Organizer, organization-builder, strategist. Teaching @northwestern. Previously: led @MoveOn Civic Action, fellow @UChipolitics. Mostly off Twitter.
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Chicago! On 5/8, New Press author Amanda Freeman will be discussing Getting Me Cheap: How Low Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty along with @annagalland at @SeminaryCoop: semcoop.com/event/amanda-fre…
It’s a great time to give (or give more) time, money, & energy to help get out the vote in the closing days of the US midterm elections. It's not too late now! But it will be too late next week!
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You can now apply for student debt relief – up to $20,000 if you received a Pell Grant and up to $10,000 if you didn’t receive a Pell Grant.
The application is simple, easy, and you don’t need to log in or provide supporting documents to apply.
studentaid.gov/debtrelief/ap…
Bummed to be sick & thus missing tonight's @uchipolitics conversation with several young leaders pursuing different social change strategies. Should be hope-fueling. Silver lining: @zeenat is a moderator upgrade!
Hey @uchicago, come join me + @UChiPolitics tnite as I get to interview three amazing young leaders that are changing the world and do my best @annagalland impression
iop.app.neoncrm.com/np/clien…
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We are about to pass monumentally necessary and popular legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, make the tax code more fair by making billion dollar corporations pay at least 15 percent, extend ACA subsidized and attack the climate crisis. It’s happening.
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Tomorrow, after years of advocacy by Americans working to improve our mental health system, 988 will become our new nationwide number for suicide prevention, mental health and substance use crises. Call or text 988 for a trained counselor who can provide support. #988Lifeline
"Misogyny and authoritarianism are not just common comorbidities but mutually reinforcing ills":
foreignaffairs.com/articles/…
This #CheckYourJudges voter guide on Cook County judges is really well done -- kudos! Good resource for the primary election:
injusticewatch.org/interacti…
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Where are the bills outlawing the teaching of “Great Replacement Theory” otherwise known as GRT in our schools?
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Pearly Young, 77, was killed today in #Buffalo shopping for groceries.
For 25 years she ran a pantry where every Saturday she fed people in Central Park. Every. Saturday.
She loved singing, dancing, & being with family.
She was mother, grandma, & missionary. Gone too soon 🕊
Whoa:
More than a million protesters hit the streets yesterday in a historic day of action to support abortion rights.
Coast to coast we declared: #BansOffOurBodies.
Heartfelt congratulations to @K_JeanPierre!
"What’s needed is an inclusive populism that acknowledges how precarious life has become for far too many, even as those at the top are doing better than ever."
Enough punching down at activists and scapegoating our own base. If Dems want a chance in the midterms, they need to stop dithering and start delivering. politi.co/3uvYSK8
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In my 25 years writing about labor, the unionization victory at the Amazon warehouse in Staten Island is by far the biggest, beating-the-odds David versus Goliath unionization win I've seen
A fired Amazon worker took on Amazon's union busters & unionized a 5,000-worker warehouse
When Christian Smalls & other current & former Amazon workers began organizing Amazon in Staten Island last year, many said his chances of winning were infinitesimal.
But after today's count, 1518 to 1154, a win for Smalls' union is inevitable—That's huge
theguardian.com/technology/2…
Lots of wise threads in this conversation. The conclusion seems right: "the creation of a truly multiracial democracy is uncharted territory" nytimes.com/interactive/2022…
My church is part of a still-unfolding story about what congregation-level reckoning, repair, and reparations might look like.
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Just back from a deeply moving memorial service for a close family friend (one of my mom's best friends), who lived an amazing life, and I'm reminded how unbearable it is that so many people weren't able to hold proper funerals over these plague years.
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“We need humans caring for the people that we love”: Activist @aijenpoo tells @melindagates and @jamieyuccas that child care and home care are two of the fastest-growing occupations — and it's important to invest in them.
Watch the full interview tomorrow on #CBSMornings.