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Header text reads: Double Punishment. There is a duotone group photo of mostly Southeast Asian men and Ny Nourn, Co-ED of APSC. Subtitle text reads: How California double punishes immigrant communities. Photo credit: APSC.

WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?

Action • January 9, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

How California Double Punishes Immigrant Communities WHAT IS DOUBLE PUNISHMENT?Double Punishment is the unjustpolicy used against immigrants who face deportation after already being punished by the criminal justice system [1]. About 70% of people in ICE detention in the U.S. were directly transferred from prison or jail to ICE right…

Red monochrome image of Joe Biden with a finger scratching his cheek and a look of confusion. Over his eyes is a red rectangle that says "Guilty" in black. Under that says in red, "WE CHARGE GENOCIDE!" At the top of the image, in white says "1/26" and "International Day of Action" in red.

International Day of Action

Action • January 4, 2024 • By 18MR Staff

Palestinian human rights organizations, together with Palestinians in Gaza and the U.S., filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court last November against President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin for the U.S. officials’ failure to prevent and complicity in the Israeli government’s unfolding genocide against them,…

Photo montage of 18MR staff at a rally. The photo on the left shows a short haired person holding up an Asians for a Liberated Palestine poster. They’re wearing a green sweater with intricate designs on the back. The second photo is a group photo of 5 18MR staff. Most are visibly wearing keffiyeh and holding signs reading: Ceasefire Now and Asians for a Liberated Palestine. The header text reads: Palestine needs your endurance! Subtitle text in a green bubble reads: We will be out of office 12/18/23 and back 1/8/2024. The top header in small text reads “Ceasefire Now” and “Free Palestine” in an alternating repeating pattern.

We are Out of Office

Action • December 14, 2023 • By 18MR Staff

Palestine needs your endurance!  As we enter the third month of Israeli bombardment and U.S. sponsored genocide of Palestinians, we continue to navigate immense levels of grief, rage, and exhaustion. We’re also uplifted by the diverse mass movement for Palestine growing globally.  While our 18MR offices are closing for the…