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**At The Magpie, every story is a treasure.**

We see storytelling an act of resistance against the continuing legacy of colonialism, and we hope to tell as many stories as possible. We hope this blog can be both a brave space where people can ask hard questions and get hard answers to think through; and a safe space where you can learn about the many amazing projects and initiatives that organizers are doing around the world.

If you would like to contribute to The Magpie, please email our editor Emma: ekrbuchman@gmail.com. If you would like to contribute to our series-in-progress “Where Were You When?”, please follow this link.

39 Years Ago Today: Links in the Chain of the Chernobyl Disaster

April 26, 2025

Belarus ; chernobyl ; disinformation ; empathy ; firefighters ; infographics ; nuclear accident ; reactor design ; Russia ; soviet union ; storytelling ; timeline ; Ukraine

Let’s Talk Reparations Round 2: An Interview with Robin Rue Simmons

January 16, 2025

accountability ; advocacy ; Black reparations ; cannabis sales tax ; end white supremacy ; enslavement ; identity ; Illinois ; redlining ; sheila jackson-lee ; systemic racism

Institutional Knowledge Sharing from Our Nonprofit to Yours! (Updated Regularly)

December 25, 2024

accountability ; empathy ; fundraising ; knowledge-sharing ; nonprofit boards ; power ; project management ; transparency

The Everlasting Impact of Redlining and Gerrymandering

December 12, 2024

African American Studies ; chicago ; end white supremacy ; gerrymandering ; native son ; redlining ; richard wright ; south carolina ; storytelling ; systemic racism

Remember, remember, to vote this November!

October 22, 2024

2024 election ; absentee ballot ; accountability ; early voting ; end white supremacy ; guy fawkes ; organizing ; patriarchy ; transparency ; united kingdom ; us general election ; voting

How LGBTQ+ Youth Build Collective Power: An Interview with the Founders of OutVote (Part 2)

October 1, 2024

gender-affirming care ; intersectionality ; missouri ; new jersey ; rock the vote ; transphobia ; united kingdom ; Virginia

How LGBTQ+ Youth Build Collective Power: An Interview with the Founders of OutVote (Part 1)

September 27, 2024

arizona ; fellowship ; homophobia ; identity ; missouri ; new jersey ; pennsylvania ; texas ; transphobia ; voter registration

Cultivating Legacies: An Interview with enBloom (Part 2)

September 20, 2024

asylums ; Black land loss ; community garden ; end white supremacy ; intersectionality ; maryland

Cultivating Legacies: An Interview with enBloom (Part 1)

September 14, 2024

Black land loss ; capitalism ; community garden ; community land trust ; end white supremacy ; intersectionality

September 10th Media Advisory from the Coalition for Atonement & Repair

September 12, 2024

accountability ; annapolis ; coalition for atonement & repair ; end white supremacy ; maryland

Pre-Med Advice from Meron Teklu!

September 6, 2024

influencer ; johns hopkins ; maryland ; maternal mortality ; medical school ; meron teklu ; mount sinai ; new york ; pre-med students ; tiktok

Dark Clouds over Minsk: The Polesie State Radioecological Reserve

September 1, 2024

Belarus ; identity ; nature reserve ; nuclear energy ; radiation ; Russia ; soviet union ; Ukraine ; wildlife

Mental Health Check-up: Bipolar Disorder (2)

August 9, 2024

anxiety ; bipolar disorder ; cbt ; dbt ; depression ; empathy ; identity ; medication ; philosophy ; recovery ; soul-searching ; substance abuse

Lessons Learned from the COCO Fund

July 26, 2024

ardinesxamerica ; case study ; empathy ; essential workers ; food workers ; fundraising ; hospitality ; jenny dorsey ; panel discussion ; restaurant workers

Mental Health Check-Up: Bipolar Disorder (1)

June 14, 2024

anxiety ; bipolar disorder ; c-ptsd ; depression ; empathy ; identity ; mental health ; ptsd ; recovery ; substance abuse

The COCO Fund: Sunsetting MOF’s COVID Relief Project

May 31, 2024

advocacy ; ardinesxamerica ; empathy ; essential workers ; food workers ; fundraising ; hospitality ; new york ; restaurant workers

