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Self-Identification Comes First

By Julie Truesdell, Advocates for Youth

February 11, 2008 - 8:55am

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Many people, queer-identified or not, assume that the term "transgender" refers only to specific individuals who have sexual reassignment surgery, but that is not the case.


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Anti-Racism 101: Getting It Right

By Julie Truesdell, Advocates for Youth

February 8, 2008 - 8:50am

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Racism isn't just open and direct bigotry, it is privilege plus power. You can choose how to use white privilege, but you cannot choose whether you have it or not. At Creating Change, we outlined the foundations of anti-racist organizing.

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Creating Change Starts with Opening Your Mind

By Mimi Melles, Advocates for Youth

February 8, 2008 - 8:44am

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At the Creating Change conference, I learned that the key to movement building is bringing everyone to the table by creating the message that our issues are all tied to human rights.

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