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What is ICWA? Why is it important? Link to Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mlO...

Families of color are often targeted under the Child Welfare system, in particular there has been an disproportionate amount of Native families losing parental rights compared to others. This graph shows the discrepancies between Indigenous families and other families www.hrw.org/news/2022/11...

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Prison Abolition, A World without Prisons Upending our current system and putting the needs of those who are harmed first. Right now prisons are used too often for dealing with the inequalities and problems that our health, welfare, education and employment systems aren't solving.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

(1/3) What is DEI and why is meritocracy so bad? In the presentation below, I go into what DEI is, what it means for people, and how merit-based systems simply do not work because of structural inequalities in America. #DEI #Meritocracy

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5/6 Immigration is often a hot topic in our current society and politics; impacting how immigrants are viewed and law is used to prevent them from succeeding in their attempt to look for a better life. Recent executive orders and bills proposed challenge the role law plays in immigration.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Good evening everybody, Today I wanted to write about a concept we talked about in class called carceral creep. It reminded me of an issue that happens often in games that I have played and I think that the comparison would help new people access this topic of conversation. (1/3)

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Inquest @inquest.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

In the 70s & 80s, feminists connected violence against women to a critique of state violence. Emily Thuma @haymarketbooks.org traces how this anti-carceral feminism got hijacked by tough-on-crime lawmakers—then revived in the modern prison abolition movement.

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Feminism Against the Carceral State - Emily L. Thuma - Inquest

Seventies-era anti-carceral feminism opposed “tough on crime” policymaking and played an important role in the making of today’s prison abolition movement.

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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 18/03/2025

Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Settlercolonialism has been a hot topic for years, but it isn’t a thing of the past, it shapes the world we live in today. The effects of land loss and systemic inequalities are still felt by indigenous communities everyday. #Decolonize

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

What defines America? How do the lasting effects of settler colonialism and racial capitalism shape the society? I created this post to highlight how these systems were presented in the world, influencing economic and social structures. #UWTREAL

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Racialized policies and laws can be found throughout history. Scott Michaelsen shows the connection with Japanese internment and the Patriot Act and how they led to the border policies of today. Steven Salaita argues that the Palestine exception to free speech shows it's functionality. -CME

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Silky Shah @silkys13.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

For @truthout.org I wrote about Mahmoud Khalil’s detention, how Trump is capitalizing on the normalization of incarcerating immigrants to enforce his creeping fascist agenda, and why this moment calls for us to bridge across our movements for social change. truthout.org/articles/kha...

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Khalil Case Shows How Migrant Justice and Palestine Solidarity Are Tied Together

The detention of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil was made possible by the normalization of deportation.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

What is the exception to free speech for Palestine? How can we, as individuals, help support Palestine? I’ve created this post to spread awareness on this issue and share knowledge of how you can help. #UWTREAL

Free-speech, what is it? Freedom of speech refers to, speech that is encouraged to serve it’s high purpose and to invite dispute. Though it’s not absolute, freedom of speech is protected against censorship or punishment (Pal Legal, 2015). Why are Palestinians/Pro-Palestinian supporters being stripped of this right? In what ways?

Censorship: censorship is blocking out the words of Palestinian activists, removing their media accounts, and removing content discussing (or mentioning) Israeli politics. Protest hault: the pause of Pro-Palestine protests prevents civilians and activists from peacefully protesting for Palestinian freedom. Increased numbers of police, arrests, and continued violence is at hand. Academic suppression: students who engage in Pro-Palestine protesting or express their solidarity will face academic suppression such as job loss, disciplinary action, or even expulsion

Mahmoud Khalil: the Columbia grad student and Palestine activist who was abducted by ICE this week, 3/9/2025. Mahmoud Khalil was abducted by ICE this week from his university-owned apartment. Several ICE agents entered and took him into custody, even after he kept explaining that he was a legal resident and had a green card. Khalil was a lead organizer for the Pro-Palestine protests that were held on Columbia’s campus. This is not only an injustice but is an example of how the U.S. is attempting to silence any advocate for Palestine who may be protesting against Israel.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Did you know that 80% of the world’s biodiversity is on indigenous lands? Indigenous stewardship serves as an example for how we can heal our broken relationship with the natural world. It serves as an act of resistance against environmental racism and capitalist exploitation.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The prison abolition movement argues that incarceration harms society more than it helps society, and that our system for dealing with those that break the law needs to fundamentally change away from incarceration.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Good Evening everyone, Today I wanted to present to you all a discussion on the concept of the prison nation. We had a really good discussion in class and I figured that it would be beneficial for more people to be aware about. (1/2)

