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A recent report confirmed what many of us already know: Nonprofits in NYC are mostly led by white CEOs. It’s an important issue to highlight because many nonprofits serve communities of color—but their leadership does not reflect that.

Indian Matchmaking and Caste: A tale of flipping stances in a few steps When Indian Matchmaking premiered in 2020, the desi diaspora (including Indian American journalists) hailed it as the holy grail of representation Paeans were penned about its significance to South Asians.

The diversity and 'brown inclusivity' at Coachella is appealing to South Asian fans who are flocking to the festival as it offers blockbuster attractions from the community. "We too will have the experience of being centred at Coachella." bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Being booked and busy is not a flex to me. Being relaxed and aligned and living in leisure with hobbies you don’t monetize is a flex to me. Y’all be proud of overworking and constant labor. It makes no sense.

Tenet 1 of The Nap Ministry: Rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy.

If capitalism could "solve" poverty, it would have already. Rather it creates, sustains, and criminalizes poverty.

I wish more people deeply understood that being able-bodied is temporary.

Your right to be alive shouldn’t be conditional on your contribution to society. No one should ever have to prove they are “deserving” of their humanity. Whether unhoused, unemployed, or unable to work — capitalism shouldn’t get to decide whether your labour makes you human.

Abolitionist Toolkits: micahherskind.com/abolition-reso… Abolition for Parents and Young People: micahherskind.com/abolition-reso… Abolition and Gun Violence/Control: micahherskind.com/abolition-reso… Sexual Violence and Anti-Carceral Feminism: micahherskind.com/abolition-reso… (Source: @micahinATL)

The future of social impact is community, not philanthropy.

Great news! @GovKathyHochul has signed our bill ending "Wrong Church" voter suppression. Deep thanks to @Bobby4Brooklyn and the many advocates who fought for this, like @VoteEarlyNY and many others. Not an elections nerd? Don't even GO to church? Here's what this new law does:

Y’all wanna know everything in verbal and written form and so many things are felt spiritually in silence. With the body. Energetically. Why resting is so important.

For many people overworking is tied to lack of self worth. Healing from this will open up the possibility of rest for you. This is deep healing work.

Had a tough conversation with a constituent about whether the universal pre-K that we’re working to include in the reconciliation package will include snacks.

How the climate crisis is an inequality crisis: Many of these deaths occurred in basement dwellings, many of which are illegal and growing in # due to the unaffordable housing crisis, but do not meet safety standards required to keep people safe in incidents like flash floods.

@UndoingRacism hi there!! I’ve been trying to get in touch with someone at organization about a workshop I signed up for, but didn’t ever receive information on how to join. Hope to hear from you! Thanks for all your work 😊

Shout out to all the legislators going out on dinner dates with Exxon lobbyists so they can say a Green New Deal is too expensive 👍🏽

I’m happy folk are happy but this is also very precarious. Mainstreaming Juneteenth means there’s now massive amt of inaccurate messaging—“it marks end of slavery”—and its very clear its being used to push a false idea of “progress” instead of a call to dismantle white supremacy

Pres. Biden & Senate Dems should take a step back and ask themselves if playing patty-cake w GOP Senators is really worth the dismantling of people’s voting rights, setting the planet on fire, allowing massive corporations and the wealthy to not pay their fair share of taxes, etc

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