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A few picks from AFSC staff this week:

Loretta Lynch and the criminalization of trans people, by H Kapp-Klote and Angela Peoples, Truthout

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Jamie Bisonnette Lewey reflects on a recent exhibit at the Portlant Museum of Art of Native American photographers shown with Edward Curtis photographs as a way to demonstrate the erasure of his images, how his images played a role in perpetuating the genocide of Native Americans.
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By Veneeta D. 

Veneeta D. is a 17-year-old high school student in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, outside of Minneapolis. Recently, she attended an AFSC Freedom School, a two-day workshop that brings together young people to break down the systems that perpetuate institutional racism—from education to criminal justice—and discuss ways to create meaningful change.

Here Veneeta shares her experience:

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Organizing around political or social issues is a holistic skill that enhances a person's critical lens, self-worth, leadership ability, and emotional and social intelligence. The more that young people are exposed to these values, the more likely they are to identify them as fundamental to a healthy society.

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  • Read more about Dominique Diaddigo-Cash

Dominique Diaddigo-Cash served as the Healing Justice Program associate with AFSC in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. His work included organizing the AFSC Freedom School and Youth Undoing Institutional Racism (YUIR) program there. Originally from Indianapolis, Dominique has been active with SOA Watch since 2009. As an independent writer, he focuses on resistance to oppression.

Here's a round-up of some of the worst things we saw in our study of media coverage of violent extremism - and some of the best things we saw too.
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We are deeply troubled by news that the Obama administration is planning to conduct a second round of raids to deport women and children from Central America. The raids are said to target young people who crossed the border as unaccompanied minors, alone, and have recently turned 18. Targeting young people who have had to make a treacherous journey and sending them back to a country where they may face persecution shortly after their 18th birthday is particularly callous.

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