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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Excited that The AAG Review of Books by @geographers.bsky.social just published our book forum Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/283E6.... Reviewers Priscilla Ferreira, @nik-heynen.bsky.social, Eric Sarmiento, and Luke Bergmann.

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Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation

Published in The AAG Review of Books (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hmm. Do they breathe different air? E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

‪Also huge thanks to Penn Loh for a thorough review of our book "Solidarity Cities" in Economic Geography www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... My co-authors are @msafri.bsky.social @craigborowiak.bsky.social, and @stephenhealy72.bsky.social Published by @uminnpress.bsky.social

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Thanks to Nick Clare and Joe Kearsey for a generous review and appreciation of the use of mapping as an ontological practice in Solidarity Cities: Confronting racial capitalism, mapping transformation. academic.oup.com/cdj/advance-...

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Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation

Capitalism reproduces and relies upon racism. This much we know. But what if our efforts to push back against and move beyond capitalism do the same? This

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Thanks to Nick Clare and Joe Kearsey for a generous review and appreciation of mapping that we used as an ontological practice for landscapes of solidarity economy in Solidarity Cities: Confronting racial capitalism, mapping transformation. academic.oup.com/cdj/advance-...

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Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation

Capitalism reproduces and relies upon racism. This much we know. But what if our efforts to push back against and move beyond capitalism do the same? This

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This original reading of human history resonates with our “Solidarity Cities”book’s argument that people have built cities with the solidarity economy as both the collective means of resistance and a human way of life rooted in solidarity, www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

I love this video! Right to the point. #SolidarityCities

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Would be eye opening to many US parents. No federally funded parental leave - shockingly. It is time to go back to the 1971 Comprehensive Child Development Act, passed by congress and killed by Nixon. We could have had federally subsidized daycare. Also note that corporations resent this idea.

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She compared motherhood in four countries. The US isn’t looking good

A new book examines childcare policies across the globe – and asks whether parenthood in the US needs to be so hard

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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She compared motherhood in four countries. The US isn’t looking good

A new book examines childcare policies across the globe – and asks whether parenthood in the US needs to be so hard

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The mayor of Newark was arrested today while protesting at a federal immigration detention center operated by GEO Group — a private prison company and major Trump donor. Kudos to Ras Baraka for standing up to this authoritarian regime.

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I hear that the mapping workshop with my #SolidarityCities book co-authors Craig @craigborowiak.bsky.social and Maliha @msafri.bsky.social was awesome. Great job and thank you!

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Prompted by conversations on here, I asked ChatGPT what my most recent book was - sounds like a great book, but I did not (yet!) write it...

“Play, Space, and the Politics of Urban Life” (published in 2016).

In this book, Stenning looks at the intersection of play and urban space, focusing on how people—especially in post-socialist contexts—engage in playful activities in the city. She examines play not just as a recreational activity but as a social and political practice that can reveal deeper truths about how space is used, contested, and lived. It's a fascinating exploration of how informal, often unregulated spaces in cities provide opportunities for resistance, creativity, and expression, especially in rapidly changing political and economic environments.

In this book, she argues that play and leisure activities aren't just passive or frivolous—they're deeply connected to broader social dynamics and the ways people make sense of the spaces around them. This can include everything from informal games to larger cultural movements in the city.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 06/05/2025

I want to give credit to Metz/Weise here for stating plainly that LLMs cannot decide that something is or isn't true or false. Stating the actual, real limitations of these models is necessary, and it's good to finally see this happening in the mainstream media without any throat clearing

Today’s A.I. bots are based on complex mathematical systems that learn their skills by analyzing enormous amounts of digital data. They do not — and cannot — decide what is true and what is false. Sometimes, they just make stuff up, a phenomenon some A.I. researchers call hallucinations. On one test, the hallucination rates of newer A.I. systems were as high as 79 percent.

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YES! Media @yesmedia.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Thank you to all of our readers, viewers, and followers for your support over the years. In the coming days, we'll share how you can support each of our staff members in their next adventures—because the industry needs them. Stay tuned. And never forget that a better world is possible. 🥹 💔

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Broken Windows/ Quality of Life policing is making a come back. We should keep in mind it's toxic origins. www.gothamgazette.com/authors/130-...

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The Neoconservative Roots of the Broken Windows Theory

Professor Alex Vitale traces the neoconservative roots of Broken Windows policing, a philosophy and practice championed by NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton.

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Tariq Jazeel @rikjaz.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Very lovely to work on this with @lbnaylor.bsky.social & great to see this conversation taking stock on decolonizing geography now published in @acme-geography.bsky.social

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 07/05/2025

“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

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Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College

ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

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GC Writing Center @writingcentergc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Important conversations about academia are happening @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Hear from some key leaders and scholars at tomorrow's event on "The Future of Higher Education," co-hosted by Public Programs, @futuresed.bsky.social , and @humanitiescuny.bsky.social : buff.ly/KwjL15A

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october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

my latest piece of writing about COVID is out now. lots of wisdom from nurses in this one, but I think the most powerful thing is realizing that organizing is the only reason nurses ever got masks and supplies in 2020 -- and we can still organize for better now, too. truthout.org/articles/ami...

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Amid Growing Health Threats, Nurses Are Still Fighting for Basic Protections

Health care workers know from experience that only organizing will lead to enforceable standards and better conditions.

