In just 112 seconds, NYPD officers Herbert Davis & Brendan Thompson shot
#KawaskiTrawick to death in his home. Today it's 1,827 days later & while Kawaski’s fam and
we mourn Mayor Eric Adams & Edward A. Caban had the nerve to announce late Fri that there would
be no discipline for the cops.

Important op-ed. nytimes.com/2023/11/10/opi…

Extremely well put. This is one of the few things that is giving me hope in this terrible time. One can only hope that the true prophets will emerge - in Israel, Palestine, the US, and elsewhere - and lead us down a different path.

Important new study on democratic erosion, a conversation about racism and the Alabama brawl, a strategic analysis of Barbie, and lots more! THE VISTA: August 2023 horizonsproject.us/the-vista-augu… via Horizons Project

It's not 'either/or' - Bridge divides, Organize for social justice, Find transpartisan solutions, Learn from other countries. All hands on deck. That's what you'll find in our VISTA mashups 🙌
Maria J. Stephan
Jarvis Williams
Tabatha P. Thompson
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Addressing the deeper roots of Israel’s democratic crisis will require an alliance between the pro-democracy movement and the anti-occupation struggle Maria J. Stephan | Opinion

haaretz.com/opinion/2023-0…

I'm personally not interested in building a global left movement. I'm interested in strengthening global democratic solidarity, which necessitates people coming together across political, ideological and other divisions to block authoritarianism and build inclusive democracies.

Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-Owl looking cool (as always!) and actually staying cool by gular fluttering from his resting place in the shade of a huge elm tree by the Central Park North Meadow Recreation Center this Wednesday evening.

SURJ ED Erin Heaney on the closing plenary at 22nd Century Initiative “Building Pro-Democracy Coalitions” with powerful cross-movement leaders speaking to how we build the multiracial working class Cathy Albisa Kooper Caraway Emilia Gonzalez Avalos she/her/ella Rachel O’Leary Carmona Judith LeBlanc

THANK YOU 22nd Century Initiative for an amazing conference. The Horizons team has loved partnering w/ you & so many collaborators who brought their energies, expertise & wisdom to this #PeoplePoweredDemocracy Movement 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

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Maria J. Stephan & Rev. Stephen A. Green speaking from the main stage today at the 22nd Century Initiative conference: the whys & hows of blocking the authoritarian movement & the community organizing needed to effectively challenge anti-democracy forces.

Worth noting that I vehemently oppose *all* authoritarian regimes, including those on the left. The Soviet Union was one of the most repressive tyrannies imaginable.

On this #July4thWeekend , some reflections on the global far-right autocratic alliance that is weakening US democracy, with ideas for how to effectively counter it with good organizing and cross-border solidarity. justsecurity.org/87086/the-glob…

As far-right autocrats strengthen cooperation and threaten democratic backsliding globally, Horizons Project's Maria J. Stephan argues for stronger solidarity among the world's pro-democracy governments and movements.

Today's #MustRead at Just Security:
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Wow. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissent.

The world’s autocrats are bolstering one another, as they subvert democratic norms and institutions at home and abroad.

Maria J. Stephan says pro- #democracy forces need to expand their learning and collaboration across borders, too:

#authoritarianism

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(🧵) A thread on Moore v. Harper, by an attorney.

You’ll want to have done some background reading on the case and its import before reading this. I’m a lawyer and former professor—so, theoretically well-equipped to discuss this case with a lay audience—but it’s a confusing one.

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Ukraine held on, beyond all expectations and hopes. And now we are seeing the concrete beginning of the end of Putin. This war was also going be his undoing. Russia will be weaker… more dangerous for sometime, but weaker. And the world safer. We owe Ukraine a debt of gratitude.