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Mia Santiago
Mia Santiago

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·Jun 4, 2020

Why This Moment Feels Different

What marks these protests is their longevity and camaraderie — In the last week, I have been party to a dozen or so eye flushes. It’s a simple act, using a water bottle to clear someone’s eyes of chemical irritants after they’ve been tear-gassed. The volume of eye flushes signals, for me, a rapid development in protesting — I performed…

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Mia Santiago

Mia Santiago

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Organizer, writer, and creative nonfiction MFA candidate based in Columbus, OH.

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