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#DYK that employees are often abused and mistreated by customers, especially on #BlackFriday? Employees have become increasingly more productive, working more hours, while their compensation has stagnated. No longer can a single income support a household, in fact, because of inflation our buying power is diminished on a day-to-day basis. With workers leaving inadequate jobs in droves, it's more possible than ever to get better compensation for work. Some retail employees are

If you're currently engaging with any sort of technology at all, I assume you're also getting inundated with Black Friday ads. From social media advertising to emails, it's not as easy to skip over TV commercials any longer. It's enough to stress anyone out, despite the added pressure of picking the perfect holiday gift. And unless you life under a rock, you've also been hearing about shipping delays across products and sectors. Stressed out yet? You're not the only one. A si

🚨🚨ALL HANDS ON DECK🚨🚨 In less than a week, Julius Jones is scheduled to be wrongfully executed. Mr. Jones is an innocent man, on death row for a crime he did not commit. Despite the Pardon and Parole board's (and even a few GOP Governors’) recommendation for commutation, the state of Oklahoma has given Julius a new execution date of November 18th. Now is the time to use your voice to urge Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to HONOR THE RECOMMENDATION of the Pardon and Parole B

Resource Generation (RG) is a multiracial membership community of young people (18-35) with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power. As young wealthy people, we are saying “Wealth inequality stops with our generation.” Envisioning a world in which safety is in relationships and community, not private wealth, RG believe that we are powerful enough together — joining in action with poor and working class communities — to

From allowing right-wing extremists to organize an insurrection at the Capitol and facilitating the spread of disinformation on COVID-19 to knowing Instagram is toxic for teen girls to hate speech and violent threats aimed at people of color every day, Facebook is a threat to children, our society, and our democracy. The recent testimony provided by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen before Congress confirmed what many of us feared: Facebook doesn't care about its own role

Our constitutional right to safe, legal abortions has never been more at risk. This Saturday, October 2nd join Planned Parenthood and Women's March to protect the right to legal abortion access for all. Find a rally for abortion justice near you at: https://act.womensmarch.com/event/oct-2-2021-march/search/?source=plannedparenthood_attend. _______________________________________ #ThisIsHowYouCan #TakeAction #RallyForAbortionJustice #ReproductiveJustice

"By passing paid leave and other care policies, and bringing women's labor force participation rates in the United States up to levels in other countries, we could add $2.4 trillion to U.S. GDP by 2030. Never has this been more important than during this period as we recover economically from the pandemic, the devastating impacts of which led women's participation to plummet to numbers not seen since 1988.” - Reps. Steven Horsford and Eric Swalwell , members of congress The n

In a world where 40 hours a week seems like the minimum it can be hard to find volunteering opportunities that work with your schedule. Thankfully, there are more and more organizations embracing remote volunteers, such as SchoolOnWheels a Southern Californian nonprofit organization that connects volunteer tutors to children living in shelters, motels, vehicles, group foster homes and on the streets in Southern California. In addition to training and matching volunteers with

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Fun Fact: You Can Still Dislike Gavin Newsom & Ensure Isn't Turned Over to Right Wing Extremists The California recall election is right around the corner and not enough people are scared enough of the possibilities. There are no major candidates running in the recall election, you either vote to keep Newsom or vote for one of 46 Republican candidates including celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner, right wing extremists such as Larry Elder, and other media figures, politicians, an

Can you imagine a modern U.S. childhood education without a recitation of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech? Arguably one of the greatest speeches of all time? How about an education on this history of the United States without a lesson on the Emancipation Proclamation? Hard to imagine, right? Yet, a recent bill in Texas bill aims to ban teaching of critical race theory, placing educators on front lines of culture war over how history is taught. We can't change

In the midst of all the rescheduled wedding invitations, make sure to block out August 28th in your calendar. Why? It's time to march. Voting Rights Are Under Attack Since January, 48 states have introduced 389 bills that amount to shameful, outright voter suppression, and many have already become law. These laws suppress voting methods that enrich our democracy and lead to high turnout: banning ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting, reducing early voting days and hours, restr

Did you know that #SSI Restoration Act would allow 8 MILLION a better quality of life? We all age, we all know someone who has a disability or chronic illness. Any one of us could become disabled at any point. You or someone you love will age and become sick. It's a terrifying world out there. Our disabled and aging populations need you to speak to your representatives in congress NOW to save lives and keep people out of forced poverty. You can make a difference in the lives

In the midst of the chaos of the pandemic, more and more schools across the country started experimenting on students with “eProctoring” surveillance software to ensure students aren't cheating. After major news reports exposed the ways that this is harmful for students and doesn’t actually help anything, there has been a huge backlash, and a dozen schools have said that they won’t use spyware on their students - including top universities like Stanford, MIT, and Princeton. H

Think about how many rapists are never are held accountable in this day and age, it is absurd that we continue to hold individuals for antiquated charges such as weed possession. Yet there are hundreds of incarcerated individuals currently waiting for the slow trudge of the judiciary system. Allen Russell is one of those individuals. Allen Russell was arrested in 2017 for possession of cannabis. He now faces a life sentence that was upheld by the state appeals court because t

Did you know that many cities across America don't make it easy to recycle glass? Yup, you might want to check out your local recycling rules because they vary from city to city. Learn about your city's specific rules at: https://www.recyclebycity.com. After learning that a single piece of glass in a recycling bin in New Orleans would cause the entire load to be sent to the landfill where it would never decompose, seniors at Tulane University launched Glass Half Full in the b

DONATE + TAKE ACTION: Though the majority of the blame for climate change belongs to major corporations and big business, as citizens of the Earth we all have a responsibility to protect the environment on an individual level. Climate Justice Alliance: a collective of 70+ grassroots organizations in frontline communities enacting real solutions to the climate crisis. Indigenous Environmental Network: a network of indigenous leaders and communities fighting for Environmental J

Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and company representatives for on-demand visual assistance through a live video calls. As a sighted volunteer you can help just by installing the Be My Eyes app (available at Google Play & the iPhone App Store). A blind or a low-vision user may need help with anything from checking expiry dates, distinguishing colors, reading instructions or navigating new surroundings. Volunteer from

"We all feel the urgency of the climate crisis, but we're still stuck in the binary. Is it up to us as individuals to solve this? Or do we put our faith in governments and companies to change their ways?" _____________________ #ThisIsHowYoucan #GetInvolved #TakeAction #Documentary #GlobalCrisis