Hi friends,

Though votes have been cast, the work of dismantling oppression isn’t over. Here are some key resources that we recommend as you navigate your own journey of addressing the systemic oppression that shows up in your daily life.

I encourage you to forward this newsletter along to your network as a way to spark conversation and create more ripples of much needed change.

 

The next big job for White women who oppose Trumpism

Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, executive director of MomsRising, address the early exit polling data that 55% of white women voted for Trump and what the 45% who did not have the opportunity to do to dismantle the systems of oppression that have many women operating from fear and scarcity instead of hope and strength.

 

A Battle Between the Two Souls of America

Everyone recognizes that the nation is divided to its very core, but the division is not between people. The key divide is not between Trump voters and Biden voters; or between Republicans and Democrats; or among conservatives, moderates, and progressives. It’s not between who the people are, but what the people are being—the outcome of our being. Humans lie about themselves, like they lie about their nations. Humans and nations hide behind the cloak of ideals and intentions. But the outcome of what humans do and what nations do is never a lie.

 

100 Ways White People Can Make Life Less Frustrating For People of Color

Author Kesiena Boom offers anxious allies of the world 100 simple ways to be the change. It's not nearly comprehensive, but it's somewhere to start. Go forth and disrupt our harmful racial paradigm!

 

'I Feel Like It's Me' What Kim Ng's ascent means to the women of baseball

Kim Ng had just been named general manager of the Marlins, making her the first woman in major American men’s professional sports to hold that position. She's also the first MLB GM of East Asian descent. Ng has spent 30 years in the game, starting as a 21-year-old intern holding a radar gun for the White Sox.

 

How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior

Confronting other men for sexism, bias, harassment, and all manner of inappropriate behavior may be the toughest part of male allyship. But it’s also utterly essential. While the prospect of speaking up against transgressions can feel overwhelming, there are steps you can take to make it easier.

 

Female Big Game Hunters May Have Been Common in the Early Americas

For centuries, historians and scientists mostly agreed that when early human groups sought food, men hunted and women gathered. Not so, say researchers.

 

We want to hear from you!

Where do you find yourself stuck? What question do you have that has yet to be answered? We’d love to hear from you so we can provide helpful resources to answer the questions you are wrestling with.

 

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