Venus Youngblood - Red Voice

Leftist Electoralism and Voting in the Left

Why do leftists still quantify state harm by the visible? Why do leftist youtubers highlight popular media issues and not those that affect oppressed people the most?

History

How We're Trapped in the Spectacle of Liberal Democracy

"When picturing the revolutionary in the Sudanese Revolution, in Syria, in Chile, or in anywhere else in the world, don't forget to imagine how difficult it would be for them to adapt to American activist spaces because of our lack of collective tenacity."

Organizing

Anarchism and Black Struggle

"We change, our struggles change, and yet white allies tend to stay the same. We must thus either create anew or take tactile action. What we do represents what we think."

Education

Conflict Resolution and Avoiding Disinformation Online

"What should I do when I google for fact-checking and even top google results cannot be trusted?"

News

Over 100 Displaced People in a Mobile Community in Order to "Clean up" Miami Neighborhood

"...as [gentrifiers] continue their march to some of the oldest and most culturally rich and diverse neighborhoods in our city, it becomes too imperative an existential threat for people to remain idle."

Tenants' Rights

The Power of Online Fundraising in the Left

"With these local successes through the web, I’ve recently come to terms with the power of the online fundraiser for leftist causes..."

Surveillance

Security Cameras on the Streets: Overtown, Miami FL

"...British Home Office Study reported in 2005 that their cameras neither reduced crime nor fear of crime."

Commentary

Toys R Us’ Mismanaged Debts Affect Laid Off Workers

"...is the $75 million even enough to do justice to the employees who made the company what it was?"

Organizing

Working Group Strategies for a Community or Tenants Union

"For the Tenants Union in the which I’m involved, I’ve designed working groups. I hope this blueprint can be of use to others as well."