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The Overwhelm is Real: Why we choose to focus on state-wide issues when it comes to policy changes

The Overwhelm is Real: Why we choose to focus on state-wide issues when it comes to policy changes

by Anthony Blankenship | Jul 9, 2020 | News, Student Stories

How many people do you know who are super focused and undistracted in their efforts to dismantle racist and oppressive systems? If you are like us, probably close to zero.  The overwhelm is real. There are fires everywhere. This iteration of the movement for Black...
No One Is Going To Care About You More Than You

No One Is Going To Care About You More Than You

by Anthony Blankenship | Jun 5, 2020 | News, Student Stories

In prison, as an inmate, no one is going to care more about you than you. This is a maxim we all have to learn. Especially now with the threat of Covid-19. If you don’t care enough about yourself to take the necessary steps to be safe, like wearing your face...
Bringing messages of love to our incarcerated yoga students

Bringing messages of love to our incarcerated yoga students

by Amara Oden | Jan 29, 2020 | Events, News, Student Stories

Can you imagine what it would feel like to go an entire year without being told you matter? Without knowing if others even know or care that you exist? This is the reality of many of my students at the Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) Washington State Reformatory...

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