Hi John.

We’re quickly approaching the end of the first quarter of the year (WHERE has the time gone?) and I wanted to check in to see how you’re doing and to provide a few brief updates.

The re:power team has been going nonstop since the first of the year -- launching public training after public training, hosting webinars about the role digital organizing played in the 2020 elections, celebrating Black history and Women’s history months, planning our website redesign, launching a new e-newsletter, and more.

We’ve welcomed two new, incredible staffers to our team. Conrado Ferreira dos Santos has joined as our Director, Movement Building Programs, and Terican Gross is our new Special Assistant to the Executive Director. We are beyond excited to have these thoughtful, passionate individuals join our team!

We’re also keeping a close eye on the hundreds (!!) of voter suppression laws that have popped up across the country this year. Stay tuned: we’re developing a plan to educate and engage folks around these blatant attempts to silence Black, Indigenous, People of Color voters.

ICYMI: I recently joined the Association of Black Foundation Executives, the National Council on Responsible Philanthropy and a panel of dynamic nonprofit Black leaders for a public conversation on how philanthropy can help realize a more just and equitable world beyond February. My fellow speakers included Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, Founder & President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC); Raymond Pierce, President and CEO, Southern Education Foundation and Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI).

We had a very candid conversation that touched on the current trend within philanthropy to invest in racial equity and Black-led organizing and social change organizations. I, and all of the other panels, made it very clear that Black-liberation -- and the liberation of all marginalized and oppressed groups - is not trendy, and should be funded with the urgency these issues require. You can watch the video of that conversation here.

We have a ton going and there’ll be lots more to share. I hope you sign up for our soon to launch e-newsletter so that you can stay updated on everything that’s going on at re:power.

In solidarity,

Karundi Williams
Executive Director

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