I have long worn this bracelet, modeled after Prison of War bracelets to memorialize Rosie Jimenez, the first woman to die from an illegal abortion after the Regan Administration blocked US federal funding of NGOs providing abortion counseling or referrals. It’s hard to see anything positive now, but as a hopeaholic, the majority of Americans don’t agree with the Supreme Court and we are lucky that many states support safe and legal abortion. We must not allow the Supreme Court to deny any state or any individual the right to choice.
In this moment of national despair, I am proud to be a New Yorker, a place of reproductive freedom for all who live here or travel here. But no one woman is free until all women are free.
I’m not celebrating my birthday at home this year, but I am celebrating my home on my birthday! I invite you all to join me (virtually) in my apartment to learn and explore some of the countless lives and stories of the women’s movement with @googleartsculture.
Find A Home for A Movement at the link in my bio.
The reader letters that I get in response to books and articles mean so much to me. To know I’ve had some impact, or offered some helpfulness in someone’s life – I treasure those responses. So, I thank YOU, K.M. for the kind words that keep me going.
Revolution from Within has stayed in print for so long, I think, because the idea of self-esteem is so basic. Valuing the unique self within each of us is the source of democracy and rebelling against injustice. A new paperback edition is out today. Available through @littlebrown, @mcnallyjackson and more.
The reader letters that I get in response to books and articles mean so much to me. To know I’ve had some impact, or offered some helpfulness in someone’s life – I treasure those responses. So, I thank YOU, K.M. for the kind words that keep me going.
Revolution from Within has stayed in print for so long, I think, because the idea of self-esteem is so basic. Valuing the unique self within each of us is the source of democracy and rebelling against injustice. A new paperback edition is out today. Available through @littlebrown, @mcnallyjackson and more.
April is National Poetry Month – and I can’t let it pass by without celebrating the words and wisdom of my friend Alice Walker. We all have so much to learn from her. When organizers and activists encounter ridicule, or become discouraged, I tell them to read Alice’s poetry. “Be Nobody’s Darling” is one poem I come back to often.
April is National Poetry Month – and I can’t let it pass by without celebrating the words and wisdom of my friend Alice Walker. We all have so much to learn from her. When organizers and activists encounter ridicule, or become discouraged, I tell them to read Alice’s poetry. “Be Nobody’s Darling” is one poem I come back to often.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born 88 years ago today. In the time she had here, she changed the world. She did so with wit, grace, and patience. What better way to celebrate her and to keep her with us, than to meet our challenges with her example in mind.
1 and not done!
The closest my family had to a family business was jewelry. My sister was a gemologist and my father sold antiques, including jewelry. When I spent time with the artist @jillplatner filming #Gutsy, I got to return to that tradition. As a New Yorker, rather than changing clothes, I change belts and jewelry, so jewelry has been deeply personal to me. At eight-eight, I’m glad to add a job as jewelry designer, especially because it can now benefit a good cause: access to safe and legal abortion in states where women might otherwise not find this basic human right to reproductive freedom @plannedparenthood.
Find the link in my bio.
Photo by @andreagentl
One of my most cherished possessions is a soccer ball the US Women’s National Team signed and gave to me last year. Now, add to that Megan Rapinoe’s new book, One Life. I even managed to sneak onto one of the pages! When I first met Megan, I was so knocked out by how she just knows physically what she can do, that she’s good at it, that she can prove it, and that she’s not apologizing. It’s no surprise that her words are just as exhilarating as she is.
Books like Megan’s are a lifeline in this time of isolation. Where you buy them matters. I love McNally Jackson bookstore. One Life is in their window on Prince Street. Consider a trip (online or in person) to @mcnallyjackson next time you are looking for something new to read – or to whichever independent bookstore you love.
I know it’s hard to have a weird orange guy in the White House, even though he lost the popular vote big time, and now to have a young Phyllis Schlafly on the Supreme Court. But change always grows from the bottom up, like a tree, not from the top down. So look at each other, trust what you know is right – and keep going!
