This month: talking justice and equity at Thanksgiving and impacting democracy in 2022
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Catch Your Family Offsides this Thanksgiving
If you grew up in a sports family, then you know there’s a full slate of pro football games on Thanksgiving Day. Whether you identify as the odd-one-out who could care less or you’re a passionate fan who feels wary of talking politics at the table — we got your back.
Our
Messaging Memo<[link removed]>, Talking About Justice and Equity Through Sports, outlines five tips for how to connect with sports fans through shared values and widen their lens toward systemic solutions. You don’t have to be an expert sports analyst — your uncle isn’t either but that doesn’t stop him — to add value by leaning into your advocacy expertise and lived experience.
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Going Beyond R. Kelly's Conviction
To foster a safe environment for Black women, we need survivor-centered solutions to sexual violence that do not depend on the criminal justice system. On her Medium blog,
Venkayla Haynes<[link removed]> (Comms Institute ‘21) writes about how #MeToo can counter rape culture and mitigate harm.
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Narrative Trajectory for LGBTQ+ Liberation
Marriage equality was an important piece in the larger puzzle of winning full equality. In our latest Insights,
Ellen Buchman<[link removed]> outlines the importance of replacing incremental reforms with a bigger idea: that we must not settle for anything less than full liberation for all LGBTQ+ people.
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Help Us (rev)Amp in 2022: A Short Survey
Our
Editorial Calendar<[link removed]> for December is now live, and we have a favor to ask of you. Would you
share 5 minutes<[link removed]> of your time to tell us which communications tools you find most valuable to your work? We plan to refresh The Amp in 2022.
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Meet TOA's Board: Kat O'Brien
In our latest feature profile, we sat down with new board member
Kat O’Brien<[link removed]>, Director of Product Management at MasterCard. A sports buff and athlete herself, Kat tells us about how childhood stories of women who challenged gender norms helped her stand up and speak out in the sports industry.
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Flipping the Script: Securing Democracy Year Round
You know that equitable access to democracy and democratic participation is key to a world with fair and just policies. That’s why, with your partnership, The Opportunity Agenda is flipping the script on the powerful stories about what it means to be included in our democracy and whose voices get heard. The work of securing and strengthening democracy is crucial all year round – not just during election cycles.
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Image credits: Mollie Sivaram & Keith Johnston (modified via Unsplash), The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda, The Opportunity Agenda, Kat O'Brien, Lorissa Shepstone (Being Wicked)
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