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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸

@yvonnegraphy.bsky.social
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Yvonne is a nerd for justice. She wages love through deep inquiry, frameshift, and creative intervention.

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UCLA IRLE @uclairle.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Announcing three sessions for the 2026 Strategic Labor Research Conference 📣 From analyzing ICE’s local consequences to uncovering hidden public subsidies, this lineup offers practical skills for researchers. 🚨 Applications close May 15 📝 Apply and learn more: irle.ucla.edu/research/ucl...
Deportation Economics - Participants will walk through the research methods used to document contractor relationships, examine how immigration enforcement activity connects to regional economic and employment outcomes, and explore policy levers, including disclosure requirements and contracting standards.Power Analysis - Karla Zombro of California Calls will walk you through the power analysis framework and process. Power Analysis is a visual and interactive tool used to understand power relationships in our communities and workplaces so we can identify opportunities 
to shift power and win.Tracking Corporate Subsidies, Explosing Violations, Winning Better Deals - In this workshop, you will learn how to uncover the true costs of corporate subsidies and economic development deals, and how to turn that research into leverage for your 
community.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Aesthetic & Politics Lecture Spring Lecture Series presents Yvonne Yen Liu, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Solidarity Research Center in Los Angeles, and a Research Fellow at the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. More info and to RSVP for livestream at calarts.edu/calarts-even...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Running my first marathon March 8th (LA Marathon - all 26.2 miles 😅). After 6 months of training, I'm ready but terrified. Need cheering squad especially at miles 20-26! Sign up to cheer: yvonnegraphy.com/run/ Your support would mean everything!
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Solidarity Research Center (SRC) is pleased to announce that the Municipalism Learning Series (MLS) will be transitioning to the Institute for Social Ecology (ISE), effective February 1, 2026. Read more at solidarityresearch.org/2026/01/muni...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
10 years of solidarity research 🎉 2025: Municipalism Learning Series, Orange County economic analysis w/ Cooperacion Santa Ana, Care Economy Circle launch 2026: 2nd Municipalism Fellowship cohort Help us hit $10k by year-end to keep building power from below 💪 solidarityresearch.org/2025campaign
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Vinita Goyal @vinita-goyal.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
"The municipalist revolution isn’t won at the ballot box alone. It’s built in the neighborhoods, block by block, assembly by assembly, until popular power becomes the lived reality of urban life." Great reflections!
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NPQ (Nonprofit Quarterly) @npquarterly.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Will Mamdani’s Victory Advance a Solidarity Economy in New York City? nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani... @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social #Mamdani #NewYorkCity
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Will Mamdani’s Victory Advance a Solidarity Economy in New York City? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory as New York City’s mayor opens the door to radical transformation, but only if movement activists build beyond electoral politics.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Will New Yorkers will settle for a progressive mayor or build the assemblies, cooperatives, and networks needed to support lasting transformation? A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Rutgers professor Mark Bray, author of the Antifascist Handbook, has been doxxed and targeted with death threats by right-wing supporters of Charlie Kirk. Support him and his family in their effort to leave the country by donating at www.freefunder.com/campaign/hel...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We are excited to announce a new podcast series, Kilombo, hosted by Thandisizwe Chimurenga. And, join today’s panel on Direct Democracy and Popular Assemblies with @morphin_time92 @blknshassembly @richmond.peoples.assembly RSVP at municipalism.org
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Join us September 9th (4pm pacific / 7pm eastern) for a special online panel discussion where we will discuss the role, importance (and challenges) of organizing popular assemblies as a vehicle for community empowerment and direct democracy. RSVP at municipalism.org
