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June 25th, 2016 | Deeds Digest No. 5
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Hello #ChangeMakers!
Exactly 3 years ago, you and I and thousands of people across the country decided we’d had enough of lawmakers attempts to roll us back to the 1960’s – a time when women put their very lives at risk in order to access abortion care. As I look back on that day and so many other examples of people coming together demanding to be heard, I am inspired to believe in our capacity to move this country in the right direction. I have watched in awe as you have fought to make your voices heard on issues ranging from sexual assault on college campuses, to college affordability, to marriage equality, to reproductive autonomy, to criminal justice reforms and so much more. On Monday, we’ll hear the Supreme Court’s opinion on the very law that you and I filibustered in 2013. I remain optimistic that they will do right by the women of Texas and of this country. If they do side with us, it will be due in large part to the collective work, the sharing of stories and the elevation of this issue that happened because so many of you decided you were ready to step forward and fight, even when the odds were against us. Keep on believing my amazing friends. We are moving the needle and we are nowhere near finished.
xo,
Wendy
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This week's #ChangeMaker is 24-year-old Morgan Debaun – the CEO and Founder of Blavity – a site she created to be a reflection of her and her friends, addressing topics they care about. Blavity (based on her term Black Gravity) is a combination of commentary, humor, and thought leadership with over 700,000 monthly unique visitors and a massive social media following. Morgan is bridging the gap between tech and content for the single largest group of digital consumers – African American millennials.
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Watch how the kindness of strangers kicks in to protect this breastfeeding mother from being harassed by a stranger. Mic Media
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While the media might think of transgender as just the issue of the moment, one mom shares her experience raising a “gender creative” child, reminding us that a dress is just a piece of fabric. Huffington Post
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Real change, like equal pay and raising the minimum wage, is only going to happen when we have feminist – male and female – at every level of government and industry, as well as activists demanding progress. New York Magazine
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When will enough be enough? Just days after the worst mass shooting in American history, the Senate blocked the passing of two modest gun violence reform measures focused on toughening the background check system as well as preventing gun sales to anyone who has been on a terrorist watch list in the previous five years or who is “reasonably” suspected of posing a terrorist threat. Huffington Post
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Rape victims are often caught in limbo, reliving the attack on one hand and being disbelieved on the other. Putting into words what so many of us aren’t able to, this young woman stresses the need to call out and name our rapist as a way to take back ourselves. Huffington Post
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Even with Hillary Clinton historically locking down the democratic presidential nomination, the gender gap is blatantly obvious as showcased by the majority of male analysts discussing it on all the major networks. USA Today
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Imagine having only $5 in savings for an emergency. Well, according to a 2010 study, the median wealth for a SWM 18-64 was $41,410 – but for a SBW it was only $5! Talk Poverty
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Are high school students being passively immersed in rape culture through things we take for granted like the pressures of prom night sex, dress codes that that blame girls for boys’ behaviors, and the lack of sex-education courses? attn:
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