Riding Up Front

As immigrants and allies, Riding Up Front (RUF) is an art blog gallery of ride share stories created to raise awareness of immigrant rights in the USA.

[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

https://t.co/9L0lFIMFJw is lucky to work with some of the most brilliant #artists around. Want to be one of them? ➡️ https://t.co/Wyk9VRjYNF

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“I held out my arms. I said, ‘I’m unarmed, man. I’m not here to hurt you. And God loves you very much.’”

“And then?”

“He dropped the knife. And I hugged him.”

Read the whole story at RUF's website: https://t.co/1u4ngNeqZK

Artwork by Annie Haines

#atlanta #ridingupfront

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"I felt sad and depressed after the ride. And I certainly didn’t manage to cheer him up at all. In fact, I think I made him feel worse."

Read the whole story at RUF's website: https://t.co/UzCkcoZVEv

Artwork by Nina Rupena

#Chicago #ridingupfront #math #rideshare

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"Fayeda had one son. It was easy to see he was her pride and joy. “He’s really smart. He’s at UCLA now. He tells me everything. He’s the reason I moved from New Jersey to LA.”

Read the whole story at RUF's website: https://t.co/TVs24OKYV6

Artwork by Alexandra Burda

#immigrants

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“How do you deal with the pain?” I asked.

“I don’t notice it. I find myself as well while meditating. All of this–” he waved vaguely–“goes away.”

Read the rest at RUF's website: https://t.co/pfqpFFgqjB

Artwork by Paula Vrinceanu
#immigrants #morocco #ridingupfront #rideshare

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"I have a big voice, so it was easy for me to be the star.” She smiled.

“Did you ever want to make it a career?”

“No. I didn’t even think about it. It’s just something I love to do.”

Read the rest at RUF's website: https://t.co/zXhGT1ltMj

Artwork by Iris Hopp

#SanDiego

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"Why not spend the time and money visiting your brother?”

He shook his head, “No! Ukraine is a tough country. And always cold."

Read the whole story on our website: https://t.co/8WRUV1gKq6

Artwork by Paula Vrinceanu

#Ukraine #rideshare #immigrants #ridingupfront

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Rest in power, #JohnLewis.

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"Joaquim lived in Salinas, CA., and drove up to the SF Bay Area to drive for Uber before doing the hours-long commute back to Salinas at 2pm."

Read the whole story at RUF: https://t.co/HqHKSOtSJh

Artwork by Liana Lucier

#Salinas #immigrantstories #mexico

[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

This is NOT how you respond to a question about racist epithets coming from the President of the United States, Rep. McCarthy. "Kung Flu" is a brazenly racist term! The President should never, ever use it!

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[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

This is proof that anti-immigrant policies are aimed at ending immigration, documented or not. Whether essential farm workers or scientists, attacks that started on asylum seekers have now worked their way up to more affluent immigrant groups.

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[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

"Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council, criticized the proposal, saying, "The goal of this asylum regulation -- far from reshaping the system to improve it -- is to make asylum impossible to win."

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[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

PSA for our riders and drivers - if you want to protest, know how to do so safely, and how to aid protest groups (don't just show up to any event, folks - there's a lot of craziness out there and you don't want to end up stuck with looters).

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[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

RUF is looking for artists to illustrate our rideshare testimonials! Do you want to raise awareness of immigrant rights while showcasing your talent? Drop us a line!

https://t.co/BRfx1BphuS

Artwork by Loraine Yow

[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

"They left stickers plastered to buildings and telephone poles in their wake. “Better dead than red,” one said. Others read “America First.”

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[Ed Markey @EdMarkey]

Anti-Asian discrimination is surging across the country. Join me and @SamuelJHyun from the @AACommission now to discuss how we can stand together against racism and bigotry. https://t.co/eH33jxl9JB

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The coronavirus does not have a religion or nationality, but people trying to give it one are using it as a pretext to encourage hate crimes against minorities all across the world.

https://t.co/MnCUKyhaNF

[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

Hateful rhetoric against Asians about COVID-19 leads to attacks on Asian-Americans and Asian immigrants!

[Phil Yu @angryasianman]

On Monday, an Asian woman was attacked by a man on her porch in Brooklyn. HE THREW ACID ON HER. She suffered severe second degree burns across her face and body. https://t.co/gf6t5wIcNo

[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

"Since January 2020, there have been more than 44 reports of AAPI individuals being threatened and harassed on the street. These incidents include being told to, “Go back to China,” being blamed for “bringing the virus” to the United States..."

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[Riding Up Front @ridingupfront]

This is why racist dog whistling by politicians is dangerous - it gets people hurt and killed. The virus is not Chinese or Korean - it's a virus. It has no nationality. It's a pathogen. It originates in animals, not people.

[20/20 @ABC2020]

Federal law enforcement is warning of an increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans as the coronavirus crisis continues to grow, according to a new FBI analysis obtained by ABC News. https://t.co/qOQnnmJwFn