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msafri.bsky.social @msafri.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Exiting union station in DC which has a direct view of Capitol Hill but I was only interested in this Solidarity City project!

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Geospatial Professional Network @gpn-org.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

What are you doing tomorrow to celebrate #EarthDay?

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Many thanks to @nextsystemstudies.bsky.social at George Mason University for hosting a discussion of our book #SolidarityCities at Online Convergence conference. Here is the video from this session: youtu.be/8kqsl16fSRE?.... Thanks to Amy Cohen and @benmanski.bsky.social for organizing the panel!

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Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation

YouTube video by Next System Studies

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

All-new episode of #EconomicUpdate today at 4:30PM ET with @profwolff.bsky.social, @msafri.bsky.social and Stephen Healy on "#Solidarity Cities as Alternatives to #Capitalism", Watch it here: tinyurl.com/y22zed9j

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Not sure that’s true, sadly. Many made these arguments but the Brexit vote seemed largely ideological and unreasoned

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

yes, the message is so simple and meaningful. it is time to follow it!

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So grateful to visit the Department of Geography, Environment and Urban Studies at Temple University last week with a lecture on #SolidarityCities. A cherished opportunity to discuss our new book. Thank you Melissa Gilbert for the invitation and faculty and students for the warm welcome!

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Dylan Flesch @dylanflesch.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

“Imagine a world where there are tool libraries in every neighborhood, and they’re third spaces for people to hang out without having to spend money,” she said. “There are potlucks to share food, and urban farms.” truthout.org/articles/no-...

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“No Tariffs on Sharing”: Tool Libraries Offer Resilience Amid Federal Chaos

As Trump imposes tariffs, tool libraries can serve as a sustainable alternative to consuming more products.

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msafri.bsky.social @msafri.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Speaking with @profwolff.bsky.social about our book #SolidarityCities. Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation with @stephenhealy72.bsky.social @craigborowiak.bsky.social, & @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social Published by @uminnpress.bsky.social

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Austin McCoy @austinmccoy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Saw the news about UMich shutting down its DEI program. Very sad. The current president seems particularly reactionary so it doesn't seem surprising. But, because this news not being surprising doesn't make it any less painful for students, faculty, and staff www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/e...

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University of Michigan to Scuttle Its Flagship D.E.I. Program

Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

In California, UC Davis has suspended its Law Student Association and seized its funding in retaliation for the group’s vote backing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel amid its war on Gaza. www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/he...

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UC Davis Suspends Law Student Association over Its Vote to Divest from Israel

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Marianna Pavlovskaya (she/her) @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Gwendolyn Warren, an Honorary Geographer of 2025, just shared her memories of leading community change and collaborating with academic geographer Bill Bunge in Detroit in the 1960. That was the most powerful and heartwarming testimony. AAG Annual meeting in Detroit. @geographers.bsky.social

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craigborowiak.bsky.social @craigborowiak.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Wonderful book launch of #SOLIDARITYCITIES last weekend at Making Worlds bookstore, one of the best and most beautiful bookstores I've visited in over a decade. Thank you! @makingworlds.bsky.social @msafri.bsky.social @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social @stephenhealy72.bsky.social

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msafri.bsky.social @msafri.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Thank you @makingworlds.bsky.social for hosting an amazing conversation last weekend, guided by Alex Stewart from PACA, about our book #SolidarityCities by @uminnpress.bsky.social. Coop folks, activists, students, people interested in real solidarity work and how to do it better.

photo of Alex Stewart, Craig Borowiak, and Maliha Safri at Making worlds Bookstore, seated and discussing.

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msafri.bsky.social @msafri.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

We produced our book #Solidaritycities. Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation, by @uminnpress.bsky.social to be open access, but not easy to see that link, so voila. If you want hard copy (w pretty maps!) get 40% OFF W CODE MN92000 thru 12/31/2025 @ www.upress.umn.edu/978151791602...

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Solidarity Cities | Manifold @uminnpress

*Solidarity Cities* analyzes the deeply entrenched racial and economic divides from which cooperative networks emerge as they work to provide unmet basic needs. The authors show how these initiatives ...

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University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

1st releases of 2025! -Solidarity Cities/ @msafri.bsky.social @mpavlovskaya.bsky.social @stephenhealy72.bsky.social @craigborowiak.bsky.social -Futures of Digital Scholarly Editing/ Matt Cohen, Kenneth M. Price, Caterina Bernardini -Nonbinary Jane Austen/ Chris Washington -Listening: now in PB!

Book cover of Solidarity Cities: Confronting Racial Capitalism, Mapping Transformation by Maliha Safri, Marianna Pavlovskaya, Stephen Healy, and Craig Borowiak. Cover image: Detail of a city street map overlaid with green, uneven circular nodes that are interconnected and contain the title and author names.

Book cover of Futures of Digital Scholarly Editing, edited by Matt Cohen, Kenneth M. Price, and Caterina Bernardini. Cover image: Title in all capitals, first word red and the rest black, and editor names below in black; background is a detail of a handwritten cursive note on natural stock.

Book cover of Nonbinary Jane Austen by Chris Washington. Cover image: Purple background with white and lighter-purple typography and Forerunners series elements in light purple.

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