Tag: activism
Stopping Genocide — An Urgent Briefing & Action Hour
On September 22, 2025, organizers from the Illinois Green Party (ILGP) and the Arab & Muslim American Green Party Caucus (NAMA) went live on YouTube to demo a simple idea with big consequences: if Greens want to scale campaigns and committees without burning out, get off the hamster wheel of scattered chats and run the work in Basecamp. In a one-hour Q&A hosted by Dearborn Blog, Eyde Arndell (ILGP) and Wissam Charafeddine (NAMA) showed, click-by-click, how message boards, task lists, check-ins, and “Hill Charts” make transparency normal and chaos optional. Watch the full session on @DearbornBlog and grab the starter links at ilgp.org and linktr.ee/dearborngreens.
Wissam Charafeddine on the Genocide of Silence
On September 22, 2025, organizers from the Illinois Green Party (ILGP) and the Arab & Muslim American Green Party Caucus (NAMA) went live on YouTube to demo a simple idea with big consequences: if Greens want to scale campaigns and committees without burning out, get off the hamster wheel of scattered chats and run the work in Basecamp. In a one-hour Q&A hosted by Dearborn Blog, Eyde Arndell (ILGP) and Wissam Charafeddine (NAMA) showed, click-by-click, how message boards, task lists, check-ins, and “Hill Charts” make transparency normal and chaos optional. Watch the full session on @DearbornBlog and grab the starter links at ilgp.org and linktr.ee/dearborngreens.
Ditch the Chaos, Build the Movement
On September 22, 2025, organizers from the Illinois Green Party (ILGP) and the Arab & Muslim American Green Party Caucus (NAMA) went live on YouTube to demo a simple idea with big consequences: if Greens want to scale campaigns and committees without burning out, get off the hamster wheel of scattered chats and run the work in Basecamp. In a one-hour Q&A hosted by Dearborn Blog, Eyde Arndell (ILGP) and Wissam Charafeddine (NAMA) showed, click-by-click, how message boards, task lists, check-ins, and “Hill Charts” make transparency normal and chaos optional. Watch the full session on @DearbornBlog and grab the starter links at ilgp.org and linktr.ee/dearborngreens.
Amer Zahr … Activism Through Comedy and Writing
Amer Zahr is an Arab-American of Palestinian descendant. He is known for his stand-up comedian, writer, filmmaker, producer, adjunct law professor at the University of Detroit Mercy, and former lawyer. He was born in Jordan to refugee parents of Palestinian heritage originally from Nazareth and then moved to the United States when he was three ...
Dearborn has to Mobilize in the Era of 45
"History cannot be repeated once again right in front of our eyes, and that is why it is important now more than ever to mobilize in our communities and challenge such abhorrent groups, and the despicable presidency that supports them."
The Fight Against Selective Activism Starts At Home
Addressing the problem is the first step to solving it and in Dearborn, that problem is one of arrogance and a lack of empathy that has some people forgetting their roots.
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