This week 10 years ago @Nitalovesmiles and I + so many brilliant people launched UltraViolet is not paying for this with a starting purpose: create a cost for sexism, advance gender justice. We've succeeded, failed, learned and not always in that order. I'm grateful for all of it. 1/

Survey for (current & former) Community Organizers!

Do you experience burnout? How can your working conditions be improved?

Organizing is the backbone of our progressive movement. Take 10 mins to share your experiences so we can protect the work.
allduerespectproject.org/take-the-survey

.HaitianBridge is on the ground helping Haitian asylum seekers in Del Rio seeking asylum. Donate now to support their efforts and #WelcomeWithDignity : haitianbridge.org

This is stunning, and exactly what I needed today. Big congrats Crystal Hudson Sasha Neha Ahuja 👏🏽

This is a lifeline to those still in it, and a love letter to those of us who also got out.

Abortions are LEGAL in ALL 50 states!

Louisiana is the latest “trigger state” with the passage of the anti-abortion constitutional amendment. However organizations are still on the ground advocating for abortions. Donate to them:

Women With A Vision
Louisiana Abortion Fund
ReJAC NOLA

Monica was a brilliant force. And she had an incredible way of making you feel included and seen. My word, this is a devastating loss. out.com/transgender/20…

We support the #SurvivorsAgenda - which will unveil a bold platform to ignite millions across the country to end sexual violence. Join us on Sept. 24-26 to learn more about the agenda and how you can take action. Survivorsagenda.org

Our Executive Director, Erika Washington, talks to KNPR about the organizing work we're doing for us all to #GetFreeTogether . Check out the profile here:
knpr.org/fifth-street/2…

We partnered with me too. to develop this study to learn more about the financial burdens survivors are facing during COVID. If you are a survivor, we'd love to hear from you about your experiences and needs: msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3X…

'The imperative is not to simply diversify those who occupy positions of power: we need to create new systems, such as those that rely on collective power in which women can thrive and our intersecting identities are celebrated, not denigrated.' Boom! Julie Kashen Rakeen Mabud

“Every city, every state has Black people leading every single day. When it’s quiet, when no one is listening to them, and like now when the limelight is on them. We are building...look for the folks who are making these things happen.” Jessica Byrd on #M4BLTV #JUNETEENTH2020

HEY NONBLACK FOLKS

i see a lot of 'check in on your black friends' posts and they are well intentioned, but please be mindful of HOW you are checking on your black friends.

here is a thread on how to check in on your black friends.

Matched! Next? minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate

We want to include your beautiful voices in the podcast! If you're a #countryqueer send an audio recording saying: 'I'm [your name] in [the rural place where you live] and you're listening to Country Queers - the podcast.'

DM for email address!

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Let’s do this thing! ✊🏽

Not only did my dear friend and co-conspirator Julie Kashen write this very smart article, she did it while raising and homeschooling one of the sweetest kiddos I know. msmagazine.com/2020/05/04/fea…

3) Country Queers: An Oral History Project, a unique and rigorous oral history project highlighting the way queer people survive and thrive in the mountains and rural US countryqueers.com