Reva & David Logan Foundation

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We open Rest/Reposo next week and want you to join the resistance ✨come nap with us in the parks and dream of Justice ✨

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The scraping sound of wheels rolling back and forth under our station wagon came from outside 7048 Benson Ave. I opened the front door to see my dad underneath the car, his feet sticking out.

“Hand me that three-quarter-inch socket, boy.”

I had a purpose. I felt useful. Yet, it was hard for me to read my father. He didn’t use words of comfort, give many hugs, or say what was in his heart.

I knew very little about the man I idolized and loved and wanted to be around all the time.

In those days, my father spent long hours on the USS Chicago, a guided missile cruiser that had done several stints in the Vietnam War. He’d been home only a few days after spending about six months away.

Now he was in our driveway, and I stood there, wanting more than what he gave—orders to clean up the mess as he backed out of the driveway.

The car was fixed, but I felt broken.

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In a workshop hosted by inside San Quentin, Juan Haines wrote about becoming his own version of his father and how it cost him his freedom. You can read the rest of his story at the link in bio.

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Eighty-five-year-old Ishar Das Arora is among the last generation of people to have witnessed India’s independence from British rule in 1947. He was only seven years old at the time. However, this freedom came with the ravages of partition, as the Indian subcontinent split into Hindu-majority India and the newly created Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.

“I grew up listening to the stories of my grandfather wanting to go back to his old home, his school in Ziarat, [the] temple and mosque in the village, and the desire to meet his childhood friends,” says Sparsh Ahuja, Arora’s grandson.

Moved by the longing in his grandfather’s voice, Ahuja, who was at Oxford University studying philosophy and economics, got talking with his Pakistani friend and fellow Oxford student, Ameena Malak, in 2018. They discovered a shared connection: both of their grandfathers longed to revisit the ancestral homes partition had forced them to leave behind.

However, obtaining a visa to travel between the two nations remains challenging for citizens of either country due to the political tensions, even under the best circumstances. Considering the challenges, the duo created Project Dastaan, which means story in Urdu.

The project aims to heal old wounds by using virtual reality (VR) and other technologies to reconnect partition survivors like Arora with their childhood homes. Volunteers in India and Pakistan use 360-degree cameras to locate and film these places. It allows them to create a customized VR experience with the help of VR glasses, bringing these locations to life for the displaced.

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The Strike is coming to the directors’ alma mater! Tomorrow 6pm at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism 📝

Repost : “The Strike,” a new feature documentary incubated in the school’s Investigative Reporting Program, by (’19) and (’19), recounts the uprising of 30,000 people incarcerated in prisons across CA in 2013. In a Q&A, talks with the filmmakers about the doc that is already winning awards and garnering attention. More than a dozen students & alumni contributed.
**See link in bio for the Q&A**

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The application for facilitator and mental health consultant are STILL OPEN and will stay open as long as the postings are listed on our site! Learn more about these opportunities on our employment page and apply at the link in bio. Got questions? Send them to [email protected]!

Please add to your calendar the first week of classes for our 3rd 2024 session at ELT:

*Weekday classes begin Wednesday, September 11, 2024, with Pre- Ballet 1 (ages 4-6) at 5:30pm and performance class (ages 7 and up) at 6:30pm.

*Saturday classes begin September 14, 2024, with Little Movers and Shakers (ages 2-4) at 9:45am, Pre-Ballet (ages 4-6) at 10:45am, Beginning Ballet (ages 7-10) at 12pm and Mixed Dance Rhythm (ages 7-13) at 1:15pm.

*Other classes will be announced the first week of September 2024.

In fact-checking six statements made during the Democratic National Convention, we found that claims were not accurate, while some were on target. Here’s a rundown of those fact checks at the DNC, held Aug. 19-22, 2024, in Chicago.

Read the full fact checks: https://bit.ly/3AHmW23

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Meet 2023 Make a Wave Awardee Stephanie Shum! Stephanie was formerly the Co-Artistic Director (among other roles) of The New Coordinates. In her time there, she produced more than twenty world premiere productions and facilitated the development of many more. She is currently the Director of Development at A Red Orchid Theatre.

Alt text: Three images of Stephanie sit side by side surrounded by text.

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Join us on Saturday, September 7th from 10am-3pm for our Open House + Community Day! 🎉

Discover our brand new multi-purpose space with a self-guided tour and a variety of activities and resources from local community members.

🪩 Free Day of Dance by
🥬 Fresh Produce from
🎨 Group Art Exhibition of
🛍️ Vendor Fair including
🎤 Live Music by

This event is free and open to the public.

We can’t wait to see you!

