Excerpt from Rutgers University Senate resolution calling for a Mutual Academic Defense Compact. The excerpt reads: "BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Rutgers University Senate urges the President of Rutgers University to formally propose and help establish a Mutual Academic Defense Compact (MADC) among all members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, under this compact, all participating institutions shall commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund. This fund shall be used to provide immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement;"

This exciting resolution from Rutgers University Senate is exactly the kind of model I think higher ed needs: a mutual defense pact of, in this case, Big 10 schools. They call for member institutions to create a joint defense fund and make resources available to any member institution under attack.

Thanks to @slowfactory.bsky.social for slides. Together we can design a resilient future. Find your community @mutualaidlanetwork.bsky.social and join the resistance.

‘The Interview’: Chuck Schumer on Democrats, Antisemitism and His Shutdown Retreat The Senate minority leader discusses the backlash to his vote on the Republican spending bill, how he sees his role within the party and his new book.

In this interview Schumer says he agrees with Trump’s decision to pull $400 million from Columbia. A university in his own state. And he’s unconcerned about the unlawful arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, one of his constituents.

He is a traitor who needs to resign.

A Blank Check for Israel Has Humiliated the US in the Eyes of the World | Common Dreams Support for Israeli crimes makes the U.S. not only complicit in genocide, but has diminished our status and injured the freedoms we once claimed to cherish.

While Palestinians are paying with their lives because pressure from pro-Israel groups has silenced criticism of Israeli policies, the damage done by this pressure grows. www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-c...

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Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.

Powerful example of emotionally intelligent street-level bureaucrat (SLB) impact on policy implementation. Transforming how civic institutions train & support SLBs as policy change makers is vital for regenerative urban resilience #civilservice #urbanresilience #careforall #humanrights #socialequity

Indigenous Economics Mainstream economics regards environmental protection as a matter of finding the “right price” for environmental preferences. This is not how indigenous people think about environmental issues.

Los Angeles needs a paradigm shift - away from neo-liberal disaster capitalism towards indigenous ways of being - if it is to become truly resilient. #socialecology #indigenousecology #tongva #sanfernandinotatavium #decolonization #losangelesfirerecovery #mutalaidla #regenerativefirerecovery

As more and more students hit the streets, we must step up to support and defend them. The youth have autonomy to organize on their own so we should listen to them & help find tools they need

ALL POWER TO THE STUDENTS! FUCK THE PIGS! FUCK ICE! LONG LIVE THE STUDENT INTIFADA 🫡🫡

We Won’t Take Risks Alone. Our Relationships Make a Better World Possible. Tenant unions can teach us to strategize “with every lever that we have,” says tenant organizer Tracy Rosenthal.

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LA River X started on Instagram and is flowing over to Bluesky. It's an experiment (isn't everything).

It's good to see you here. Be sure to tell your friends!

“Fires have raised questions about connections between environmental policies, economic justice, and which communities are getting resources. In places like Altadena, one of LA’s most racially diverse neighborhoods, many fear the displacement of marginalized groups and a disaster-fed gentrification”

Killing California for a Snack - Truthdig A pistachio-farming couple from Beverly Hills have become the face of an ecocidal terraforming program that turned L.A. into a matchbox.

“LA is the most powerful city in California and a massive water baron…water that LA plunders from regions hundreds of miles away…from the very beginning, this system has been under the control of a local California oligarchy made up mostly of billionaire farmers and real estate speculators”

To confront the oligarchy, we need to build power at the community level If social, economic, ecological and political breakdowns intensify, we will have created strong communities capable of weathering the storms. We cannot know if this will be enough. What we can know is...

“We must find ways to work together where we can, in our cities and states, communities and bioregions, to build the kind of future we want. Otherwise we are at the mercy of forces that will overwhelm us.”

As the US Empire Falls, We Must Take Care of Each Other | Common Dreams Americans have a hard road ahead of us working to create a future that is more humane and just, for ourselves and future generations.

“For humanity to move toward genuine peace, the United States empire must end”

How wildfires can contaminate drinking water New research shows that the heat causes volatile organic compounds to leach out of plastic service line pipes into water

Angelenos need to be talking about water: LA can be accountable for the ongoing indigenous genocide to keep supplying water to an area than has every ability to supply itself. Let’s use this moment to create regenerative strong water relationships. #lariver #lawaterjustice #losangeleswatercrisis

#mutualaid and building regenerative communities is where our energy needs to be

Mass Surveillance Fuels Oppression of Uyghurs and Palestinians Tech-enabled control of a persecuted population. Abusive facial recognition. Severe restrictions on movement. Branding peaceful dissent as “terrorism”. For many readers, the scenario brings to mind Ch...

rednote popularity = rise in romanticization of China by actively pro-Palestinian folx. Careful solidarity peeps. The internment labor & disappearing of entire families of Uyghurs in the name of regional security is no less of a humanitarian crisis. #lovepeoplenotcountries #intersectionalmarxism

NOW’S THE TIME TO SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY!

Ready to support those impacted by the wildfire emergency? Visit dsa.la/emergency to connect with local city council and government offices, community groups, and evolving mutual aid efforts that need your support and help!

@democracynow.org You need to be elevating local LA indigenous voices rather than relying on status quo institutional narratives that promote problematic technical solutions. Try again Amy Goodman

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Disappointing coverage - tech solutions are not the answer. Stop elevating these status quo narratives when covering social ecological crises. Try elevating local indigenous voices instead.

Disaster capitalists already enacting policies. If you did not lose your living space and want to help, this is where we need to put our energy - helping to mobilize against #disastercapitalism and protect local residents especially from the historical #eatonfire communities #lessonsfromlahaina

Governor Newsom signs executive order to help Los Angeles rebuild faster and stronger | Governor of California

There will be a huge push to 1) turn narrative towards fear mongering “looting” and “chaos” all to 2) distract you from gutting of basic protections like the suspension of EPA requirements in order to facilitate quick “rebuilds” #lawildfires #disastercapitalism #fuckcapitalism #climateterrorism