We, Ceremony

Empowering women of color through storytelling

[SEIU Local 509 @SEIU509]

Today we honor and celebrate the rich and varied cultures and histories of indigenous people, & acknowledge the painful history of violence and colonization that continues to impact indigenous communities. (1/2)

[SEIU Local 509 @SEIU509]

💪 Local 509 members took to the streets today for #MayDay! From Boston to Springfield—we’re building a wave of worker power and nothing can hold us back.

[We, Ceremony @WeCeremony]

@SEIU509 @gradworkersofBU Solidarity forever! #BUGWUOnStrike

[rupi kaur @rupikaur_]

I received an invite from the Biden administration for a Diwali event being held by the VP on nov 8. I decline any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population—50% of whom are children.

[GreenRoots @GreenRootsEJ]

#Juneteenth is a celebration of Black dignity, joy and freedom. Join GreenRoots and our friends at Chelsea Black Community on Monday for a community celebration at Washington Park from 12pm-5pm!

[GreenRoots @GreenRootsEJ]

TONIGHT! Don't miss our Director of Health Equity & Policy Sara Arman share the stage with @_ZeinaMohammed @NAICOB91 @BonjourParis_ @laceesatcher. Communities of color are hit first and worse by environmental injustices. Learn what we're doing to fight back!

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

The way they’ve spent days & hours emphasizing the violence of Tyre Nichols’ murder like it’s a countdown to a movie release tells you everything about the depravity of the system we live under.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Diversifying the police force doesn’t end racism because racism is inherent to the organization of the institution & its daily operation. Racism is what policing is

[MuslimJusticeLeague @MuslimJustice]

On Wednesday, Sayed Arif Faisal, a member of the Bangladeshi community, was murdered by Cambridge Police. He was 20, a college student, the only child of his family, and in clear distress. We are mourning with & supporting the community in demanding Justice for Arif! 3 actions ⬇️

[Adam Gaffin @universalhub]

Non-profit sues supermarket on its South End land to move out by the end of July so it can put up a residential tower https://t.co/bzZSoVx3NE

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

ICYMI: Slavery was on the ballot for voters in five U.S. states

[GreenRoots @GreenRootsEJ]

After a 30-day shutdown of the Orange Line, riders were promised faster service. Instead, we're given slower service and zero accountability from Baker & the @MBTA.

We demand transit that is reliable, equitable, safe, and affordable. #TransitJustice NOW!
https://t.co/R2H9IANY5W

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Student loan hack: not only are standard Fed loans eligible, but so are parent PLUS loans.

That means a family could 2x or 3x their loan cancellation 💸

Ex: if a parent making <$125k took out a PLUS loan for their kid and got a Pell grant themselves,they EACH get $20k cancelled

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

This week in America:

- 10-year-old Ohio girl is forced to travel to Indiana to access abortion care.

- Cops shoot a man running away 60 times.

- Multiple people shot and killed at a Fourth of July parade.

These are all policy decisions.

[GreenRoots @GreenRootsEJ]

Sintoniza HOY en vivo a las 6pm por Instagram con Raices Verdes y @elplanetaboston para una conversacion acerca de nuestro trabajo por la justicia ambiental y la situación del asbestos en Chelsea. Acompañenos!

[Natasha ❀ @ndelriego]

This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo.

This is Ruth Whitfield, 86. Her son, the former Buffalo Fire Commissioner, said she was on her way from visiting her husband in a nursing home and stopped at the store to get something to eat.

[Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley]

Abortion care is a fundamental human right and we must legislate like it.

[R. O. Kwon 권오경 @rokwon]

tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. The names of the people who died that day:

Xiaojie Tan
Daoyou Feng
Hyun Jung Grant
Suncha Kim
Soon Chung Park
Yong Ae Yue
Delaina Ashley Yaun
Paul Andre Michels

[NPR Politics @nprpolitics]

NEW: The White House is warning it will have to wind down a program that pays to test, treat and vaccinate uninsured people for COVID-19 because the administration has run out of money for the program, which Congress failed to include in funding legislation.