Sammie Lewis
LATEST ARTICLES BY Sammie Lewis
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Opinion
Rest and revolution: Organizing and caring for your (and others’) mental health
July 25, 2023We are organizing to rebuild the world. We are organizing because we believe a new world with new ways of thinking, doing, and relating is possible.
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Opinion
Managing burnout as organizers and cultivating radical community care
January 5, 2023Learning to understand mental health is an important practical part of movement work, especially when it comes to burnout.
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Opinion
Activists have to stand up for victims of abuse within our movements
November 4, 2022The willingness of organizations to be accountable in order to move through conflict and harm is absolutely a determinant on where I participate as an organizer.
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Politics
Michigan trans youth need solidarity in struggle against Republican attacks
November 3, 2022A new bill targeting trans youth is a cruel attempt to maintain the dominance of a patriarchal and heteronormative agenda.
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Opinion
Where is my speedy trial?
October 18, 2022A tale of police repression and justice delayed, direct from an accused activist.
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Opinion
Faulty Shotspotter gun crime surveillance system doesn’t meet needs of Detroit’s people
October 5, 2022Detroit City Council is considering spending over $7 million on a crime tech surveillance product that has proven a failure in other cities.
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