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Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn: An ambulance is driving around blasting Bill Withers’ “Just The Two Of Us.”
There is solidarity all around us.
RIP Bill Withers.
Ben Hallman retweeted
A political earthquake in Michigan!
As an Arab American on the left, I feel so much safer and optimistic about the future with Abdul El Sayed as the Democratic senate candidate in Michigan.
He opposes genocide and the destruction of Lebanon and wants to divert the money we spend killing people in other countries to giving me and my loved ones healthcare, which he sees as a basic human right.
And he won in the Midwest, which I was told is anti left and loves Israel 🤷🏻♀️
Looking forward to seeing how this plays out in November and how this reverberates across the country!
So much of the media coverage of Abdul El-Sayed vs Haley Stevens emphasizes Israel policy in the context of how it makes American Jews feel.
What about how it makes Arab Americans feel?
We spend our entire lives watching our native countries and relatives get bombed, occupied and dragged through the racist mud by elected officials and media. And then we’re smeared in the U.S. as bigots for opposing it.
If Abdul wins, it will be a watershed moment for Arab Americans. To have a U.S. senator who makes challenging the machinery that enables and justifies genocide in the Middle East a central part of his politics goes beyond mere representation. This guy is willing to confront the system that has murdered and dehumanized our communities for generations. Feels big.
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#TheYearApart
Creative Director: @rockyowens
Editor: @nowandben
Music: “Ballerina” - @yehezkelraz
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A year ago today, Bernie shared our indie ad featuring some fired up words by Dr. @CornelWest.
@rockyowens + I still feel that Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” sums up the chaos of a frantic establishment trying to stop a moral + spiritual movement for a better world.
"This is no ordinary campaign. This is a movement that has a spiritual and moral coming together." -Dr. @CornelWest
It was an honor to have both Bernie + Dr. @CornelWest share our work last March.
#Bernie2020 is over, but building left power continues.
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This isn’t a normal campaign — This is a moral and spiritual coming together! #Bernie2020 this #SuperTuesday !
WATCH: bit.ly/2TihScm
A year ago, Bernie shared our video and later swept the Nevada caucuses with 46.8% of the vote.
This day marked peak optimism for #NotMeUs and a well-deserved victory for everyone’s hard work.
Thrilled to have created this with producer @rockyowens + musician @liarosemusic.
When it comes to creating a nation that works for all of us, not just the 1%, we are all in this together.
Video by @rockyowens, @nowandben and @liarosemusic.
Ben Hallman retweeted
"A precious baby in Ethiopia and Guatemala. It could be in Tel Aviv or Gaza. It could be in Argentina. It could be in New Hampshire. They all have the same value! They all have the same significance!" -Dr. @CornelWest
Solidarity with Dr. Cornel West.
Ben Hallman retweeted
One of my favourite ads from the Bernie campaign
"A precious baby in Ethiopia and Guatemala. It could be in Tel Aviv or Gaza. It could be in Argentina. It could be in New Hampshire. They all have the same value! They all have the same significance!" -Dr. @CornelWest
Solidarity with Dr. Cornel West.
"A precious baby in Ethiopia and Guatemala. It could be in Tel Aviv or Gaza. It could be in Argentina. It could be in New Hampshire. They all have the same value! They all have the same significance!" -Dr. @CornelWest
Solidarity with Dr. Cornel West.
This video was shared by both @CornelWest and @BernieSanders around this time last year.
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youtu.be/P0rGVJC1fXM
Ben Hallman retweeted
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” —Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
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The precise opposite of every word below.
I’m be watching @neeratanden’s confirmation hearing today with a great deal of confidence in our country’s future. Neera Tanden has always fought for vulnerable communities and working class families. She’s a wonderful leader. Excited to see what she does as OMB Director.
Ben Hallman retweeted
"You and I cannot be free in America or anywhere else
where there is capitalism & imperialism..."
Ella Baker, the backbone of the civil rights movement, says people "have to make the fight for freedom every day, in the year, every year until they win it."
#BlackHistoryMonth
Ben Hallman retweeted
A hashtag to unite the Left #stopNeera
Tell your Congressperson to vote NO on her confirmation tomorrow.
@SenJackyRosen @SenCortezMasto
Nevada overwhelming supports Bernie Sanders. Neera overwhelming supports social security cuts. Vote NO!
Ben Hallman retweeted
Until Colin Kaepernick is back on a team, the @NFL’s social justice efforts will ring hollow.
#SuperBowl – at Tempe, AZ