The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc.

In this interview I trace a line from plantations, residential “schools”, poorhouses & zoos+circuses to modern forms of incarceration/institutionalization. I name incarceration as eugenics & remind that incarceration is disabling by design. bit.ly/IncarcerationA… ht @truthout

Congratulations to @CHHLowell for having a home of your own for healing and inclusion.

Domestic violence can manifest in a number of ways, and there’s usually more than one tactic taking place in an abusive relationship. Regardless of the coercive behavior(s) used, it always comes back to power and control over the victim. #Every1KnowsSome1 #DVAM

Free Mind Tems

Dear Week, You have permission to show out. Blow minds. Increase bank accounts. Settle unsettled things. Fuel dreams. Whatever good and miraculous you can offer, have at it. Thank you so much.

PROTECT TRANS YOUTH! Most trans youth come to there parents, especially ones who are supportive, when it comes to furthering their transition. THAT IS NOT ABUSE. The youth of 2022 are much more aware of themselves through knowledge and safe positive influence! Stop attacking us!

Hawai’i was the first place “in” the United States to legalize abortion and will be the last place to attack it. We feminists are organized and ready to protect our ancient tradition of women & gender diverse people exercising control over our bodies. This, too, is #BodiesBack

Saying ‘military-prostitution complex’ doesn’t mean we don’t blame local men. It means we understand locals participate in it but didn’t create it. The US military forced open a local sex market & normalized the idea of sex as commercial transaction & sex buying as manly behavior

Dismantling education is a core requirement for fascism. Free thinking is harder to control. This public sabotage is deliberate and it will not stop at schools.

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I’ve been listening to her podcast for a while and I am very happy that her story is getting the time it deserves. Dan Schneider must go down.

Recently @RALIANCEOrg sat down with one of our grantees, @CHHLowell, to learn about the particular vulnerabilities for trans women of color and how all people and communities can support them. Check out the latest blog: raliance.org/grantee-spotli…

The BA.5 surge can be a reminder that there is a middle ground between having Covid precautions dominate your life and pretending that the pandemic is over. How to live with COVID when you're tired of living with COVID. ⬇️ow.ly/jegt50K42Yn

"Texas can look like me, and it can look like you." Meet @AverieDanielle: law school graduate, content creator, nonprofit founder, proud owner of a green bell paper named “Big Daddy,” and the first Asian American Miss Texas. insider.com/miss-texas-fir…

This guide provides information that will help advocates understand war and combat related stress reactions and their relationship to intimate partner violence in order to provide effective information and referrals to victims. buff.ly/3OSFDCf

Stages: Free Soil celebrates Juneteenth in Lowell trib.al/Xed1CTC

Inspiring to attend @SIFBoston #SIFShowcase2022 bringing local nonprofit leaders w/ philanthropists & business executives for social change in Greater #Boston. Congrats @SistersUnchaind @BAGLYinc @CHHLowell @LCHCTeenBLOCK @ChinatownCLT @MattapanFoodFit & all social innovators.

Want to do something for PRIDE this month? Take this action step to help support our LGBTQIA++ youth by urging the MA Legislature to pass the #HealthyYouthAct. What are we waiting for #mapoli?

#TransYouth Lives Are Under Attack. Join us June 8 at 5:30pm for a Pride Panel on intersections of sexual assault and domestic violence with attacks on trans youth and #LGBTQQIA+ communities. Register: jdi.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/t… Join via Facebook Live @JaneDoeIncCoalition