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National Issues

These issues fall under the purview of Congress and/or the President.

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Drag[net]

The protection that our children need is not from drag queens. They need protection from violence.

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Looking for the Bright Side

While the red wave came for my home state of Florida, it mostly stopped there, and we saw wins across the country of which we can all be proud.

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The Tides They Are A Changin'

Climate change, women’s reproductive rights, individual sexual autonomy, voting rights, and more are on the ballot in November and voting is our only way of protecting these rights and our future.

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Stay Awake

In today’s highly charged political landscape, “woke” has come to mean two very different things depending upon which side of the aisle you find yourself on.

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Take a Break

When exhaustion hits you, you should pay heed to what your body and mind are telling you and take a mental health break. Do not let hitting the wall be the first time you notice that you need help or just a break.

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The Fall of Roe: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Reproductive healthcare is not the only fundamental right that has a date with the executioner.

State Issues

Your Governor and state legislators have the power here, engage with them to make a difference.

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Dark Days in The Sunshine State

An average of 22.7% of Florida children go hungry every single day. In the land of plenty, the fact that any child goes hungry is despicable.

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Tell Tennessee Officials Not to Whitewash Education

BIPOC students are aware that the real story is more complicated than, “there used to be racism, but the Civil War and the Civil Rights Act solved it.” Their education will now be required by law to ignore a key part of their experience.

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A Riot is the Language of the Unheard

It is time to stop killing people of color. It is time to do away with legislation that causes yet more suffering for communities of color.

The Vote

We have the opportunity to make voting in this country a more just exercise. Let us seize the moment.

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When Will Their Sentences End?

If incarceration is part of paying a debt to society, for America’s 6.1 million people with felony convictions, disenfranchisement can mean that the debt is never fully paid.

The Times They Are A Changin'

Come gather ‘round people, wherever you roam, and admit that the waters, around you have grown — Bob Dylan (1964)

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