“We’ve been forced to hear Trump’s hateful rhetoric against women, immigrants, journalists, the LGBTQ community – virtually everybody.” —Gavin Newsome. Today we march, and he will hear our voices and soon our vote! Power to the Polls! Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now
“Our daughters’ daughters will adore us, and they’ll sing in grateful chorus: Well done, sister Suffragettes! ” — a pro-suffrage protest song sung by the character Mrs. Winifred Banks in the 1964 Disney film Mary Poppins. Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 19
STOP telling women to not use their voice. START telling men to change their behavior.This is how we make progress – remember just months ago almost every woman on your feed wrote #MeToo —Amy Siskind Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History –
Whatever is silenced will clamor to be heard. — Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale Learning our history is resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – January 17 1558, France – Cardinal Charles de Lorraine requests that the French Ambassador to Rome report scandals
Today is the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered before a crowd of some 250,000 people at the 1963 March on Washington, remains one of the most famous speeches in history. Weaving in references to the country’s Founding Fathers and the Bible, King used universal themes
“If your ancestors arrived when “just get here” was the only requirement to be here legally; If they arrived when the immigration policy was changed to encourage white migration to the US; If your family benefited from US policies that gave your nation’s exiles and refugees a “wet foot/dry foot” fast pass to legally remain…then your criticism
The president’s words are now beyond are shocking; his ugly slur that left no doubt that racism drives his immigration policy. His racists comments are appalling but not surprising. What IS surprising is the silence of the GOP leaders. If a middle school student said “shithole” in class, he or she would face consequences. Our children