Image of a barbed wire fence surrounding a prison

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In our class, we learned about how Black women are treated in the criminal justice system based on author Richie’s 2012 novel “Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation. How are black women targeted in these prisons, and how can we change the cycle #ArrestedJustice

Arrested Justice. How are black women treated in the criminal justice system? (Richie, 2012). How are black women treated in the criminal justice system?

Image 1 depicts a prison hall with illuminated cells.

How are black women treated in the criminal justice system? Disciplinary actions are directed against Black women and criminalize their survival strategies. This leads to disproportionate incarceration. A prison nation mentality has been created, which ultimately leads to the criminalization of behaviors. Impacts marginalized communities.

We need to change the cycle. 1, community-based solutions. 2, economic empowerment. 3, therapy. 4, prison alternatives. 5, advocacy.

Image 2 is very faint but depicts a cell bunk bed.

Fast fashion in Bangladesh is a case study in racial capitalism and in resistance. As a student watching student-led protests in Bangladesh, this story reminds me of the key role young people play in demanding social progress.

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Economic and social exclusion doesn't just hurt individuals — it holds entire communities back. We need to prioritize equitable access to education and create an inclusive society where financial stability is a right, not a privilege.

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“The interface between violence against women law enforcement intervention, the use of technology, the boundary between citizen rights and institutional policies, and the creation of laws to regulate the above collided” - Beth E. Richie shows the realities and complexities of the US criminal system.

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I interned at OIG and got to see first hand the great work they are doing. It really showed me that even though we don’t always see it, change is happening when you put good people and institutions in place. Change doesn't happen overnight; it takes hard work from professionals to get it done.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The 3 pronged Seattle police accountability system. It not only identifies problems on an individual level but a departmental level offering solutions to problems through community input and empirical evidence. By creating oversight a safer community is born by continuously making change.

Accountability partners; OPA, CPC, OIG. OPA investigates alleged employee misconduct, the CPC provides community input, and OIG conducts systematic and OPA audit reviews. All of which provide oversight over SPD whose goal is to bring support and public safety services.

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Hadi Khoshneviss has done excellent research on what resistance means and how it relates to the U.S. government's surveillance of MENA groups. What does this mean? Let’s learn! #UWTREAL #MENA

Learning resistance and MENA. MENA refers to Middle Eastern and North African. This would serve as a category for those in this ethnic group.

What does resistance mean? Resistance refers to the opposition and struggles that occur in response to the classification of what is known as MENA. MENA refers to Middle Eastern and North African.

2 sides of the coin. Why is MENA important? Downsides? MENA is an important category to have because it gives an identity to those who are from the middle east or north africa, more representation, promotes equity. However, MENA could propose issues such as, more close surveillance, increase of racial profiling.

In conclusion, in summary, Knoshneviss makes excellent points regarding how the U.S. government selectively chooses what resources groups within the MENA category receive. Based on these findings, we must educate ourselves on the matter to learn how the U.S. government takes control and conducts surveillance. Q: how can we balance community needs and struggles around classification with the state surveilling closely and causing harm?

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Ian shows how laws & whiteness created the racialist institutions we have today. Common knowledge is the science courts of the past used to understand who was not white. In whiteness as property, we saw how the law constructed race and in doing so made whites superior to non-whites in the US.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

The idea of Elastic Empire by @lbhungalia.bsky.social stood out to me the most— elastic implying the US empire stretching and expanding more and more— does this foreshadow the future of the US empire whose elasticity will reach the point of breaking/popping?

