👩🌾 for Heart-First Activists
We work to help activists & heart-first humans navigate 🧭 social change activism in today's uncertain world.
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Welcome 👋🏼
If you're like me, you recognize our world is on 🔥, our institutions are crumbling, and 🧗🏼♀️ you want to do something about it.
Too many activists and organizations are building paths to a new sustainable, equitable society with little support and resources. Our goal is to make social change storytelling accessible and sustainable for all. We offer two areas of resources depending on how you relate to and participate in social change.
❤️🔥 for activists & heart-first humans
Navigate 🧭 social change activism in today's uncertain digital world.
- 💌 Weekly Newsletter: Our weekly newsletter takes a deeper look at social issues to help us build healthy practices that cultivate 👩🌾 lasting social change while caring for ourselves and our communities.
- 🎙 Bi-Weekly Podcast: Conversations with activists, candidates, and communicators about shaping change. Paid subscribers get extra after party content from conversations and our guests. (upgrade)
- 🎬 Real-Time Video News: Follow us on TikTok for regular updates, insights, and analysis on today's worlds of activism and movement building.
- 🎟 Activist Gatherings: A space for activists to decompress, enjoy some community & connection with amazing humans, and discuss each month's topic together. Join passionate activists for some fun each month. (upgrade)
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🌱 Resistance & Reciprocity ✊🏼 Playlist
Listen to our Spotify playlist! Activism and movement building requires joy, art, and imagination to thrive. This playlist is one of my contributions to help build restorative power
📚 Monthly Newsletter Series
Our weekly newsletter takes a deeper look at social issues to help us build healthy practices that cultivate 👩🌾 lasting social change while caring for ourselves and our communities. View past newsletter series:
July 2024 📲 The Social Impacts of AI, Tech & Surveillance
The Artificial Intelligence Hype reached a fevor pitch in 2024. We break it down and expose what's real vs. hype and how it impacting our societies.
June 2024 🏜 Indigenous Queer History & Resilience
How we can reclaim Indigenous queer knowledge to fight against hatred and build our inner selves as we do this work to create real, lasting social change.
May 2024 🦸🏽♀️ How Fandom Inspired Your Activism?
To invite creativity into the movement, we are celebrating geek culture in all its forms! I've asked a few friends to write and reflect on how geek culture has influenced their activism. Each piece this month showcases the variety of geek culture and how it can be an inspiration for anyone's activism.
- 🌱 What Star Wars Teaches Us About Social Justice
- 🌱 I see dead people. by Emily Weltman
- 🌱 Radio Waves & Horror Flix | the Sparks That Lit the Way by Kara Smith and Charlie Varon
- 🌱 Marvel Me This | Illuminating Social Justice on Screen by Brit Holmes
April 2024 ♻️ Breaking Society's Reliance on Plastics
Planet vs. Plastics. I had already heard that we're consuming plastics more in our food, our clothes are increasingly plastic, and there's a plastic trash pile larger than most states floating in the ocean, but there was a lot I did not know about plastics! It's an eye-opening experience to realize how ubiquitous and yet obscure the industry is.
March 2024 🤠 Comstock Act | Old Laws Trap US in Patriarchy
It's time to ramp up the election and it's clear our freedoms and healthcare are on the ballots, especially for women and LGBTQ+ folks.
February 2024 👨🏻⚖️👨🏼💼 The Evolving Face of Racism in the U.S.
A reflection on the rising backlash in 2021 and recent news reports of modern-day slavery from the country’s top brands.
December 2023 - January 2024 🤠 Comstock Act | Old Laws Trap US in Patriarchy
It's time to ramp up the election and it's clear our freedoms and healthcare are on the ballots, especially for women and LGBTQ+ folks.
🎧 Listen to the roots of change podcast
We talk about navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. Host Sam Chavez connects with organizations, campaigns, and social change communicators who are boldly creating change in today's social, political, tech & media landscape.
💚 Thank your for your Support! 🌱
We are always expanding and working to reach more social change communicators to support them in their work. Testimonials and reviews are a huge help for us to get the word out! If you feel called, please submit a review of the newsletter, podcast, and any of our other services. Thank you in advance for your support and kind words!
