. IRL: Lafayette Square, Washington D.C. Sign up to join nationwide: peopledemand.org.

The People’s State of the Union

Action • March 4, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Washington D.C.! Come out on March 7 to make it known where the people are: no genocide with our tax dollars, no more funding for weapons and death, no more complicity, and no business as usual! This moment requires critical action from all of us to keep up the pressure…

Image of a digital illustration of a rectangular mandala. Four tigers surround a pestle and mortar with star anise, mint, saffron, thai chilis, ginger, and green onions in the center. Around the tigers are lotus flowers and chrysanthemum flowers. Text at the top reads: Our Community. Text at the bottom reads: Is Our Remedy. Subtext reads: We hold sacred collective power. 18MR's logo in purple is under the mandala.

Our Community Is Our Remedy

Communities • February 27, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

You can support 18MR with our new merch, "Our Community Is Our Remedy". We believe deeply in the magic and power of ancestral healing, liberatory traditions, and our people to transform and end systems of oppression. We know that the best cures for these harms in society come from our…

Photo montage of floral print, red envelopes with cats on them, a table full of dim sum steamers, and a cut out image of Brenda Chi with fading teal hair, red lipstick, and a yellow dress. Main text reads: Did You Eat Yet? There is a cat peeking out of the D in Did. Subtext reads: With 18MR’s Communications Designer, Brenda Chi! She/Her.

Did You Eat Yet? Feb – CNY with Brenda Chi

Communities • February 26, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Featuring 18MR's Communication Designer, Brenda Chi!🎨 Hey y'all, I’m Brenda Chi (she/her, Queer Chinese-Vietnamese), based in sunny Los Angeles, CA! I’m the Communications Designer for 18 Million Rising – so if you’ve seen any graphics or illustrations, I made it! Outside of 18MR, I am an illustrator, I run a…

Graphic shows a photo montage of Ke in various events, with different people, all smiling. He’s wearing a cap in most of the photos. The main one, an image of him wearing the black APSC t-shirt and black cap. Another photo of him with APSC4 members Maria, Peejay, and Bun, each holding up a fist. A selfie-style photo of Ke and Bun, laughing broadly. Another photo of Ke decked out in protective gear while on a motorcycle. A group photo of APSC members, staff, volunteers, holding a sign that reads Stop Southeast Asian deportations. A smaller photo of him next to a pile of diapers that would be donated to those in need. Text read: Nghiep “Ke” Lam, Program and Facilities Coordinator. Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC). APSC’s logo is in the top right corner. 18MR’s logo is in the bottom right corner. Graphic shows bright green, deep purple indigo, black, and white colors.

How I broke the chains of generational trauma

Action • February 19, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Nghiep "Ke" Lam is a formerly incarcerated refugee from Vietnam and currently works as a staff member at Asian Prisoner Support Committee. In a collaboration between 18 Million Rising’s Brenda Chi and APSC’s Ke for Lunar New Year, Ke’s story about learning how to show affection to his dad and…

A digital Lunar New Year illustration by Brenda Chi. Blue cartoon drawn twirls over green background that says "dragon" in Chinese, in yellow text. It is framed by pink ornate designs and yellow chrysanthemums, with blue-green leaves and clouds. In the top and bottom reads, "End U.S. Imperalism!" and "2024!".

HAPPY LNY 2024!

Communities • February 8, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Happy Lunar New Year! This year our Comms Designer, Brenda, decided to create an interactive illustration! For some, you can print out the art as is, and others, you can print out and fill in your message and hopes for the new year! LINK for FREE DOWNLOAD HERE.The languages featured…

Greyscale comic cover of Ke, wearing a cap. He has his arms around his dad, who is also wearing a cap, and his daughter on his right. There are drawings of dragons in the background, lightly shaded. Title text reads: Breaking the chains of generational trauma. Copy reads: Hey, my name is Ke (like Key) and this is a story about how I overcame my family’s generational trauma and how I could lose them again because I could be deported at any time. Credit: Drawn and written by Brenda Chi. @18millionrising.

Breaking the Chains of Generational Trauma

Campaigns • February 2, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Nghiep “Ke” Lam might have just celebrated his last Lunar New Year with his family – along with three other staff members of @asianprisonersc, Peejay, Bun, and Maria – the #APSC4 members. In a collaboration between 18 Million Rising’s @brendachiart and APSC’s Ke, we highlight Ke’s story about learning how to show affection to his…

Black and violet graphic with an illustration of APSC4 members, each person holding up a fist. The illustration is done by Havanah Tran. APSC's logo is on the left, a bird with spread wins. 18MR's logo is in the bottom right corner. There are white silhouettes of birds flying northeast. Top right corner text reads: Pardon #APSC4. Main text reads: Did you eat yet?

Did You Eat Yet? Jan – Happy New Year with APSC4

Action • January 22, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Happy new year from the Asian Prisoner Support Committee and 18 Million Rising! And welcome to the first Did You Eat Yet? of the year!  Bun: My name is Chanthon Bun and I am a 1.5 generation Khmer community member. I was incarcerated for 23 years and now work as…