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Join us on September 9th for a discussion led by grassroots community organizers working to build a new democracy within the shell of the old, starting at the local level. RSVP at municipalism.org/direct-democ...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Tomorrow, we will honor the fallen martyr for housing justice and human rights, Benito Flores of Reclaiming Our Homes. Join us from 6-9 PM at Eastside Cafe in El Sereno, Los Angeles; bring candles and flowers for the altar. Please donate towards Benito's burial expenses at bit.ly/benitoflores
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
With deep love, respect, and admiration, we mourn the heartbreaking loss of our beloved Reclaimer, Benito Flores. Please donate towards Benito’s burial expenses, housing costs for Reclaimers, and ongoing Reclaiming Our Homes campaigns at bit.ly/benitoflores
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Tomorrow we’re launching our 2025 Municipalism Learning Series with a conversation on topic of community defense. Speakers include Che Johnson-Long, Vision Change Win, Kieran Knutson, Black Cat Workers Collective, & Darakshan Raja, Muslims for Just Futures. RSVP municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow? RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow? RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow? RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities to be liberated and safe? When: Wednesday, January 8th at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Where: Zoom How: RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow? Register here: municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow? RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
What a wonderful week at the @ayni.institute Movement Ecology Summit. I saw old friends, made new ones, learned about Kojin Karatani’s modes of exchange framework, and had breakthroughs about myself, @solidarityresearch, and our movement. Thank you to Carlos and the rest of the team. ❤️💛💚💙💜
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
I made this mixtape as a tribute to my friend and my comrade, Muntu Matsimela (1950–2017), who is interred at Hart Island in the Bronx. You can read the article in the November/December 2024 issue of Dollars and Sense magazine or at yvonnegraphy.com/portfolio/in...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
TOMORROW! Join us for an introduction to who we are, what we work on, and what we stand for. Date: Friday, December 6th 2024 Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Join us for an introduction to who we are, what we work on, and what we stand for. Date: Friday, December 6th 2024 Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
You are invited to join us on Friday, December 6th 2024 for an introduction to who we are and what we work on. Date: Friday, December 6th 2024 Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We have a Bluesky starter pack for @solidarityresearch @municipalists @angelenosforall and friends. Find us at sabcat.org/srcstarterpack
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
We invite you again to assemble in a circle, to grieve and heal, to strategize and plan post-election. The circle is co-sponsored by Eastside Café, Los Angeles for All, Mutual Aid Social Therapy, Aetna Street Solidarity, and Disconnect Foundation. RSVP at losangelesforall.org/event/post-e...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
These are perilous times for principled political education and solidarity research.   We ask for your help in supporting our work as we face the 10th anniversary of our existence.   Give at solidarityresearch.org/2024campaign
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 20/11/2024
READ: Gaza is not just facing bombs; it’s facing an engineered apocalypse. Mass destruction, ecological devastation, and mass starvation—all to clear the land for colonial profiteers. This is eco-apartheid in action. mondoweiss.net/2024/11/pale...
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Palestine against an eco-apartheid world
In coming years, eco-apartheid will become more prominent worldwide as colonial violence is used to maintain and safeguard Western interests and profits. We are seeing this future in Gaza today.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 20/11/2024
The Case for Resistance: What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight crimethinc.com/resist2025 We have prepared a full analysis of what to expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it. If you're wondering how to resist, please review these proposals.
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The Case for Resistance
In this analysis, we explore what to expect from Donald Trump's second term and how we can prepare to confront it.
