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Biden Launches “As You Are” LGBTQ Family Acceptance Initiative

Former vice president Joe Biden just started a campaign in his foundation to promote family acceptance of LGBTQ youth. Biden has been an open supporter of all things #LGBTQ, including supporting the transgender right to serve in the military. With…

How to Fight Hate Without Burning Out

At the anniversary of the Charlottesville protests and some of us are wondering what we’ve learned. Susan Bro, the mother of Heather Heyer – the woman killed at last year’s protests – has since become an outspoken activist and offers us advice: keep fighting. She started the Heather Heyer Foundation, an organization that helps young adults who are passionate about…

An Open-Source Guide to Allyship

Social justice movements get sticky sometimes. It makes sense – we’re humans. We come from different backgrounds and it isn’t surprising for our knee-jerk reaction to be defensive when these beliefs feel challenged or vulnerable. We get that, but we…

These Two Turn Deadly Weapons into Shovels for Planting Trees

In a time of deep pain and trauma caused by gun violence, Brontë Velez and Kyle Lemle are offering a way for American communities to heal. These two started Lead to Life: A People’s Alchemy for Regeneration, an Atlanta- and Oakland-based non-profit doing something very simple: they melt old guns and cast them into shovels. Shovels that are then used to plant…

Former National Teacher of the Year Runs for Congress

Jahana Hayes is one of hundreds of teachers who’ve witnessed firsthand how policymakers are hurting the education system and she refuses to stay silent. A recipient of the 2016 National Teacher of the Year Award, Hayes is now running to…

Shaun Haines and Friends Reduce Homelessness in SF

Shaun Haines first became homeless at 19 and has since dedicated his life to supporting those who are unlucky to find themselves in the same boat. His approach? While he’s a man of considerable dedication, he knows this issue isn’t a one-person job. He allies up with other dogged folks committed to ending homelessness, harnessing their empathy superpowers to create…