Alexandria J. Hughes
@allypsyc1
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Activist | Academic 📚 | Believer in Cultivating Joy | Board member with MI Coalition for Human Rights | Writer | Mental Health/Human Rights Advocate| Artist 🎨
Southfield, MI
Joined August 2010
Thank you Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR ) for the youth leadership and activism award it is an absolute honor. to learn about the others awarded and about MCHR check out the 2023 ceremony booklet here https://t.co/sjiwAr9nUX Or check out https://t.co/4WdFG4XO95
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6. Reshare this post. Thank you for taking action. In love and struggle,
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5. Support the Western International High School students who were detained by ICE right here in Michigan, by donating to their fund. You can donate by Venmo to @peopleasassemblydetroit or by CashApp to $peoplesassembly.
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4. Support MN8, a Minnesota organization working with Southeast Asian refugees, by buying merch you can wear to show how you feel about ICE:
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MN8 fights for Southeast Asian Liberation. We work to return dignity and justice to our people by ending detention and deportation.
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3. Stand With Minnesota: Visit https://t.co/MalcUhndCj and support one or more of the many incredible organizations, funds to support those impacted by ICE terror, or mutual aid networks on the ground in Minnesota.
standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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2. Contact state lawmakers and urge them to support SB 508-510, our legislation to prohibit the wearing of face covering and to protect people's personal private data from being used for immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant. LINK:
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Take action with ACLU!
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Six things you can do this week: 1. Contact federal lawmakers and urge them to vote NO on the Department of Homeland Security budget that includes no significant changes or accountability for ICE. LINK:
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Jane Fonda is speaking at Detroit’s Yum Village Friday to support a One Fair Wage backed ballot proposal to raise the minimum wage across Michigan
michiganchronicle.com
Jane Fonda to Join Local Advocates Backing Wage Increase for Michigan Workers
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Philando Castile had a four year old girl in the back seat.
I’m absolutely astounded that Americans can see an unmarked vehicle with “agents” that don’t identify themselves shoot an American citizen - a mother with stuffed animals inside her car - and just say, “Oh well, she should have just complied.” I’m logging off this app for the
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“It took many years of vomiting up all the filth I'd been taught about myself, and half-believed, before I was able to walk on the Earth as though I had a right to be here." —James Baldwin
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I don’t remember there being a response like this for Philando Castile, or Daunte Wright, or Jamar Clark…. Can you guess what changed?
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This is Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother who was murdered today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. My heart breaks for her family. A full investigation must happen and the agent must be held accountable. Congress must rein in this rogue agency.
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"America preaches democracy while practicing violence around the world." — Malcolm X
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Detroit community members deserve safety services that don't include increasing mass incarceration and police violence. #StopShotSpotter #RespectTheRoots
I testified today among many other advocates before the Detroit City Council to cancel the #ShotSpotter contract. There’s more testimony then hopefully a vote (no).
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You know I'll be forever spicy but I'm taking a break from being a spice to answer the question of what happens when a B-list rapper runs for office. Come through @ZohranKMamdani if you want answers.
I’m running for NY State Assembly here in Astoria and I’m doing it bc I spend each day at work coming up against the legacy of Albany’s bankrupt policies. Our reps have turned family homes into investment properties while letting public housing fall into decay and disrepair.
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President Trump and Congressional Republicans just shut down the government because they refused to stop your health care costs from rising. Let me be clear: Republicans are in charge of the White House, House, and Senate. This is their shutdown.
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I hope everyone reading this has taken time to sit and reflect on how much you've accomplished throughout your life. You should be proud, because whether the accomplishment is big or small it is still an accomplishment and it matters. Keep going! 💪🏽😊 #tuesdayvibe
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NIGHT SCHOOL: Haiti’s Ransom Confession, Trump Guts Civil Rights, Michigan’s DEI ReverseUNO & MORE!!! Tap in: https://t.co/o4OReCcgu2
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Did you know 1 in 4 Michiganders are enrolled in Medicaid. Republican tax cuts will GUT Medicaid for over 2.6 MILLION Michiganders. For those in rural areas, Medicaid is especially important to providing life saving coverage and keeping healthcare providers open. We must do more
michiganadvance.com
A sea of white coats filled the Senate appropriations room on Thursday as members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Health and Human Services heard testimony on the dire...
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👏 @msolurin 👏 is 👏 in 👏 1st👏place👏 I voted and they need YOU to vote too: https://t.co/GmvmuG1qRA
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