“Strong, smart, patriotic, & loyal”: The Murder of Lt. Richard Collins III (Part 2)

May 27, 2024

Dawn Collins ; end white supremacy ; hate crimes ; Lt. Richard Collins III ; maryland ; systemic racism

“Strong, smart, patriotic, & loyal”: The Murder of Lt. Richard Collins III (Part 1)

May 20, 2024

Dawn Collins ; end white supremacy ; hate crimes ; Lt. Richard Collins III ; maryland ; systemic racism

UPDATE: The Unforgotten Death of Keith Warren

April 12, 2024

accountability ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; keith warren ; maryland ; police accountability ; sherri warren ; storytelling

Mental Health Checkup: Binge-Eating (2)

March 15, 2024

binge-eating ; bodily autonomy ; cbt ; dbt ; human trafficking ; identity ; mental health ; patriarchy ; substance abuse ; washington d.c.

Let’s Talk Reparations: An Interview with Reparations Educator Briayna Cuffie (Part 2)

February 29, 2024

capitalism ; end white supremacy ; enslavement ; systemic racism

Let’s Talk Reparations: An Interview with Reparations Educator Briayna Cuffie (Part 1)

February 23, 2024

end white supremacy ; enslavement ; Reconstruction era ; systemic racism

Mental Health Checkup: Binge-Eating (1)

February 9, 2024

binge-eating ; bodily autonomy ; human trafficking ; identity ; mental health ; patriarchy ; substance abuse ; washington d.c.

Our Top 10 Blog Posts: Happy Birthday to the Blog!

January 31, 2024

ardinesxamerica ; caucus of african american leaders ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; katherine morris ; keith warren

Happy Holidays from March On Foundation!

December 30, 2023

accountability ; chernobyl ; disinformation ; empathy ; katherine morris ; keith warren ; maryland ; model c ; storytelling ; transparency

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: A Mystery of Mysteries

December 7, 2023

Belarus ; chernobyl ; Edgar Allen Poe ; nuclear energy ; radiation ; soviet union ; Ukraine ; wildlife

“Passionate, loving, & trustworthy”: The Unforgotten Death of Keith Warren (Part 2)

December 1, 2023

keith warren ; police accountability ; sherri warren ; systemic racism

“Passionate, loving, & trustworthy”: The Unforgotten Death of Keith Warren (Part 1)

November 15, 2023

keith warren ; police accountability ; sherri warren ; systemic racism

The Right to Education, Not Incarceration

October 24, 2023

empathy ; school to prison pipeline ; systemic racism

Easter Lilies

October 11, 2023

empathy ; healing ; human rights ; human trafficking ; patriarchy ; substance abuse ; trauma

On the Safety of Storks: An Introduction

October 5, 2023

chernobyl ; environment ; fukushima ; radiation ; Russia ; Ukraine

“Loving, blessed, and kind”: The Unsolved Death of Katherine Morris (Part 2)

August 31, 2023

end white supremacy ; katherine morris ; marguerite morris ; police accountability ; systemic racism

“Loving, blessed, and kind”: The Unsolved Death of Katherine Morris (Part 1)

August 3, 2023

empathy ; katherine morris ; marguerite morris ; police accountability ; systemic racism

Summary of “this season: dis/ misinformation”

June 15, 2023

accountability ; artificial intelligence ; deep fakes ; disinformation ; panel discussion ; storytelling ; systemic racism

Going Far Together: Spotlighting the Caucus of African American Leaders

February 28, 2023

caucus of african american leaders ; end white supremacy ; maryland ; systemic racism

Enough is Enough: Where is the Government’s Sense of Duty in East Palestine?

February 17, 2023

accountability ; chernobyl ; environment ; ohio ; transparency

There and Back Again: An Interview with Aiden Ardine (Part 2)

January 10, 2023

ardinesxamerica ; capitalism ; cooking ; restaurant workers ; storytelling

Blood Avocados: An Unexpected Conflict Commodity (Part 1)

December 20, 2022

blood avocados ; farmers ; gun violence ; organized crime

Plenty to be Done: Thoughts on the Mass Shooting at Club Q

December 15, 2022

gender identity ; hate crimes ; sexuality

Summary of “this season: banned books chapter 2”

December 12, 2022

banned books ; empathy ; identity ; panel discussion ; storytelling ; systemic racism

There and Back Again: An Interview with Aiden Ardine (Part 1)

December 9, 2022

ardinesxamerica ; empathy ; restaurant workers ; storytelling

The World Cup: Profits over Passion?

