Dr. Cordova
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Dr. Cordova
@forcommunities.bsky.social
· Mar 16
This piece for @thestranger began w/ me speaking to an elder Black woman whose neighbor slashed her tire & put a “Trump: Take America Back” sticker on her car.
We must do more to address rampant racialized violence whether perpetuated by individuals or systems.
www.thestranger.com/race/2025/03...
We must do more to address rampant racialized violence whether perpetuated by individuals or systems.
www.thestranger.com/race/2025/03...
When Will Seattle Reckon with Its Own Racism?
On a cold February night, Mary Jane Pepper Lawson was walking outside an apartment building on Union Street on Seattle’s First Hill. According to charging documents from the King County Prosecut...
www.thestranger.com
“The United States is, after all, a white supremacist nation, built on genocide and chattel slavery. Racism has always been woven into its fabric.” - @gncordova.bsky.social
( 💗 your powerful writing! )
@thestranger.com
( 💗 your powerful writing! )
@thestranger.com
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A reminder that Gary, Indiana has been without power for just about 2 weeks now. Gary has 8 destructive data centers that strains their power grid. Over 70% of Gary’s population are Black. Indiana is controlled by fascist republicans.
You do the math. Pay attention.
You do the math. Pay attention.
August 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
A reminder that Gary, Indiana has been without power for just about 2 weeks now. Gary has 8 destructive data centers that strains their power grid. Over 70% of Gary’s population are Black. Indiana is controlled by fascist republicans.
You do the math. Pay attention.
You do the math. Pay attention.
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August 24, 2026 at 3:12 AM
www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-p... “Gonzales did not regard academic knowledge as superior to community expression. He understood that #AsianAmerican Studies drew its authority from people who had experienced exclusion, migration, labor, neighborhood struggle, and cultural creation.”
A Pathbreaker for Ethnic Studies — Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora
Find out how educator Daniel P. Gonzales played a critical role in the making of ethnic and Asian American studies at San Francisco State.
www.positivelyfilipino.com
July 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-p... “Gonzales did not regard academic knowledge as superior to community expression. He understood that #AsianAmerican Studies drew its authority from people who had experienced exclusion, migration, labor, neighborhood struggle, and cultural creation.”
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Face to face with a really big salad...
June 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Face to face with a really big salad...
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Full story is an essential read www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Full story is an essential read www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
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California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
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Massachusetts
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NYC
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St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
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August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Shades of royalty...
June 25, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Shades of royalty...
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June 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Rev. Jesse Jackson's example and legacy have been on my mind a lot lately as we confront the challenges of our moment.
It was an honor to join the Annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition Conference, the first since his passing, for a conversation with Yusef Jackson.
It was an honor to join the Annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition Conference, the first since his passing, for a conversation with Yusef Jackson.
June 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Rev. Jesse Jackson's example and legacy have been on my mind a lot lately as we confront the challenges of our moment.
It was an honor to join the Annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition Conference, the first since his passing, for a conversation with Yusef Jackson.
It was an honor to join the Annual Rainbow PUSH Coalition Conference, the first since his passing, for a conversation with Yusef Jackson.
Cheers and thanks to all at #RainbowPUSHcoalition conference
11 June 2026
11 June 2026
@forcommunities.bsky.social What an honor to be together with this powerhouse group at the #RainbowPushCoalitionConference
June 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Cheers and thanks to all at #RainbowPUSHcoalition conference
11 June 2026
11 June 2026
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You already know about Mamdani, but do you know about the incredible work of the Union of Pinnacle Tenants? And why aren’t we telling that story? Who benefits when we onscure the power of ordinary people organized for change? www.pinnacletenants.org/about-us
About Us - Union of Pinnacle Tenants
www.pinnacletenants.org
June 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
You already know about Mamdani, but do you know about the incredible work of the Union of Pinnacle Tenants? And why aren’t we telling that story? Who benefits when we onscure the power of ordinary people organized for change? www.pinnacletenants.org/about-us
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Aaaaannnnnddddd—it’s official, and unanimous: a one year moratorium on large data centers in the city of Seattle! 💃🎉🔥
June 9, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Aaaaannnnnddddd—it’s official, and unanimous: a one year moratorium on large data centers in the city of Seattle! 💃🎉🔥
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June 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan.
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
May 21, 2026 at 7:04 AM
What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan.
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located.
