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I'm wondering what might be the power of that level of intersectional intergenerational movement? >> it really is where we need to go as a nation and as a movement. we talk about this a lot at my organization because we sit very much at the crossroads of movements for economic justice and racial justice. we have this vantage point of these different communities having very similar fights that really all come down to whose lives matter whose voices count. we're able to make a connection between mass incarceration, the role of money in politics and driving the prison industrial system and also o...

National movement sparked by the police shooting of mike brown in ferguson, missouri. the protests this week had all the hallmarks of the movement that have by now become so familiar each time another name is added to the list of unarmed african-americans killed by police. the young activists marching and rallying for justice and recognition, the calls for police reform and accountability, the banners held aloft declaring that yes, black lives matter. but there was also another aspect of this protest. wisconsin activists taking their message directly to lawmakers that felt like something we've...