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** APRIL 27, 2021
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Dear Colleagues,

Yesterday, I watched a recently releasedhttps://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/staff/elizabeth-barajas-roman/ video of two San Diego Metropolitan Transit Security officers kill handcuffed, 24-year-old, Angel Zapata Hernandez ([link removed]) by kneeling on his neck for 6 minutes, 7 seconds. Angel begged, “Please, stop.” Angel questioned aloud, as he struggled to breathe, “why are cops so mean?”

I am haunted by his question. Angel was having a mental health episode when security approached him to ask why he was lingering near a transit track pedestrian crossing. His eyes were wide and child-like, his responses soft-spoken and seeking. Then, in a panic, he ran. Despite having committed no obvious offense, and in no obvious danger to others – when officers caught up to him, they decided to detain him on the floor, their knees to his back and neck until he was dead.

Though police killed Angel a few months before Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, we are only now learning about this attack because the officers were private security – and thus exempt from California state police transparency laws.

More laws, training, or policy reforms will not fix the crisis of racist state-sanctioned violence against Black, Brown, and Native communities in the U.S. During the course of the three-week Chauvin trial, more than 100 people ([link removed]) were killed by police – including 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant. Bryant’s killing complicated easy answers and required us to examine the state’s role in regulating Black, Brown and Native families, or what Dorothy Roberts ([link removed]) calls “violence that stems from the very function of policing to enforce an unjust racial order.”

We joined the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, and more than 80 of you, to release a joint statement of solidarity and call for liberation from state violence ([link removed]) . We stand in solidarity, and yet, as an international feminist community we know that no statement can begin to address the layered harm built into every system impacting our lives – including health care, education, and economic. Nor could a statement begin to address the emotional and psychological trauma that comes with being a racial, ethnic, or religious minority in the U.S. and around the world.

We know that only by working together, shoulder-to-shoulder, can we demand a feminist future that ensures freedom for all.

Recently we were honored to host ([link removed]) the founders of Poderistas ([link removed]) , an organization that will be key to helping shape this just future by providing the community, content, and inspiration to lift Latinas up as catalysts for change among their families and their communities. More than 10 women’s funds and gender justice funders have pledged seed support for Poderistas ([link removed]) – exemplifying how crucial our sector is in providing courageous capital to women-of-color-led efforts.

Thank you for continuing to support local organizations with the vision and the lived experience that will help fundamentally transform our notion of the role of government, of safety, and of justice and liberty for all.

In solidarity,

Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO

#WomenFunded’21 is coming!

Please SAVE THE DATE for Thursday, September 23,
2021

We are seeking community input and volunteers to join the 2021 Conference Committee. Please indicate your interest HERE ([link removed]) . This committee will work together with WFN staff and event managers to design the virtual gathering this fall.
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On May 13th at 6:30pm EST/3:30pm PST you are invited to join Tuti, Lex and contributors to the guide for a toast and conversation. You can register here ([link removed]) .

ICYMI, Moving Money for Impact: A Guide to Gender Lens Investing by Tuti Scott with Lex Schroeder highlights frameworks, insights and solutions at work and in development by changemakers.

The Guide is available for download at Tutiscott.com ([link removed]) . Printed copies are available on the Women’s Funding Network website ([link removed]) . Read this blog ([link removed]) for more context - how it began, its purpose, and its vision for impact.
Check out the full interview with Elizabeth and Tuti ([link removed])


** WFN PEER COMMUNITIES
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We are launching four Peer Communities organized around issues we heard the most interest in from our conversations with you over the last year.

For the following peer communities, please email Jessica Dimas (mailto:[email protected] ) .
• Communications and Development
• Advocacy and Public Policy
• Research
• Equity and Justice learning group


** WFN MEMBER NEWS
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Join CHANGE Philanthropy for their virtual 2021 Unity Summit ([link removed]) , which will host over 1200 participants to expand their individual and institutional practice in order to advance equity with an intersectional lens, and with community at the center of their efforts.

