January 17, 2020

The Workplace Is Political – The reFRESH

Image via HR Magazine Written by Jackson Bird This week, we’re back to work for the new year, and back to asking how we can make work better for all people. What we’re checking out… Despite the mostly-welcome rain earlier this week, the bushfire crisis in Australia remains critical. The Equality Institute has a comprehensive list […]

June 2, 2017

Happy Pride Month!- The reFRESH

Pic via. This week we’re celebrating Pride, prepping for our first public event, and cheering on the folks who claim the space they deserve. What we’re checking out… To kick off Pride month, activist Janet Mock wrote a love letter to the LGBTQ community and it makes us love her even more. To combat the […]

February 24, 2017

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 […]

August 12, 2016

Got the Whole World Watching & Trump’s Perverted Identity Politics — The Weekly reFRESH

Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing the terrifying truth behind Trump’s white racial justice agenda, the bright nonwhite, nondude future of podcating, and how one of our speakers got the whole world watching on The Daily Show. What we’ve been checking out… Two-time Olympic medalist? Doesn’t matter if you’re married, your husband will […]

March 25, 2016

White identity politics and the progressive prosecutor — The Weekly reFRESH

Photo via Getty Images/ Cosmopolitan Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a design strategy that prioritizes human equity over market value, a groundbreaking caucus, and how conservatives are struggling with “white identity politics” (yep, you read that right). What we’ve been checking out… For the first time ever, congress will form a caucus […]

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