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Support Ukrainians & Fleeing Refugees Amidst the Russian War

Eliot

Mar 7, 2022
6 min

Support Ukrainians & Fleeing Refugees Amidst the Russian War

Note: The situation in Ukraine is actively evolving, as are the needs of citizens in the country and neighboring regions. This post is accurate at the time of posting, with any updates noted with time of update. I tried to find the appropriate time to balance getting this information out and letting some clear "immediate red flag" charity scams get flagged and shut down. Unfortunately, there is no right time. While I've definitely put in the preliminary research, please make

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Join the #BlackFridayBlackout strike : Don't Shop or Work this Friday, November 26th!

Eliot

Nov 24, 2021
1 min

Join the #BlackFridayBlackout strike : Don't Shop or Work this Friday, November 26th!

#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

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Read 'Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, & the Pursuit of Freedom' by Derecka Purnell

Eliot

Nov 21, 2021
1 min

Read 'Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, & the Pursuit of Freedom' by Derecka Purnell

Can there be justice without violence? Arguing that police reform is impossible, Derecka Purnell's new book, Becoming Abolitionists, plots an alternative trajectory to building safer communities and a more just world. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first plac

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Eliot

Nov 19, 2021
1 min

Black Friday Alternatives

We're one week out from #BlackFriday and if you're looking for ways to NOT buy into the consumerist craze this year, GoodCarts.co has got you covered. From #BrightFriday (a Black Friday alternative holiday highlighting textile wastes) to #SmallBusinessSaturday (a holiday encouraging customers to forgo #Amazon and support local or small businesses), they've provided an array of sustainable shopping options to give you holiday gifting options without feeling like you're contri

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Eliot

Nov 18, 2021
1 min

Giving You Permission To Shop Less

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

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Save Julius Jones: An Innocent Man Faces Wrongful Execution in 2 Days!

Eliot

Nov 16, 2021
1 min

Save Julius Jones: An Innocent Man Faces Wrongful Execution in 2 Days!

🚨🚨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

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Build Indigenous Solidarity & Attend a Rethinking Thanksgiving Webinar on November 22, 2021

Eliot

Nov 13, 2021
1 min

Build Indigenous Solidarity & Attend a Rethinking Thanksgiving Webinar on November 22, 2021

As we come to terms with Thanksgiving as a holiday manufactured on propaganda, it's time to figure out how to move beyond the myth's of American history and deepen solidarity with Indigenous Americans and their resistance efforts. On Monday, November 22nd (5pm PT/8pm ET), you can delve into deconstructing along with the Indigenous Solidarity Network, The Catalyst Project, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), and Resource Generation for their Rethinking Thanksgiving: Solidari

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Join A Community of Young Social Philanthropists & Wealth Distributors

Eliot

Oct 22, 2021
1 min

Join A Community of Young Social Philanthropists & Wealth Distributors

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

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Eliot

Oct 11, 2021
1 min

Last Week Tonight Reminds Us That Columbus Day Should Not Be A Thing (Happy Indigenous People's Day)

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Last Week Tonight with John Oliver has provided a charming clip that they created in 2014 - asking how Columbus Day was still a thing. For all you people still celebrating that holiday, maybe it's time to learn why Columbus Day should definitely NOT still be a thing. Let's stop white-washing American history. For more information on what Indigenous People's Day means to Native Americans, please read NPR's article by Emma Bowan: Goodbye, Columbus

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Log Off Facebook & Instagram on November 10th

Eliot

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

Log Off Facebook & Instagram on November 10th

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

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Rally For Abortion Justice on October 2nd, 2021

Eliot

Sep 30, 2021
1 min

Rally For Abortion Justice on October 2nd, 2021

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

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Eliot

Sep 23, 2021
1 min

Put an End to Bisexual Erasure

From the covert to the overt, what societally-engrained notions are you perpetuating that might unintentionally dismiss someone’s (or in this case, a whole community’s) identity and existence? Graphics & Information: Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexuality Diversity ________________________________ #ThisIsHowYouCan #Learn #SexualDiversity #BisexualVisbility #BisexualityVisibilityDay #Bisexuality #LGBTQ #SelfEducation

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Help Fight The Abortion Ban in Texas & Support Abortion Rights Across the United States

Eliot

Sep 15, 2021
4 min

Help Fight The Abortion Ban in Texas & Support Abortion Rights Across the United States

Abortion clinics, restorative justice funds, and advocacy groups need our support now more than ever. Facing heightened threats to abortion access, a near-total ban on abortions effective in Texas, and no help from the Supreme Court - what is there left to do to protect abortion rights in the United States? THIS IS HOW YOU CAN: protect abortion as a healthcare right and advocate for reproductive justice organizations. Here are some pre-vetted ways you can fight the abortion

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Call Your Representatives to Pass Paid Leave For All

Eliot

Sep 5, 2021
1 min

Call Your Representatives to Pass Paid Leave For All

"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

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Remote Volunteering: Tutor Kids Experiencing Housing Insecurity & Homelessness with SchoolOnWheels

Eliot

Aug 18, 2021
1 min

Remote Volunteering: Tutor Kids Experiencing Housing Insecurity & Homelessness with SchoolOnWheels

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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#FairTradeFriday: Fluide - Makeup For Him, Her, Them, Everyone 💋

Eliot

Aug 13, 2021
1 min

#FairTradeFriday: Fluide - Makeup For Him, Her, Them, Everyone 💋

Need a little extra sparkle in your life with the Delta Variant breathing down your neck? I get you. Indulge in a little guilt-free shopping therapy with We Are Fluide, a mission-driven beauty brand that creates vegan, cruelty-free, & paraben-free cosmetics designed for all skin shades & gender expressions. Through providing a platform and amplifying the voices of queer and gender expansive identities and through showcasing queer beauty, We Are Fluide hopes to inspire others

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This September 14th, 2021 - Vote NO in California Recall Election

Eliot

Aug 11, 2021
2 min

This September 14th, 2021 - Vote NO in California Recall Election

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

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How to Start "Stooping" & Other Innovative Ways to Be Environmentally Friendly

Eliot

Aug 6, 2021
2 min

How to Start "Stooping" & Other Innovative Ways to Be Environmentally Friendly

Aimed at making news and topics across sustainability accessible to all, Green Matters is one of my favorite places to get news on all things sustainability and environment. You can also follow them on their various social media platforms for quick tips and facts if you don't want another newsletter in your inbox. Like, did you know that tea bags contain plastic? But, I mean.....WHERE? I purposefully DON'T buy the individually wrapped ones, and I'm still screwing up? I've als

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Educate + Advocate for Critical Race Theory

Eliot

Aug 1, 2021
2 min

Educate + Advocate for Critical Race Theory

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

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Save The Date: March For Voting Rights (August 28, 2021)

Eliot

Jul 25, 2021
1 min

Save The Date: March For Voting Rights (August 28, 2021)

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

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