Organizing Asian America

“We are the leaders we've been looking for”
- Grace Lee Boggs

When 18 Million Rising (18MR) launched in 2012, Asian Americans were yearning for a progressive political home. 18MR educates, organizes, and mobilizes Asian Americans to the movement which is key to building a more just world.

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Campaigns

  • Graphic with textured blue background. Header text reads: Stop HR 9495. Bit.ly/VOTENO9495. Body copy reads: This bill could be used to target groups working with Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim communities, reinforcing harmful stereotypes and further marginalizing these communities. It also could be used to target nonprofits that oppose the choices of the executive branch, undermining the autonomy of civil society organizations.

    STOP HR 9495

    Last week showed us that 2025 will be a tough political climate for us. But a proposed bill could make our organizing almost impossible: HR 9495 that would allow the incoming Trump administration to target and destroy pro-Palestine non-profits by claiming that the orgs support terrorism. The bill is set to be voted on by […]
  • ID: Blue graphic with orange duotone photograph. Photo shows Hindu fascist leader Modi with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. There's another photo of Modi shaking hands with Donald Trump. Text reads: TATA BYE / BYE. New York Marathon: Drop TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) as a sponsor! Sign the petition: bit.ly/NYRR_DROPTATA. Join the Protest on Nov 3: bit.ly/marathonaction

    TATA India/Israel NYRR Campaign

    Follow SALAM for updates and indiaisrael.org for more information. We will update you in 2025! TATA India/Israel NYRR Campaign: DEMAND NYC MARATHON DROP TCS BLOOD MONEY! TATA BYEBYE 👋🏿👋🏾 UPDATE 11/4/24 Download our FREE ZINE for you to print out, fold and distribute to your community. Though the Marathon is over, we still must inform […]
  • Mostly green and black duotone graphic with keffiyeh patterns and a bird’s eye view photo of a mass protest. There is a photo of the Asians for a Liberated Palestine banner. Text reads: Solidarity with Palestine. End U.S. Aid to Israel. Mon 8/19 12pm, Union Park, Chicago. Sign up to join our contingent. bit.ly/18MR_MARCHDNC. Stop police crimes! Community control of the police now! Immigrant rights and legalization for all! Defend LGBTQIA+ and reproductive rights. Money for jobs, schools, healthcare, housing, and environment, not for war. Defend the right to unionize and strike. Justice, peace, and quality. Marchondnc2024.org.

    March on the DNC 2024

    This August, thousands of activists will join the National March on the DNC in Chicago to demand the Democratic Party fight for the rights and liberation of all peoples. This is the time for our movements to gather and demand more from our electeds, including demilitarization of Israel and end to weapons aid.  We know […]
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Featured Project

Asians For Palestine

🇵🇸 As Asian Americans who have experienced state-sanctioned violence through colonialism, the ongoing occupation and destruction of our homelands, and surveillance and incarceration here in the U.S., we see our struggles as connected to Palestinian liberation. We are in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian right to return and organize to end Israel’s occupation and U.S. support of Israel.
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News

  • Blue and teal textured graphic, white header text: Liberation Beyond Elections Subtext: drawing on our Asian American lineage of radical solidarity and resistance…

    Liberation Beyond Elections

    Communities • November 7, 2024 • By 18MR
    “Every crisis, actual or impending, needs to be viewed as an opportunity to bring about profound changes in…
  • ID: Seafoam green graphic with a pixelated photo image of people at the polling locations, voting. Header text reads: Digital Security 101. Mon, Nov 1. 1PM PT to 2:30PM PT. 4PM ET to 5:30PM ET. bit.ly/18MR_11DIGISEC. Body text reads: Join us for digital security 101 for activists and organizers. This introductory training will teach you the basics of staying safe, online and in the streets, while fighting for liberation. Live captioning provided.

    POST-ELECTION DIGITAL SECURITY 101

    Communities • November 7, 2024 • By 18MR
    Stay safe online after the election! The 2024 election has ended in a firestorm of racism and misogyny,…
  • Plate of sliced watermelons, a yellow, green and red textile and folded paper zines, shaped like brochures are spread on a table. The zines have an icon that says "TCS" with a bloody splat of the Statue of Liberty silhouette, "New York Marathon", with a black bold header, "New York Road Runners, Drop Genocide! Drop TATA Consultancy Services!" Sub header reads, "BIT.LY/NYRR_DROPTATA" and "While thousands of runners take the streets for the New York marathon, Palestinians are running for their lives as bombs made of TATA parts drop on their tents, refugee camps, hospitals, schools and families. " Under than shows a black silhouette of a missile with white words, "STOP ARMING ISRAEL" on it.

    BYE BYE / TATA FREE ZINE

    Action • November 7, 2024 • By 18MR
    More than 50,000 runners took the streets for the New York marathon runners on November 3rd. Meanwhile, Palestinians…
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