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Movers, Shakers, and Changemakers- The reFRESH

Credit Paul Connell/The Boston Globe, via Getty Images We’re bringing tons of positivity and inspiration to your inbox this week, and dedicating our newsletter to movers, shakers, and change-makers. What we’re checking out… Fifty years ago, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon as an official entrant (despite having to sneak […]

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Dropping The Ball And The Racial Politics Of Time – The ReFRESH

Pic via TED This week, we’re basking in WOC dragging Milo Yiannopoulos, celebrating Black History Month and LGBTQ+ history month (shoutout to the UK!), and cheering on a couple of our awesome speakers on recent successes. Before we get to the news though, let’s make some together. If you are a public speaker who has […]

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The Persistence Resistance – The reFRESH

This week, we’re celebrating big news on the travel ban, laughing to avoid crying over the state of the nation, and rallying behind all the women who persist in the fight for justice. What we’ve been checking out… With a unanimous vote, the 9th circuit upheld the stay of Donald Trump’s travel ban yesterday, reminding […]

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The Weekly ReFRESH

Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition we’ve got, a trip back to Ferguson on the anniversary of Mike Brown’s death, the awkward position of justifying one’s own blackness, and how anti street harassment work values men’s emotions over true empathy. What we’ve been checking out… Public speaking is America’s number one fear, coming […]

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The Weekly ReFRESH

Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’ve got a letter from the president, a new take on hospice care, and many haunting reflections a year after Mike Brown’s murder. What we’ve been checking out… Instead of telling those who live in poor neighborhoods what is wrong with them, we need to start asking more questions. […]

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