SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day – 48 hills

SF’s plan for crime and unhoused people looks more and more like Trump’s every day – 48 hills
— Read on 48hills.org/2025/12/sfs-plan-for-crime-and-unhoused-people-looks-more-and-more-like-trumps-every-day/

Statement by Yaakub Vijandre’s Legal Team: ICE detains DACA recipient and pro-Palestinian photojournalist Yaakub Vijandre for social media posts in critical free speech test case – MLFA

Statement by Yaakub Vijandre’s Legal Team: ICE detains DACA recipient and pro-Palestinian photojournalist Yaakub Vijandre for social media posts in critical free speech test case – MLFA
— Read on mlfa.org/statement-by-yaakub-vijandres-legal-team-ice-detains-daca-recipient-and-pro-palestinian-photojournalist-yaakub-vijandre-for-social-media-posts-in-critical-free-speech-test-case/

Building the First Library in Gaza After the Genocide | Chuffed | Non-profit charity and social enterprise fundraising

There are moments in history when the creation of a library becomes an act of freedom itself.
Here in Gaza, after the genocide, Omar and Ibrahim understood that dreams protected by books do not yield — that knowledge has the strength to pull a city back from ruin.
So they set out to build the first library born from the heart of tragedy — a testament that a people who read can never be defeated.
— Read on chuffed.org/project/firstgazalibrary

Fundraiser by Nathan Keith : Help a Friend Rebuild After Car Fire

We’re reaching out to ask for support for our friend. This has already been an incredibly difficult year for them, and this unexpected emergency has only added more stress.

On Friday, while our friend was driving, their car began smoking and ultimately caught on fire. There’s a strong possibility the fire was caused by unsafe wiring done by the previous owner, something they had no way of knowing. Thankfully they made it out safely and were able to salvage most of their belongings, but the car is a total loss and unfortunately insurance won’t cover it.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebuild-after-car-fire

Prime Minister defends silence on US Marines in Tobago – Trinidad Guardian

Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar says she ini­tial­ly with­held full de­tails about the pres­ence of Unit­ed States mil­i­tary per­son­nel in To­ba­go be­cause it was a sen­si­tive na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty mat­ter. How­ev­er, she added that fol­low­ing per­sis­tent ques­tion­ing from the me­dia, that se­cu­ri­ty ad­van­tage has now been com­pro­mised.
— Read on www.guardian.co.tt/news/prime-minister-defends-silence-on-us-marines-in-tobago-6.2.2459803.b7a864cd1b

Read aloud

What was happening when the student announced that they could not read out loud? Why were they still self-conscious in a room full of striving readers? At first, I think of how my co-teacher and I have worked to make this class respectful of the learners: students who are still striving to learn to read in high school are typically students who have not been well served by our system; they are not dumb, they simply haven’t received the instruction they need. The reasons behind that are as unique as our students, but it’s still true. We designed this class to honour them and treat them as the intelligent beings they are, so maybe we should take some comfort in the fact that they did not realize that they were all here for reading instruction. Still, as much as I like a good pat on the back, the moment continues to gnaw at me.

Read aloud