[📷 wesskywalker]
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They could have sold it, but they chose the city instead.
Generosity is a form of nonviolence. So is flood resilience. Read more: www.globalsistersreport.org/new-orleans-...
Generosity is a form of nonviolence. So is flood resilience. Read more: www.globalsistersreport.org/new-orleans-...
May 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
They could have sold it, but they chose the city instead.
Generosity is a form of nonviolence. So is flood resilience. Read more: www.globalsistersreport.org/new-orleans-...
Generosity is a form of nonviolence. So is flood resilience. Read more: www.globalsistersreport.org/new-orleans-...
@scottkurashige.bsky.social Who else from Seattle is on BlueSky? 🌺Congrats @tamikonimura.bsky.social !
Tonight in Seattle! With @denshoproject.bsky.social , Shawn Wong, mam’s books at Seattle Public Library!
May 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
@scottkurashige.bsky.social Who else from Seattle is on BlueSky? 🌺Congrats @tamikonimura.bsky.social !
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AMERICAN PERIL BOOK TOUR: come see me discuss my new book on anti-Asian violence. Excited to be in conversation with a dream list of scholars & activists. Please find link to tour dates & locations in comment or DM me if you’re interested in having me do a talk or zoom.
April 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
AMERICAN PERIL BOOK TOUR: come see me discuss my new book on anti-Asian violence. Excited to be in conversation with a dream list of scholars & activists. Please find link to tour dates & locations in comment or DM me if you’re interested in having me do a talk or zoom.
#phillynews @dkodish.bsky.social @hipcinema.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org @inquirer.com @upenn.edu #asianamericans
WHAT TIME IS IT ON THE CLOCK OF THE WORLD? Amid the crisis of US empire, we need to resist the fascist assault & build another world from the ground up
Sat 5/2, 3-5pm at Ginger Arts Center, 447 N. 12th St, Philadelphia. Excited to return to space sprung from creative energy of AsianAm youth!
Sat 5/2, 3-5pm at Ginger Arts Center, 447 N. 12th St, Philadelphia. Excited to return to space sprung from creative energy of AsianAm youth!
April 30, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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Ever since my dog died, my neighbor has made a point of letting me visit with his goldendoodle in the mornings during their walks. It is pure joy. Man, America may be insane but there are pockets of goodness everywhere all the time.
April 29, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Ever since my dog died, my neighbor has made a point of letting me visit with his goldendoodle in the mornings during their walks. It is pure joy. Man, America may be insane but there are pockets of goodness everywhere all the time.
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Pink passions...
April 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Pink passions...
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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Citizens Bank annual shareholders’ meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, to protest against the company’s financial relationships with for-profit prison corporations that operate facilities for ICE.
Hundreds Protest Against Citizens Bank Over Ties to ICE Prison Partners
The bank is the only major institution to keep ties with ICE since 2019, the De-ICE Citizens Bank movement has noted.
truthout.org
April 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Citizens Bank annual shareholders’ meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, to protest against the company’s financial relationships with for-profit prison corporations that operate facilities for ICE.
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www.berkeleyside.org/2026/04/22/m...
"Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."
"Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."
UC Berkeley strips all political art from trailblazing multicultural center
Even a poster of Martin Luther King was yanked from Cal's Multicultural Community Center. Student organizations are banned from hosting events.
www.berkeleyside.org
April 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
www.berkeleyside.org/2026/04/22/m...
"Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."
"Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs."
“…confronting the roots of conflict, choosing dialogue over armed confrontation, defending human dignity, ensuring fairness in access to land and livelihood, and rebuilding trust within communities.”
Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos issued the appeal after a deadly gunfight between government forces and the communist-led New People’s Army left 19 dead.
“...for every life lost is a child of God, known and loved by Him.”
#Catholic #Justice #Toboso #Peace
www.licas.news/2026/04/21/d...
“...for every life lost is a child of God, known and loved by Him.”
#Catholic #Justice #Toboso #Peace
www.licas.news/2026/04/21/d...
Deadly gunfight in central Philippines prompts bishop to call out injustice driving decades-old conflict
After deadly Negros clashes, bishop warns injustice and poverty continue to fuel violence, urges shift toward just peace
www.licas.news
April 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“…confronting the roots of conflict, choosing dialogue over armed confrontation, defending human dignity, ensuring fairness in access to land and livelihood, and rebuilding trust within communities.”