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Treating Mental Illness in Victorian Britain

WEBCare in the Community was designed to replace the old asylums, but amounted to nothing more than “an attractive slogan.”. Writing in the 1970s, author PD …

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The Racialized History of Disability Activism from the …

WEBby Jorge Matos Valldejuli. In 2010, a celebration honoring two major figures of the Civil Rights Movement took place at the iconic Apollo Theater in New York City. [2] …

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Decolonizing the Body: Indigenizing Our Approach to Disability …

WEBComment 1. by Rachel Presley. “Disability is not fundamentally a question of medicine or health, nor is it just an issue of sensitivity and compassion; rather, it is a …

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The Olmstead Decision and Community Mental Health

WEBFor more, see Kathleen Brian’s companion article on exclusion as a feature of the insurance industry, as well as Jade Shepherd’s examination of the benefits of …

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Disability Justice and Mutual Aid Pedagogy or: How I Learned to …

WEBMutual aid is not limited to disasters; any organizing effort which relies on horizontal and relational organizing to meet needs within a marginalized community …

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The Everglades Labor Camp and the Farmworkers’ Movement in …

WEBIn 1973, a typhoid epidemic struck the rural city of Homestead in South Florida, sickening approximately 210 people. The victims, who drank from a sewage …

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Taking Depression on, Digitally: An Interview with the DE-press …

WEBOne rainy night in 2016, shortly after being diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety, Colin Radcliffe walked onto a bridge intending to jump off. Fortunately, he realized that …

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The Unsettling of Appalachia: Identity, Activism, and Appalachian

WEBThis essay is part two of a two-part series. Click here for the introduction, and here for part one. by Matthew Sparks “Because they want to be thought of as a rich …

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Dining with Dignity: How the Crescent City Cafe Builds Community …

WEBby Adelle Bergman. The Crescent City Cafe believes everyone deserves a dignified meal, and we strive to provide one for each and every person that attends our …

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From Moral to Political Economy: The Origins of Modern …

WEBToday, philanthropy and inequality exist in a feedback loop of sorts in the United States. Philanthropic organizations such as the United Way and the Red Cross …

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The Transgender Community in the Time of COVID-19

WEBby Daniel Molina. The global pandemic of COVID-19 is a historic catastrophe that we experience in real time together as it unfolds. Yet, like in other major crises, …

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Protesting Invisibility in Silver Spring, Maryland – The Activist

WEBA Little Silver Spring History. Silver Spring is an unincorporated community that shares a boundary with the District of Columbia. The community’s origin legend is …

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Racism Is Making Us Sick – The Activist History Review

WEBby Laura Post Horne. Help and hope are available. Since 2003, Active Minds has empowered students facing mental health struggles to share their stories to let …

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Business As Usual: The Objectification of Black Women in …

WEBby Dr. C. Chic Smith. As the threads of America’s sexual predation culture continue to unravel, it is amazing to witness the cast of characters who are utterly …

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Infectious Nationalism: Pericles and Public Health Crises

WEBThis article was originally published with Avon Hills Salon on March 16, 2020 and is republished with permission here.. by Jason Schlude. A powerful state sits on the …

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Lost in the Flood: Young Earth Creationism from George …

WEBNote: This essay is the inspiration behind the inaugural episode of Sectstra Credit—a new podcast series brought to you by the creators and co-hosts of Sects Ed, …

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Technology and the Outcome of American Colonization

WEBIn this case, the idea that American colonization was inevitable is built on perceptions of indigenous technological inferiority. Indeed, white Americans have long …

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Strikes Work: The Story of the 2019 UIC Grad Worker Strike

WEBDuring spring semester, 2019, grad workers at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) rejected this narrative and went on strike for nearly three weeks to assert …

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Labor Organizing in Higher Ed: Lessons from the 1984-85 Yale Strike

WEBBy Jacob Remes. One of the most widely consumed depictions of the American labor movement in the 1980s was Barbara Kopple’s documentary American …

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