Elle Madelyn

just take a moment and think about this…

Originally posted on digger666: via The Satanic Capitalist | lookatthisfuckingoppressor: “Cops are just doing…. lookatthisfuckingoppressor: “Cops are just doing their job” always struck me as weird because it implies that somehow the fact that they are harassing, killing, and imprisoning people, enforcing institutional racism, and destroying communities is less morally reprehensible if they do it…

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March 30, 2015

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New Elle Cast Episode 7: Special Guest Anne S.

Download here and stream by clicking below. This week’s Elle Cast features Anne S.* who works in an urban Alternative HS. She shares some of her experiences in the field. I also end this week’s Called to Action segment with yet another unknown singer/songwriter…me! You can check out the rest of my music and DJ…

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March 30, 2015

Inspiration, Podcast, Social Justice Activism

Podcasts, social_justice

Calls For Police Accountability In Death Of Naked Man Anthony Hill

Hill’s death at the hands of a police officer is especially tragic, Anderson said, because he had great respect for law enforcement. When no indictment was issued for police officers in the apparent chokehold death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black Staten Island man who got into a videotaped confrontation with white police officers, Anderson…

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March 16, 2015

Around the Web, Social Justice Activism, to protect and serve

civil rights, howmanymore, racism_exists, social_justice, to protect and serve

American Denial | The Roots of Racism | Independent Lens | PBS

In this week’s episode of Alert. Aware. Mindful. (AAM) I will be discussing themes in American Denial | The Roots of Racism | Independent Lens | PBS. I highly recommend it. It’s interesting and has answers that some of you are looking for in regards to racism in America.

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March 16, 2015

Around the Web, Podcast, Social Justice Activism, to protect and serve

Elle Cast 6: PBS Shows – Independent Lens: American Denial and Colorblind: Rethinking Race

New Elle Cast for this week! Greetings! In episode six of Alert.Aware.Mindful. I will be talking about two amazing PBS shows I viewed recently. One is a part of the Independent Lens series, called American Denial and the other is the documentary Colorblind:Rethinking Race. American Denial is about how unconscious bias perpetuates racism and it is…

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March 16, 2015

Podcast, Social Justice Activism

activism, civil rights, Podcasts, racism_exists, social_justice, to protect and serve, Whattosay

A sudden flash of insight: To Be Blind to Color

“To be blind to color, as Julian Bond has noted, is to be blind to the consequences of color, “and especially the consequences of being the wrong color in America.” via A sudden flash of insight: To Be Blind to Color.

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March 16, 2015

Around the Web, Inspiration, Social Justice Activism

racism_exists, social_justice

Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea – The Daily Beast

Hmm…sounds treason-y. Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea – The Daily Beast.

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March 14, 2015

Around the Web, yourtax$@work

Elle Cast 5: Special Guest Phillip Montgomery- Part II

There were some technical issues with last week’s podcast, but they have been sorted. Check it out. Stream or download

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March 2, 2015

Around the Web, Podcast, Social Justice Activism, to protect and serve, Uncategorized

activism, civil rights, Podcasts, racism_exists, social_justice, to protect and serve

City of Cleveland responds to Tamir Rice lawsuit by saying boy’s death was caused because of his own actions | cleveland.com#incart_most-read_metro_article#incart_most-read_metro_article

I can’t EVEN with the City of Cleveland. It’s the 12 year old boy’s fault? ” Officers responded to a report of a man with a gun. The boy was shot less than two seconds after the officers pulled up to the gazebo outside the recreation center. The boy was holding a pellet gun. It goes…

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March 2, 2015

Around the Web, Social Justice Activism, to protect and serve

Stress Less: Episode 4

Stress Less: Episode 4 Hello everyone, I have been working on building stress relief activities into my every day routine. While I still haven’t met my goal for 3 activities/day, I did do a good job in meeting my goals the past few weeks. It’s been a balancing act incorporating these things, now that I…

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February 18, 2015

Hope and Cope, Stress Less, Uncategorized

mindfulness, stress relief, stress_less