Hate Speech: Grandpa Yells At Nine-Year-Old Girl At A Game

Two Canadian moms say that their nine-year-old daughter was competing in a shot put final at a track and field event when the grandfather of one of the other participants decided to reveal his command of hate speech and started…

How To Stop Bigotry And Hate In Its Tracks

Bigotry and hate are harmful and negative attitudes and behaviors directed towards individuals or groups based on their perceived differences, such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. How do you handle it when someone says something…

Political Phone Calls: How To Know They’re Working

How do we know that our political phone calls to our representatives work? An article in a newsletter from Semafor titled “What Happened to the TikTok Band?” starts out by saying, “Capital Hill’s effort to delete TikTok from American phones…

Ableism: 7 Books That Challenge Perceptions of Disability

These books, listed in no particular order, will help you learn about the experiences of disabled people and how they are challenging ableism. There are no links if you click on any of these books. To purchase, consider alternatives to Amazon and Audible.…

Common Sense Gun Laws: Fighting For Better Policies

Common sense gun laws are needed now! In Florida, a white supremacist used an AR-15-style to mass murder three black people in a targeted racist attack. In Florida, the state law demands that even white supremacists have easy access to…

Parental Rights: The Truth Parents And Teachers Want

We hear a lot from the parental rights movement about what parents want. But we’re seeing it from the right-wing extremist’s viewpoint only. This is part of pushing a larger agenda and defunding public education. The truth is that parents…

Young Voters: The Power Is Yours To Make Big Changes

Turnup.us is an organization that is by youth for youth. It’s about registering and organizing young voters. We already know that four million young people turn 18 each year. That’s four million additional young voters going into the electorate yearly.…

How To Stay Positive In A Stressful Time

Doom and gloom leave people with heaviness and despair. That’s something we battle every day. So, how do we stay positive during these times? This is a time in history that is one of the most stressful moments that any…