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Don’t Wait: Activate! Also, Election Day Info for NYC

June 24, 2019 by WendyB

I spend a lot of time on Twitter — I’m a masochist, I guess — and I keep seeing people reacting to stories like this one about the warehousing of immigrant children in overcrowded and disease-ridden detention camps on our southern border. People tweet plaintively: Why aren’t we in the streets en masse? Why aren’t…

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Filed Under: In the News, news, newspapers, politics Tagged With: activism, chuck schumer, election day, indivisible, kirsten gillibrand, protests, tiffany caban, voting

Nancy Pelosi, the Blue Wave, and Indivisible

January 3, 2019 by WendyB

What a day this was! The female-led Blue Wave swept through Washington as more than 100 women — a record number – were sworn in to serve in the 116th Congress, including the first two Native American; first two Muslim women; the youngest black woman ever elected to Congress; and the youngest woman of any…

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Filed Under: feminism, In the News, news, politics Tagged With: alexandria ocasio-cortez, indivisible, nancy pelosi, rachel maddow

The Week in Review, Plus NYC Jewelry Week

November 11, 2018 by WendyB

The past week was all about the midterm elections. I was so busy with election-related activities that I only had time to write two blog posts: Tuesday, November 6: Before my 5 a.m. start time for work at my poll site on Tuesday, I encouraged everyone to vote, and shared my experience canvassing for Liuba…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: election day, indivisible, jewelry sale, nyc jewelry week, thehookup

Wednesday’s Videos: A Sampling of Politics 101

June 20, 2018 by WendyB

I was planning to share a fun, style-related video today, but considering the news, I decided to go with a few clips from the Politics 101 presentation given at my Indivisible Upper East Side meeting last week. Our guest speaker, Ben Yee of You Matter, actually did make this workshop super entertaining. The playlist represents…

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Filed Under: In the News, politics, video Tagged With: ben yee, indivisible, you matter nation

Get Informed and Inspired With Politics 101

June 12, 2018 by WendyB

If you’re in New York this Thursday, you’re invited to come to my Indivisible Upper East Side activist meeting (regardless of where you live!) for what I expect will be a lively Politics 101 workshop, presented by Ben Yee of You Matter. I heard Ben speak at a different meeting months ago, and he was…

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Filed Under: In the News, politics Tagged With: indivisible, politics 101

Candid Cameras, Athleisure, and Resistance

February 13, 2018 by WendyB

This tweet by Lauren Duca — a smart, funny, and definitely young journalist — made me laugh out loud today. Happy Valentine's Day Eve! I just want everyone to know that one time in college I tried to search for my crush on Facebook, accidentally made his name my status, and then my phone died….

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Filed Under: About Wendy, pictures of me Tagged With: activism, indivisible

The Week in Review

August 20, 2017 by WendyB

In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week: Monday, August 14: I do a weekly political action newsletter for my local Indivisible chapter. Sign up for it here or, better yet, join your local Indivisible chapter. Indivisible was originally created as an online guide to grass-roots resistance to the Trump…

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: indivisible

Post-Charlottesville Actions for New Yorkers

August 14, 2017 by WendyB

If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va., check out the action list I put together for my local Indivisible chapter. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST ACTION LIST. I write the action list weekly — this is week #23 — and while my content is…

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Filed Under: In the News, politics Tagged With: charlottesville, indivisible

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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