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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The Week in Review, Plus NYC Jewelry Week
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…
Wednesday’s Videos: A Sampling of Politics 101
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…
Get Informed and Inspired With Politics 101
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…
Candid Cameras, Athleisure, and Resistance
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….
The Week in Review
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…
Post-Charlottesville Actions for New Yorkers
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…