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Movement Law Lab @movementlawlab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Neoliberalism and authoritarianism feed off each other. As democracy erodes, lawyers must step up to challenge the systems that feed these twin crises — in the U.S. and beyond. We've compiled so many resources for you as you face these challenges. buff.ly/IxDiYd6

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Defending & Expanding Democracy — Movement Law Lab

Over many years, we at Movement Law Lab have been assessing the growing threats to democracy in the U.S. and globally, and specifically the role of lawyers in not only defending democracy and…

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(1/3) Let's talk about settler colonialism and how it shaped what the United States is today. To illustrate this, I would like to turn your attention to the Lakota people, who were mistreated at the hands of the US government and still have not had some of their most sacred lands returned to them.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(1/2)Settler colonialism is a worldwide issue in which racial hierarchy and legal frameworks cooperate to displace Indigenous communities and establish settler dominance. According to Bhungalia, the law frequently serves as a means of marginalizing Indigenous groups and defending against land theft

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

(1/3) USA settler militarism is the systematic transfer of land from Indigenous ppl to military control (J. Nebolon). Settlers use big 🔫 & troops to uproot Indigenous ways of life. They impose their foreign laws to steal land. 30% of Guam was stolen for the "public good." img: linktr.ee/hitalitekyan

map of Guam showing property occupied by US military by hitalitekyan on instagram

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It is necessary to understand the impact of set racial hierarchy; which as the root of racial capitalism, this system ensures minorities benefit white folks. As a result, POC are forced to navigate a system that enforces restrictions and limits access to resources needed to succeed.

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Urban Studies Journal @urbanstudiesjournal.com · 04/03/2025

Racial capitalism in urban studies: From spaces of victimisation to spaces of benefit #CriticalCommentary by Jason Hackworth and @docdantzler.bsky.social buff.ly/2KYwDB0 #OpenAccess #urbanisation #beneficiaries

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

(1/2) Today I’ll discuss one of the readings from class. “Whiteness as Property” was written by Cheryl Harris and discusses how whiteness can be more than just an identity. If you find this post interesting, be sure to give it a read! Have a wonderful night!

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

What shifts when we understand US as a racial empire? Reading Moon-Kie Jung’s work made it so clear that US is a (Racial) Empire State— different from a nation state— defined by racialization used to justify laws of invasion, acquisition, genocide & economic exploitation. Think Guam, PR, Hawaii… 1/3

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The most basic reality of the US, that race is a political and legal category, rather than a biological one (courtesy: Dorothy Roberts) is key to understanding the legacy of racial oppression in this country— and this political moment is but the most painful & crude proof of this reality.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

(1/3) Viewing Empire through a fictional lens Many authors use art to create social commentary for the world around them, today we will take a look into some of my favorite fictional worlds and how they display empire. Through this lens, we will make a connection to race and law.

Image: Mordor is a fiery volcanic landscape

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Image: The death star, a man-made mechanical space station, the size of a moon

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

(1/2) Good Afternoon everyone, today I will take a look at the concept of scientific racism. We learned about this concept in class and I believe it is one of the building blocks for many of the concepts regarding race, law, and ethnicity that we see both in past and in present.

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Learn with us @uwt-real.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Have you read @julietneb.bsky.social’z Settler Militarism yet?— in this the 'wartime necessity' argument used to justify extralegal tactics of seizing Hawaiian land is laid out in a compelling manner.

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U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark set the latest precedent for birthright citizenship. The 14th amendment guarantees birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law. Bottom line: Threats to dismantle our constitutional rights are alarming. Knowing your rights is powerful and necessary!

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Your influence goes well beyond the US when you vote, do your civic duty and help create a better world for all through democracy! Don’t forget about your local election where you and our neighbors are affected the most. You are a crucial part of making the world better by casting an informed vote!

You have an empire of influence, do your duty to get informed. VOTE. national and local to look out for you and your neighbors.

The US economic empire was born out of WWII. The US technological and economic domination of the last century has allowed it to create an empire with around 750 military bases abroad. A combination of military and economics creates a new empire. Using US spending power to create military reliance.

A visualization of the global share of the GDP that the US controls. Graph shows a downward trend in US share since the 60s where the US had a 40% share which dropped to 24% in 2019. It specifically highlights China who in 1969 had a 4% share to in 2019 had a 16% share.

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Don't let it fool you the US is an empire. They follow the same formula just updated to match our globalized world. All empires have ways to project their power, are technologically dominant, and other groups of people in order to control and use them to their advantage. Image credit: Valeriia

A black and white world map overlaid with red text saying “Evolution of Empire: Roman Empire; Physical Military Power, Technological Domination and Racial Division and Othering. British Empire; Colonial Management, Technological Domination and Racial Division and Othering. USA Empire; Economic Policing, Technological Domination and Racial Divisions and Othering”