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Who Watches the Police?
by Zeina, Abdel-Rahman, and Jonathan Communities, including Alexandria, are re-thinking policing. In Alexandria this is taking the form of police reform, which we address below, and first-step police…
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Tell Governor Northam to extend the eviction moratorium and provide real, lasting rent relief
by Dan Moshenberg Like the rest of the country, Virginia is facing an eviction crisis. This is the week to stand up and speak out or stand by…
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It’s Not That Bad, It’s Worse: a statement of support for Black Lives Matter
Most people get through life by telling themselves “it’s not that bad.” This is a lie. On a recent bonus episode of the Code Switch podcast Kenya Young,…
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Transparency in Policing: a good first step
by Jonathan Krall The death of George Floyd has ignited yet another round of protests. Because the last round of protests seems to have accomplished nothing, the new…
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The pandemic continues: what can we do?
by Jonathan Krall In Grassroots Alexandria, we have reacted to the covid-19 threat by working with allied groups and political leaders on immediate needs (enabling vulnerable communities to…
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What is racism?
by Jonathan Krall All my life, I was was told that racism is caused by terrible people called racists. The label “racist” is so toxic that, among white…
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Friends and Neighbors Working Together
