Organizing Asian America
QUEERS FOR PALESTINE! Nearly two months have passed since Israel escalated attacks on Gaza, killing more than 14,500 and displacing 1.7+ million. 
This is genocide. And we know a temporary “pause” is not enough to stop it. 
Join @queercrescent, @lavphoenix, @18millionrising, @rising_majority, @mvmnt4blklives, and @nqapia on Tues., Dec. 5th at 12 PM PST |…
POST EVENT: CALL YOUR REPS! with script CEASEFIRE NOW You marched in the streets. You shouted “CEASEFIRE NOW.” You’re here for a free Palestine.Now, join @18millionrising, @rising_majority, @grassrootsasiansrising, @lavphoenix, @aroc_bayarea, and @seafnofficial this Tuesday Nov 7th at 12pm PST / 3pm EST to call on our Asian American representatives…
"We contain multitudes as Asian Americans and our lives are not linear, neat, or monolithic. There is so much diversity, brilliance, and nuance within the umbrella of Asian Americans that most people still do not know or understand." - Alice Wong @disability_visibility The 18MR team just got our copies of "Year…
18 Million Rising partnered with Liquor Store Dreams to host a discussion panel and created a resource guide.
“Drag is sacred.” - GQMujra Drag performers are the pinnacle of creativity and resilience. 18MR recently hosted a Happy Hour & Drag Nite with @understoryoakland and had the honor of having GQMujra, Kristi Yummykochi, and Xtina Agitera who reminded us about the power we collectively hold when we remain unapologetically authentic to…
Join us for We Keep Us Safe, a community safety training on February 15th at 1PM PT/ 4PM ET. You’ll learn from Kalaya’an Mendoza (he/they) of Nonviolent Peaceforce, an award-winning facilitator of holistic safety and security. He has inspired, trained, and mobilized thousands of activists in the US and abroad.…
18MR has produced Fertile Ground, a beautiful illustrated botanical poster and accompanying essay that introduces the concept of abolition, provides analysis on our current moment in Asian America, the limits of #StopAsianHate, and examples of community resistance to police violence. When you purchase your Fertile Ground print today a portion…
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…
Not only do Asian Americans worry about surviving the virus, we also fear for our lives. Our loved ones are experiencing skyrocketing levels of unchecked hate and violence – over 100 hundred hate crimes a day. This violence is the latest iteration of Yellow Peril. It is a form of…
Image: The author (center) holds an image of Zainichi Korean “Comfort Woman” survivor Song Shing-do halmoni, with Yuri Kochiyama (bottom right) at a 2005 protest in front of the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco. Also pictured: renowned Zainichi human rights activist Shin Sugok and Zainichi scholar of Ethnic Studies Kyunghee…