I first met Alice Saisha in Zambia where she convinced me not only of the good work of the Campaign for Female Education, but of what a transformative person she herself is. After she was helped to stay in school thanks to @CAMFED support she is repaying the favor by supporting several children with their school fees. But more than the tangible work Alice does to make a difference, it’s her transformative spirit that gives me hope.
Today on International Women’s Day, @toryburch @toryburchfoundation and @upworthy launched a new “Empowered Women” campaign to celebrate inspiring women making a difference in their community.
I’m nominating Alice. We all know someone who is giving back in an extraordinary way. Learn more and nominate a woman in your life at ToryBurch.com/EmpoweredWomen
Photo: Kate Cunningham
Now that it is safer and sunnier in New York, celebrate by seeing the Stargirl exhibition at @malingallery – a beautiful collection of work from my friend (and former roommate) @barbaranessim.
Swipe to see me with one of Barbara’s paintings, circa 1965.
Now that it is safer and sunnier in New York, celebrate by seeing the Stargirl exhibition at @malingallery – a beautiful collection of work from my friend (and former roommate) @barbaranessim.
Swipe to see me with one of Barbara’s paintings, circa 1965.
Thinking about Octavia Butler today as others celebrate her life. She often pointed out what she wrote was neither science nor fiction; because “All struggles are essentially power struggles. Who will rule? Who will lead? Who will define, refine, confine, design?” She was playing out our very real possibilities as humans. Even though she is no longer with us, I think she can help each of us do the same.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
I will never forget dancing with crowds in the streets of downtown Denver to celebrate victory in 2008. That year, we defeated biased ballot initiatives in Colorado, including one that would have conferred legal personhood on a fertilized egg.
This year, yet another dangerous ballot measure has popped up in its place – Prop 115. Vote NO on Prop 115 to protect a woman’s right to choose in Colorado.
I hope you will also support the candidates below – all of whom are ready to fight for the rights of all women, to bolster the education system, and to protect the beautiful lands of Colorado. Let’s dance in the streets again.
@sonyaforcolorado – The first Latinx and LGBTQ candidate from Boulder County to be elected to the the Colorado state legislature – standing up for inclusion, implementing strategies to make education affordable for all, and dedicated to providing all Coloradans access to medication and healthcare.
@yaraforco – A first generation Iranian American representing and fighting for small businesses with a focus on paid maternity leave for mothers and universal Pre-K to ensure that parents are empowered to pursue their chosen careers.
@ricks_cohd40 – An immigrant, community leader and mother focused on repairing a biased criminal justice system and keeping the growth of industry and development in line with the protection and preservation of Colorado’s environment and natural resources.
@lorihd60 (Facebook) – A mother, grandmother, and first time candidate advocating for Medicare for All and The Green New Deal, she is focused on taking money out of politics and expanding the Broadband Access program to rural mountain areas.
@ej4sd4 – A mother and community leader focused on providing access to affordable health care, advocating for common sense gun legislation, and encouraging STEM in public education.
Ever since Kansas began the fight against slavery, it has been a state that Americans look to for leadership and democracy.
In the primary election of August 2nd, the citizens of Kansas again have a chance to lead and inspire this entire nation by voting NO to an effort to strip citizens of the right to choose a safe and legal abortion.
If democracy means anything, it means the right to make decisions over our own lives and no decisions could be more crucial or personal than the ones that affect our own bodies. VOTE NO to this effort to take away the American right to reproductive freedom.
@kshousedems @kansans4cf
‘NOT DONE: Women Remaking America’ is a thrilling, informative documentary about the big and diverse women’s movement of right now. To see it is to have faith that nothing can stop us except a lack of faith in each other. ⠀
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#NotDone airs on @pbs tomorrow 10/27 at 8/7C.
From Kansas to the world – vote like you matter. We are all from somewhere, @janellemonae happens to be from Kansas. Like them, we know that no one should be regulating our bodies.
For anyone in Kansas, spread the word. Vote NO, on August 2nd, to the proposed constitutional amendment that would make abortion illegal.