October 25-28, 2021
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Join the WNY Women's Foundation for their What She's Made Of Virtual Celebration ([link removed]) , a powerful and inspiring afternoon focused on the critical importance of women’s leadership with keynote speaker Carla Harris.

May 17, 2021
3:45pm
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Join the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls for their third annual Girls in Action Summit ([link removed]) . Inspired by The Fund's award-winning Girls Advisory Board (GAB) girls' grantmaking and leadership program, the Summit engages high school girls throughout Chester County for an empowering morning of action.

May 15, 2021
9:00am-12:30pm
Charles A Melton Arts and Education Center
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Ms. Foundation for Women will be hosting their 33rd Annual Gloria Awards: A Salute To Women of Vision ([link removed]) . This years theme is Joy Unmuted. The Gloria Awards is the Foundation’s largest annual event that celebrates activists, innovators, and philanthropists who ignite policy and culture change on behalf of women and their communities nationwide.

May 20, 2021
8:00pm E.T.
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Ipas has released their new website, IpasClimateJustice.org ([link removed]) —a beautiful and immersive online experience that highlights the connections between reproductive justice and climate justice through real women’s stories.


“At Ipas, we work to expand access to abortion and contraception because we believe everyone should be able to determine their own future." —Dr. Anu Kumar, President and CEO, Ipas

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The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation has launched the Gender Justice Cafe ([link removed]) , a series of community conversations around important topics that impact equity for women and girls in New Hampshire and beyond.

On May 4 at 4:00pm, they will be hosting their first event, "Climate Justice with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson," ([link removed]) where they will be discussing the intersection of climate justice and gender justice. Register here ([link removed]) .

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Join The New Hampshire Women's Foundation for their virtual 4th annual Gala ([link removed]) , celebrating the women and girls of the pandemic with music, remarks and the presentation of their AmplifiHER honorees.

May 21, 2021
7:00-8:00pm

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** OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES
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In order to support altar building nationwide and to shift the narrative around the life of Ma’khia Bryant, Black Feminist Future has created a Social Media Toolkit ([link removed]) and a Community Altar Building Toolkit ([link removed]) .

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Registration for Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP)'s 2021 Convening is now open. Attendees will hear from leaders who are advancing civic engagement, explore what funders and field organizations face in states and nationally — successes, barriers, unique opportunities, examine what philanthropy’s role is in building a democracy that is responsive and justice, and reconnect with peers after a year of profound challenges and meaningful triumphs.

July 13-14, 2021
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Join Hispanics in Philanthropy for their 2021 Annual Leadership Conference, "Collective Corazón: The Power is Ours," ([link removed]) which will bring together global leaders and innovators from across industry and philanthropic sectors to address the challenges facing the Latinx community and identify strategies moving forward.

September 13-15, 2021
Los Angeles, CA & Virtually
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** WEEKLY READ
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** What We're Reading

The pandemic has derailed women's careers and livelihoods. Is America giving up on them? ([link removed])

by Maria Aspen and Emma Hinchliffe

They Believe in Ambitious Women. But They Also See the Costs. ([link removed])

by Claire Cain Miller
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Chloé Zhao became the first female of color and first Asian-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director. Here ([link removed]) is why her win matters for Asian women in Hollywood.
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There is a historic high of nine Black women serving as mayors of the nation's 100 largest cities. Here ([link removed]) is why they are winning.

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To keep women in the workforce, men need to do more at home. - Harvard Business Review ([link removed])
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LinkedIn is adding "stay-at-home mom" and more caretaker titles, as 2.3 million women leave the workforce. - Fortune ([link removed])

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The NBA's five full-time women referees are changing the game. - ESPN ([link removed])
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Read here ([link removed]) for five young women and girls fighting for climate justice you should know.

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WATCH: Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson become first black women to win hair and makeup Oscar. Watch their historic Oscar speech here.


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