December 5, 2022

advocacy ; colonialism ; empathy ; forced labor ; qatar ; transparency ; world cup

Belugas, Penguins, & Glacial Melt: An Interview with Zanagee Artis

November 9, 2022

antarctica ; capitalism ; climate change ; colonialism ; intersectionality ; systemic racism

United Black Clergy of Anne Arundel County Organizes Souls to the Polls

November 3, 2022

accountability ; civil rights ; souls to the polls ; systemic racism ; voting

Books Bans, School Boards, and Burnout: An Interview with Shivi Mehta

October 7, 2022

banned books ; education justice ; georgia ; systemic racism

Summary of “this season: banned books”

September 23, 2022

banned books ; event planning ; georgia ; panel discussion ; storytelling ; systemic racism

Finding a Way to Serve: Our Board President’s 9/11 Story

September 11, 2022

empathy ; in the navy ; military ; military industrial complex ; new york ; september 11th

The Dangers of Crossing the U.S./Mexico Border

September 5, 2022

border crossing ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; human trafficking ; imperialism

A Snapshot of Algorithmic Activism: Spotlighting Encode Justice

July 29, 2022

alan turing ; artificial intelligence ; data bias ; systemic racism ; transparency

An Unbroken Tempo: The Modern-Day Abolitionists Fighting to End the Exception (Part 2)

July 4, 2022

13th amendment ; abolish slavery ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; systemic racism

A Statement from March On Foundation on the overturning of Roe v. Wade

July 1, 2022

abortion ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; healthcare ; roe v. wade ; scotus

An Unbroken Tempo: The Modern-Day Abolitionists Fighting to End the Exception (Part 1)

June 19, 2022

13th amendment ; abolish slavery ; empathy ; police accountability ; systemic racism ; transparency

A Mother’s Prerogative: An Interview with Reverend Marguerite Morris Interview (Part 2)

May 31, 2022

katherine morris ; marguerite morris ; maryland ; police accountability

A Statement from March On Foundation on the Mass Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

May 26, 2022

accountability ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; gun violence ; texas

A Mother’s Prerogative: An Interview with Reverend Marguerite Morris (Part 1)

May 23, 2022

katherine morris ; marguerite morris ; maryland ; police accountability

A Statement From March On Foundation on the Recent Racially-Motivated Shootings

May 17, 2022

accountability ; empathy ; end white supremacy ; gun violence ; systemic racism

A Snapshot of Youth Climate Activism

April 30, 2022

activism ; arizona ; climate change ; corporations ; earth day ; massachusetts ; texas

“Do not draw your attention away from Chernobyl” (Part Two)

April 26, 2022

accountability ; advocacy ; chernobyl ; empathy ; Russia ; Ukraine

“Do not draw your attention away from Chernobyl” (Part One)

April 26, 2022

accountability ; advocacy ; chernobyl ; Russia ; Ukraine

Acts of Care: A Conversation with Chef Jenny Dorsey (Part Three)

April 22, 2022

capitalism ; cooking ; empathy ; jenny dorsey ; systemic change

Acts of Care: A Conversation with Chef Jenny Dorsey (Part Two)

April 11, 2022

changing careers ; cooking ; identity ; jenny dorsey

Acts of Care: A Conversation with Chef Jenny Dorsey (Part One)

March 18, 2022

cooking ; culinary school ; fashion ; identity ; jenny dorsey

Public
Finances, Explained

February 17, 2022

county government ; equity ; maryland ; public finance ; voting equality

My American-Ecuadorian Identity Crisis

February 1, 2022

empathy ; first generation ; identity ; travel

Welcome to the March On Foundation Blog!

January 31, 2022

climate justice ; empathy ; identity ; march on for voting rights ; storytelling

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