There is a social media trend of sharing the side by side photos of people at the beginning and end of the decade. These posts have been mostly funny, and some got me thinking.
2020 marks a decade for me of working in civil rights and championing social enterprise. Though I’ve earned a living as a marketing and communications professional for 20+ years, I’m still learning all the time.
A tactic that still rings true for me is that being authentic is the most powerful tool to move hearts and minds. I train subject matter experts to speak and write in their most genuine voice to connect with readers and viewers. Yet, I rarely share my own story.
So, I decided to write a post that, for the first time, shares why I made the big pivot from a successful and lucrative career in entertainment to focusing on social justice. …
Today is a good day to give thanks to the powerful women that stand up for all of those who feel left behind.
As the horrid person residing in the White House tweets that newly elected women of color should “go back to” their countries, four Congresswomen immediately stood up and asked us to listen to their message and not his rhetoric.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), “the squad” stood in force to blast Trump for separating families and the horrendous conditions his administration has created at the border. They stood up with the majority of Americans against racism. …
Many on both sides and different shades of the political spectrum are asking what it means to be an American. Do we share a moral compass or are we living in a time of smoke and mirrors controlled by unseen forces?
We know that social media and nonstop breaking news can be disorienting. It takes extra care to tease out the real and important news affecting our lives locally, nationally and globally.
I understand why people get stuck in popular culture instead of tracking what journalists are covering day-in-and-day-out. The bad news can feel like an avalanche coming to bury us alive. It’s much easier (and way more fun) to focus on what entertains us. …
“The Occupy movement is ineffective,” said a friend one afternoon after discussing the impact of the protests and marches. I argued that the concept of the 1% versus the 99% was a powerful new and needed frame. Although she and many people at the time agreed on that key point they seemed to shrug it off.
I was living in the East Village in New York City and working for the ACLU National when I stumbled upon a planning meeting in Tomkins Square Park. …
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