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Rise Up

Rise Up Editorial Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work 2018, Vol. 33(2) 149-153 Rise Up: Learning From Today’s ª The Author(s) 2018 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Social Movements DOI: 10.1177/0886109918768616 journals.sagepub.com/home/aff Rupaleem Bhuyan You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. Angelou (1978) Teenage survivors of mass shootings organizing to ban assault weapons. Undocumented youth and their parents chaining their arms to delay deportation buses. Black leaders taking to the streets to challenge police/state violence. College students demanding safety from rape and sexual assault. Indigenous communities across Turtle Island calling for protection and healing for their commu- nities and for the natural resources of the Creator. So many people who are directly impacted by violence—structural, symbolic, and interpersonal—are outraged and with the speed of a tweet, Instagram post, or Facebook feed are sharing their pain to mobilize thousands upon thousands for social change. Parents, siblings, and friends are refusing to be silent; their unbridled anger, fear, sadness, and outrage calling us to attention: #idlenomore #BlackLivesMatter #MeToo #NoMore #Neveragain. As a feminist social work educator and scholar, I have been deeply moved http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

Rise Up

Bhuyan, Rupaleem
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work , Volume 33 (2): 5 – May 1, 2018
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Editorial Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work 2018, Vol. 33(2) 149-153 Rise Up: Learning From Today’s ª The Author(s) 2018 Reprints and permission: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Social Movements DOI: 10.1177/0886109918768616 journals.sagepub.com/home/aff Rupaleem Bhuyan You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your eyes, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But still, like air, I’ll rise. Angelou (1978) Teenage survivors of mass shootings organizing to ban assault weapons. Undocumented youth and their parents chaining their arms to delay deportation buses. Black leaders taking to the streets to challenge police/state violence. College students demanding safety from rape and sexual assault. Indigenous communities across Turtle Island calling for protection and healing for their commu- nities and for the natural resources of the Creator. So many people who are directly impacted by violence—structural, symbolic, and interpersonal—are outraged and with the speed of a tweet, Instagram post, or Facebook feed are sharing their pain to mobilize thousands upon thousands for social change. Parents, siblings, and friends are refusing to be silent; their unbridled anger, fear, sadness, and outrage calling us to attention: #idlenomore #BlackLivesMatter #MeToo #NoMore #Neveragain. As a feminist social work educator and scholar, I have been deeply moved

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