Compassionate Resistance for 4/3/17

This post is part of my “Compassionate Resistance” series, a regular roundup of stories of local resistance from across America. This series was inspired by and is part of Powerful Resistance, a grassroots project to counter the injustice of the current administration by promoting positive stories of justice and compassion.

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• This Tech Platform Is the Backbone of the Anti-Trump Organizing Efforts (Fast Company): "Perhaps the best way to understand the Action Network is as a digital family tree for progressive movements. On the platform, organizers can set up a site for a national event."
• Seattle Sues Trump Over Sanctuary City Threats (Crosscut): "…By taking action, what we’re seeking is to have a sober, judicial statement of the law to counter attack all the irresponsible saber rattling that’s going on and frightening our residents."
• She's a Former Refugee in Trump's America—& She's Not Going to Stop Fighting (Refinery29): "I believe that if I have to take off my headscarf for my safety, that's a sign of weakness, and I'm not weak."
• Progressive Religious Leaders Say They're Seeing a Post-Trump Bump in Spiritual Engagement (ColorLines): "I think that progressives need to start leading with their faith. There has been a co-optation of religion by the ultra-conservative movement. [They] de-center Jesus for a vengeful God and use it as an excuse for prosperity."
• The Voting Rights Issue No One Talks About: Ending the Disenfranchisement of Felons Will Strengthen Democracy (Salon): "One of every 13 African-Americans of voting age is disenfranchised, a rate more than four times greater than non-African Americans."
• A Muslim Immigrant and a Christian Pastor Find Common Ground—and Try to Connect with Their Latino Neighbors Too (PRI): "The two men often engage in the kind of chitchat that usually takes place between a shopkeeper and a customer…And it might have stayed that way, had it not been for Donald Trump winning the presidential election last November."
• For Some, Passover Seder Will Address Refugee Crisis (Detroit News): "Throughout our history violence and persecution have driven us to wander to seek freedom. Passover really feels like the time on the calendar that just makes the most sense to put people’s attention on the global refugee crisis. There is clearly so much resonance with Jewish history."
• Together We Can Build a Caring Country (St. Cloud Times): "We stand at a crisis point that can generate massive change for good. The shift will happen as we maintain hope and resist with dignity all kinds of oppression."
• Khizr Khan Asks Students to Defend the Constitution (Herald News): "In every gesture and every moment, consider yourself a defender of these values that are enshrined in these documents."
• 3 Muslim American Style Bloggers on How They're Using Fashion to Break Stereotypes (Glamour): "Every Muslim woman has the right to interpret modesty the way she wishes and deems appropriate for herself. It's as simple as that."

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