Dear John, In a few short weeks, we’ll be celebrating 50 years of progress and power at our annual Women of Vision Awards. This month, we were thrilled to announce the group of game-changing leaders who we’ll be honoring at the event, as well as the powerful artists and performers who will keep us entertained all evening. It’s sometimes hard to reconcile hosting a major celebration in the midst of seemingly daily setbacks in the fights for gender and racial justice. While judges are trying to ban abortion pills, and Black parents are being separated from their newborn children, and trans people are being stripped of their rights. But when you look closely, every time there is cause for worry, there is just as much cause for celebration and joy. On the ground and within our Foundation, we’re seeing victories and progress every single day. Recently, our grantee partner The Afiya Center led the charge to reunite baby Mila Johnson with her parents after CPS separated them for 23 days. The family was reunited just last week. In the words of Founding Mother Gloria Steinem, “hope is a form of planning.” From what I can see, there is so much to be hopeful for, and we’re so glad to be able to celebrate it with you. In solidarity,
 
Ruth McFarlane
Chief Advancement Officer |
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