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Unrig LA @unrigla.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Sanctuary ordinance up for a vote Tuesday at 10am. Press conference at 8:30am.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
We invite you again to assemble in a circle, to grieve and heal, to strategize and plan post-election. Date: Wednesday, November 13th 2024 Time: 8:00 to 10:00 PM Location: Eastside Café, 5469 N Huntington Dr, El Sereno 90032 RSVP at losangelesforall.org/event/post-e...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Who do I know has experience in setting up General Defense Committees? We in Los Angeles need your advice. Please, email me at yvonne at solidarityresearch.org.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
We invite you again to assemble in a circle, to grieve and heal, to strategize and plan post-election. Date: Wednesday, 11/13/24 Time: 8:00 - 10:00 PM Location: Eastside Café, 5469 N Huntington Dr, El Sereno 90032
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
You are invited to join us for a grief and healing circle, the day after the election. Date: Wednesday, 11/6/24 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Eastside Cafe, 5469 N Huntington Dr, El Sereno 90032 Be in community, reflect and process, plan and strategize.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
How are you all doing? This is a text message I sent to a number of friends this morning. How are you feeling? How are you holding up? What do you need right now? What do we all need right now? A thread 🧵🪡
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
JOIN US TODAY at 4 PM PT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET/8 PM CLST for a teach-in on Daniel Jadue. RSVP at  solidarityresearch.org/project/teac...   Hosted by @researchjustice @NACLA @TNInstitute
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
We are thrilled to be joined by CARMEN LIENQUEO, an Andean folk-electronic musical artist, at Saturday's teach-in on Daniel Jadue & his radical municipalist reforms in Recoleta district of Santiago, Chile. Sat, 10/19/24 4 PM PT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
Join us to learn from the radical municipalist reforms in the Recoleta district of Santiago, Chile.   Date: Saturday, October 19th 2024 Time: 4:00 PM PDT/6:00 PM CDT/7:00 PM EDT   RSVP  solidarityresearch.org/project/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
This Saturday, we invite you to join us to learn from the radical municipalist reforms in the Chilean district of Santiago, Recoleta. Date: Saturday, October 19th 2024 Time: 4:00 PM PDT/6:00 PM CDT/7:00 PM EDT   RSVP  solidarityresearch.org/project/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 13/10/2024
Support Bea Bookchin, who is badly in need of caregiving at www.gofundme.com/f/support-be... Bea is a utopianist, longtime friend and confidant of Murray Bookchin, and board member and mentor at @InstSocEco. She needs our support to receive care at home in the coming months.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 10/10/2024
Next Saturday, join us to learn and celebrate the radical municipalist reforms in the Chilean district of Santiago, Recoleta. Date: Saturday, 10/19/24 Time: 4:00 PM PDT/7:00 PM EDT RSVP for the online panel or viewing party at solidarityresearch.org/project/teac... @NACLA @TNInstitute
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Join us on Saturday, October 19th at 4 PM PDT/6 PM CDT/7 PM EDT to learn about the radical municipalist initiatives Daniel Jadue implemented in Recoleta, a district of Santiago, Chile, and how the global movement can rally for his freedom. RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/2024/09/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 27/09/2024
Join us on Saturday, October 19th at 4 PM PDT/6 PM CDT/7 PM EDT to learn about the radical municipalist initiatives Daniel Jadue implemented in Recoleta, Chile and how the global municipalist movement can rally for his freedom. RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Another debate, another opportunity to cringe. Join #Cringefest2024 where assorted rabble rousers get sauced while watching the VP debate and making snarky comments. Download your bingo sheet at sabcat.org/cringefest-o... and then join us on Signal at sabcat.org/cringefest2024
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2024
The other day, a comrade called me the Forrest Gump of the Left: I have gone through my life, blundering & randomly bumping up against major thinkers including Graeber, Gilmore, & Hardt. I’ve been fortunate to call each mentors. I’m not sure whether to be flattered or offended. What do you think?
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
Join us on Saturday, October 19th at 4 PM PDT/6 PM CDT/7 PM EDT to learn about the radical municipalist initiatives Daniel Jadue implemented in Recoleta and how the global movement can rally for his freedom.   RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/2024/09/teac...
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 25/08/2024
We @solidarityresearch @municipalists @angelenosforall talk to @wagingnv about our radical municipalist movement building efforts in Los Angeles and beyond. Read more at wagingnonviolence.org/2024/08/radi...
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Radical municipalism is paving the way for direct democracy in LA
Researcher and organizer Yvonne Yen Liu discusses efforts to build direct democracy and grassroots power in Los Angeles.
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Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) 🇵🇸 @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
The Chilean committee to free Daniel Jadue call upon the international municipalist movement to be in solidarity with the incarcerated radical municipalist mayor.   Read more here: solidarityresearch.org/2024/08/inte...
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