Immigrant communities are living in near-constant fear, with little "safety"; women and trans and gender-nonconforming people are suffering gender-based violence at the hands of federal immigration officials; and the movement for immigration-policy reform is arguably the largest mass movement in the United States today.

Where are white feminists?

- On Prisons, Borders, Safety and Privilege: An Open Letter to White Feminists by Jessica Hoffman (via Feministe)

And that's just the tip of the iceberg - Hoffman's challenge to white feminists is self-reflective and intense, and well worth reading, even for those who don't identify as feminist.  This will provide some intense fuel for the conversations I've been having with with friends lately about where, on a personal level, our energy is and should be going - how do we envision our communities changing, and how do we support that change?