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crojasphd.bsky.social @crojasphd.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Honor #MLKDay2025 and Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with a deep dive into how his critique of racism, economic exploitation, and militarism can strengthen contemporary movements for freedom. Join me, biographer Jonathan Eig, and Dr. @darrickhamilton.bsky.social next week at CaseyGrants.org/King.

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crojasphd.bsky.social @crojasphd.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The US faces an unprecedented housing crisis. There are 16M vacant homes in the US, but millions of people are homeless or housing insecure, while rents have increased >30% since '20. Now, landlords are using AI to exacerbate the crisis to the tune of $3.6B+/year. 🧵 popular.info/p/ai-costs-a...

The property management software used by many corporate landlords, RealPage, is deploying AI to artificially inflate rental prices in the United States by more than $3.6 billion annually, according to...

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crojasphd.bsky.social @crojasphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Thanks, Jonathan Eig & Dr. Darrick Hamilton, for joining the #MCFBookClub to celebrate “King: A Life.” The book is packed with insights on confronting the rising politics of repression. @caseygrants.bsky.social will mail a FREE copy to the first 200 folks who sign up: www.caseygrants.org/book-club

Photo of Dr. Carmen Rojas, biographer Jonathan Eig, and Professor Darrick Hamilton.

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Marguerite Casey Foundation @caseygrants.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

“Democracy is a daily endeavor, and it starts with community organizing,” shares MCF president & CEO @crojasphd.bsky.social at the Latino Community Foundation webinar Driving Lasting Change. Watch and share these 3️⃣ directives for funders heading into 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vs_...

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Facing 2025: 3 Directives for Philanthropy

YouTube video by Marguerite Casey Foundation

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crojasphd.bsky.social @crojasphd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

So great to see Firelands Workers United—a @caseygrants.bsky.social grant recipient—featured in this article, highlighting potent organizing lessons for this moment. Thank you, Firelands, for showing us what solidarity looks like in practice. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Democrats should stop mocking Trump’s ground game and start learning from it

Cable ads and bussed-in volunteers don’t cut it any more. If the party wants to win, it must engage voters in a collective push for change

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