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For the better part of the last century, a defining feature of the United States has been its overwhelming military might. However, maintaining unrivaled military power necessitates spending an unrivaled amount on defense, and the US defense budget has increasingly reflected this reality. Even more, with costly, behind schedule acquisition plans and modernization efforts spiraling out of control, this spending has arguably become less effective over time at ensuring US security.

The Reimagining US Grand Strategy program’s July 2024 roundtable brought experts together to discuss the state of US defense budgeting and acquisitions. Members of the group discussed the various structural problems enabling this spiral, such as the highly opaque requirements process, increasing Department of Defense (DOD) reliance on a small number of contractors, and lackluster enforcement of limitations by Congress. Aside from structural inadequacies in the budgeting and acquisitions process, others in the group highlighted a critical underlying cause of this increased spending: overly expansive strategic aims that do not match ends with means.

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We are so excited to be hosting this collaboration between and on Friday! This is a free and public event. RSVP link in bio. 🎭

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Hey PFP Family!
We are in need of your help today! We are currently low on volunteers for this mornings shift and we need YOUR help!

Please sign up and register through the link in our bio!

Private schools must be accredited for the tax credit program, but the state doesn’t vet accreditors or check that schools meet the standards.

https://ow.ly/eBKs50T4UlE

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Erin Spencer, a homeless Marine Corps veteran, says he has “lost count” of the number of times in the last 10 years that he has been arrested or forced to move from the streets where he sleeps in the San Francisco Bay Area. ⁠
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And each time, he also lost something personal during the sweeps in one of America’s most progressive regions: the tools and materials he collected to make his artwork. ⁠
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How a Utah politician’s adoption of a Native child spurred a federal investigation A video leaks of a wealthy politician describing how he adopted a Native child, leading to outrage from the child’s biological family and members of her tribe.

Gather with us for a night of connection and creativity! 🌟✨ Join us for a shared meal and immerse yourself in storytelling, performance, and song as we kick off a new collaboration between Red Line Service and Congo Square Theatre. Your feedback and engagement are key as we shape this ensemble-in-process piece together. Let’s create magic! 🎭. Special thanks to David Goodloe, Congo Square, and the Reva and David Logan Foundation. We could not have done this without them !

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Why would the Guardian employ a Tory prime minister’s spin doctor as its new communications chief?

https://www.declassifieduk.org/amber-de-botton-from-downing-street-to-the-guardian/

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Last week, we published a story on officers excessive uses of force at 2020 protests in the . These are some of the officers mentioned in the reporting, many of whom remain at CPD and could be on the ground during this week’s DNC actions.

Our reporting looks critically at CPD’s supervisory structure. Under the ongoing consent decree, police Sergeants are charged with ensuring that officers comply with department policies - like not striking protestors in the head with a baton. However, we found that when Sergeants did not ensure compliance, like Sergeant Rubald who walked away while Officer Bankus was beating a protestor, they were rarely disciplined or discipline was challenged by then Superintendent David Brown.

Read the full story at the link in our bio.

View any Chicago Police officer’s public record from 1988 - 2023 at cpdp.co.

Reporting by Erisa Apantaku, Andrew Fan, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Maheen Khan and Isra Rahman

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Gather with us for a night of connection and creativity! 🌟✨ Join us for a shared meal and immerse yourself in storytelling, performance, and song as we kick off a new collaboration between Red Line Service and Congo Square Theatre. Your feedback and engagement are key as we shape this ensemble-in-process piece together. Let’s create magic! 🎭. Special thanks to David Goodloe, Congo Square, and the Reva and David Logan Foundation. We could not have done this without them !

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Thirty years after my jet-flying days, I suddenly landed hard inside the concrete walls of San Quentin State Prison. Twenty-six years to life for murder. A terrible crime with horrible ripple effects. Something I will never be able to fully amend.⁠
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Looking up, I saw the fleeting contrails of my former life, wisping away in the sapphire sky. Gone were my three-dimensional life choices. Only one choice seemed to remain: to be or not to be?⁠
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Read Todd’s full story at the link in our bio.⁠
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Editor’s Note: This story was published in partnership with and was written during a writing seminar for incarcerated veterans in April hosted by The War Horse at California’s San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Tens of thousands of military veterans are incarcerated across the United States, and these stories are intended to shine a light on their unique needs, challenges, and experiences.⁠
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Special thanks to of , kurtisalee of , , and Scott Wilson for their mentorship and to both and Acton Family Giving for their generous support of our program.⁠
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Drum Roll Please! Deeply Rooted Dance Theater was selected as official talent for today's DNC 2024 Black Excellence in Bleu performance. We are honored to be a part of this historical event.

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New York State Is Illegally Stalling on Food and Cash Aid Decisions,… More than 53,000 New Yorkers are allegedly facing delays regarding eligibility for benefits.