Why Reparations Isn鈥檛 Just About Money
A new report, A Dream in Our Name, by Liberation Ventures examines how changing anti-Black narratives and reducing the racial wealth gap are central to the project of reparations.
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Alicia Garza Talks About the Purpose of Power
By coming together and each finding our own unique way to contribute to the struggle, we can move ever closer to our collective liberation.
On Intergenerational Activism with adrienne maree brown and Fania Davis
鈥淚t feels like the universe is up to something.鈥�
Vandana Shiva: Reciprocal Care Will Give Us a Future
Vandana Shiva holds on to hope that we can collectively bring Earth back into our imagination.
YES! Editors Answer Your Burning Questions
You鈥檒l probably learn something new about us. We certainly did.
25 Years of YES!: Hope, Progress, and Setbacks
A robust conversation with YES! co-founders Sarah van Gelder and David Korten, as well as longtime contributing editor Vandana Shiva.
Transformative Justice: Thriving Forward Together
Transformative justice can form the basis for deep solutions to racial and gender-based injustices, mass incarceration, immigrant abuses, the climate emergency, and more.
Rittenhouse Verdict Highlights Statistical White Supremacy in Our Judicial System
White vigilantes get the benefit of the doubt in U.S. courtrooms.
A Family Farm Brings African Produce to Portland
Customers in the local African community say Happiness Family Farm鈥檚 stands have been like a temple for them.
Making Health Care Accessible鈥擝y Air
A group of volunteer pilots has organized to connect patients in remote areas with life-saving medical care.
Inconvenient Identity: Magnus鈥� Story
Magnus has a heartbreaking conversation with their mom as she dices onions. In this video, created in a filmmaking workshop led by Outside the Frame and Oregon State University, Magnus tries to make
Their Love: Nat鈥檚 Story
Nat, a nonbinary Latinx young person, experiences oppression, xenophobia and misgendering from their own family. Their mother has a spiritual experience that reveals the importance of honoring their child鈥檚 nonbinary
Giving Tree: Michelle鈥檚 Story
In her journey on foot from Honduras to the United States, Michelle encounters family rejection, transphobia, and border patrol. In this video, created in a filmmaking workshop led by Outside the
An Alternative Economy of Care in Portland
Crisis Kitchen operates on the idea that uplifting individuals will uplift the community.
An Ecological Civilization: The Path We鈥檙e On
鈥淎n Ecolological Civilization: The Path We鈥檙e On鈥� was a YES! Presents online conversation held on February 25, 2021. It was produced in partnership with YES! 蜜桃社AV and the Institute for Ecological Civilization.
5 Steps Toward Self Compassion
We could all benefit from being a little kinder to ourselves鈥攅specially after the year we鈥檝e had.
Lessons From Portland鈥檚 Protest Movement
Portland organizers and volunteers offer an inside look at the infrastructure that supports the city鈥檚 ever-evolving movement for Black lives.
A Radical Vision for the Future
With beautiful illustrations and poignant storytelling, this animated short film reminds us that a better world is possible beyond 2020.
This Uprising: How to Make Black Lives Really Matter
A conversation on the current uprising with The Root鈥檚 Michael Harriot, historian Jamon Jordan, and the editors of YES! and Colorlines.
Communities Step Up to Keep Neighbors Safe from Extreme Heat and COVID-19
鈥淲e're always focused on floods and hurricanes. But heat is maybe even more important to address.鈥�
Gwich鈥檌n Voices Speak Out Against Oil Drilling in Alaska
鈥淲e have lived and thrived in the Arctic for thousands of years. We have listened and learned from our elders, and we know we must stand united to protect future generations.鈥�
How to Help Harm-Doers Be Accountable
Experts discuss the reasons that people cause harm, and explore what accountability processes might look like.
How Shame Blocks Accountability
鈥淵ou鈥檙e much less likely to get authentic accountability if you鈥檙e shaming someone.鈥�
What Are Obstacles to Accountability?
Experts speak candidly about what gets in the way of true accountability鈥攁nd why we should see it as an opportunity for growth.
The Pandemic Portal: How This Moment Will Change Everything
A discussion with YES! executive editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield, author Nafeez Ahmed, and YES! co-founder and author David Korten.
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