An Important Update From Our Publisher
The Xylom will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. Can we count on you to sustain nonprofit, nonpartisan news?
Dear Reader,
Time for some real talk: The Xylom will run out of funding in July if we don’t secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might also lose my job while waiting for a visa extension — a nightmare scenario.
Following sparkling March and April fundraising numbers, recent political developments have created a chilling effect. Case in point: an independent Atlanta-area colleague of ours, Mario Guevara, was arrested while livestreaming "No Kings" protests. He is now under ICE custody for deportation proceedings to El Salvador.
Despite the difficulties, in the past three months, our reporting:
revealed how the transnational crude oil export industry turned what residents call "a slice of heaven" in South Texas into "hell":
led to the first weekend rail transit service improvements in Atlanta in two decades (!)
shed light on how immigrants, researchers, and concerned citizens have navigated unprecedented attacks by the Trump administration.
It would be such a shame if communities could no longer access our groundbreaking coverage at a time when they need it the most.
There is hope: If even one quarter of our readers and social media followers gave just ONE dollar a month, we would be able to meet our budget without additional support from grants.
Can we count on you to keep the only Asian American-run science news outlet going?
Thank you so much!
With gratitude,
Alex Ip
Publisher and Editor,
The Xylom
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