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Friday Video Myles Horton: Radical Hillbilly
Here’s some Friday inspiration. Myles Horton was one of the founders of the Highlander Research and Education Center, most widely known for its role in the civil rights movement and in the Appalachian...
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Building Cooperative Movements in Central Arkansas: Here’s How You Can Help!
Ladies of Solfood Catering Last month Little Rock native Ed Whitfield visited Little Rock for a series of events and conversations around building solidarity economies. The event was organized by...
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The Children Will Expect This of Us: A Response to the Rebel Ride
Image from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture. This short piece was submitted as a letter to the editor of the Courier newspaper (hence the short length) on behalf of the McElroy...
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Central Arkansas Delegation for Worker Democracy
The amazing delegation: Kenny Grand, Maat Isabutterfly and Quitman, and Sharice Loftin. Photo by Butterfly. The central Arkansas delegation is now safe in sound in Massachusetts at the Eastern...
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We Make the Road by Walking: Standing Up Against Silence and Hate
Please join us in speaking out and standing up. Share your images at TheOtherArkansas or Boiled Down Juice or NotmyOzarks. Consider using hashtags #realsouthernersconfrontracism #wemaketheroadbywalking...
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What the Children Will Expect of Us: A Living Room Conversation
Last week a coalition of several organizations and individuals across the south launched a media campaign calling on white people in small towns and rural areas to stand up against white supremacy and...
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Hearths of Courage: Growing Beloved Communities
A few weeks ago near Harrison, Arkansas the KKK hosted a week long training camp. Open to ages sixteen and up, the camp attracted people from around the nation and sought to build “a mighty army” to...
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Culture. Community. Cooperation: 3rd Annual Urban Raw Festival!
When: September 12th, 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Where: Dunbar Garden, 1801 W. Chester in Little Rock. There is a growing co-op movement in Little Rock, and much of it is headed up by the brilliant women on...
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Southern Stories: Campaign for Racial Equality
[This letter was written as a part of the Other Arkansas collective and represents a myriad of voices. A shortened version of this letter was submitted to the Courier newspaper. Please join us THIS...
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McElroy House Story Plants
This was first published in ABOUT the River Valley magazine in partnership with the McElroy House. It’s been a while since we posted here on the BDJ, mostly due to the growing work of the McElroy...
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