Refugees Welcome

As she heard of a tide of refugees seeking to come to the United States from Afghanistan, Mirriam Seddiq decided she wanted to help. Having come from Afghanistan herself as a child, she created an Amazon wish list last week with everything she thought someone starting over would need: towels,…

Bandcamp is going to be waiving its revenue share once again today (June 5). And while the campaign was initially meant to help artists through their financial hardship during the global pandemic, many labels have committed to donating the proceeds from their sales to Black Lives Matter initiatives, anti-racism organizations…

Many will support racial and social justice initiatives with tomorrow's waiver day Published Jun 04, 2020 Bandcamp is once again waiving its revenue share this Friday (June 5) to help out artists and labels affected by coronavirus lockdowns, and a number of labels and artists have announced plans to commit their earnings…

Skip to comments. White Paternalism Is Racism Too The Federalist ^ | June 3, 2020 | Hannah Sillars Posted on 06/03/2020 6:56:31 AM PDT by Kaslin The riots in the wake of George Floyd’s killing have been decried by some black leaders, but you wouldn’t know it from listening to…

In the U.S., and around the world, schools are closed and children are home with their families and caregivers for a simple reason: to keep them safe from COVID-19. Protecting the health and safety of a child is fundamental. In fact, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child—a…

A particularly memorable quote from Transition Movement co-founder Rob Hopkins’ 2008 Transition Handbook. The practice of envisioning and harnessing the power of positive futures – both holistic and inspiring, practical and realistic – has been at the heart of the international Transition Movement from the very beginning. In his seminal…

182 organizations called on the Trump administration to immediately rescind its policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border. Pictured: “Refugees Welcome” rally at the Capitol, October 2019. (Victoria Pickering)In a letter sent to Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf yesterday, 182 organizations called on the Trump administration to…

Today, most social movements around the world are digital in some capacity. When a hashtag seems enough to start a movement, social media promise to replace the role of leaders in setting a movement’s goals, coordinating action and inspiring a following. Our research set out to test the belief that…

Dortmund fans came together at home whilst in COVID-19 lockdown to support local businesses. Bongarts/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund and its fans are well known for their social initiatives, be that #BedsForAwayFans that trended after 2017’s terrorist attack (which canceled the clubs game against AS Monaco in the Champions League), or…

This is my graduation project made at HBKsaar, titled New Mimeo Revolution. In addition to writing a thesis, I printed one hundred pamphlets on the mimeograph and set up an exhibition. For this, I created a visual identity with Hobeaux as display typeface and Pitch for text uses. I combined…