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“Call Me When I’m Welcome”

by weredefy
Posted on November 27, 2018November 27, 2018

Han Ju Seo, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, looked down at the…

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Happy #PrideMonth (🏳️‍🌈) to all members of the LGBTQIAP+ community — out or closeted — across the world!⁣ ⁣ This month and EVERY MONTH is dedicated to our fight against performative “pink capitalism” (which has acquired sufficient purchasing power) being equivalent to supporting trans rights/employment opportunities and instead FIGHTING FOR representation in brands, jobs, legislative offices, and our communities. Proportional representation should not be limited to being a once-in-a-blue-moon marketing strategy, “compromise”, or holiday event; it should be a normalized and regular protocol whenever hiring process starts.⁣ ⁣ “Pride Month” — dubbed so because of Brenda Howard, bisexual rights activist, sex-positive feminist, and mutual polyamorist — is rooted in an arduous history of black and Hispanic trans womxn-spearheaded empowerment and liberation, marked by the Stonewall Riots in the wee hours of June 28th, 1969; the uprising became a catalyst for an emerging gay rights movement as organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance were formed, closely mirrored after the prototypical civil rights movement and the women's rights movement. ⁣ ⁣ IIf you have relatively-deep pockets and an even deeper compassion, donate to impactful & authentic organizations such as the National LGBTQ Task Force, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Service & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), Immigration Equality, GLAAD, and the National Center for Transgender Equality. Fight for policies and protections affecting LGBTQIAP+ people by calling your representatives, writing a fiercely-worded letter to your senators, or going with a group of like-minded friends to a local “Equality” march on June 11th; whether it be combatting the current administration’s rolling back the rights of trans people in public facilities to a religious liberty order opening the door for discrimination by businesses, you will be making a monumental difference by advocating for gender & sexuality-inclusive protocol, policies, and environments. ⁣ ⁣ THIS MONTH — AND EVERY MONTH — IT IS/WILL BE FOR COMMEMORATION, CELEBRATION, & SOCIAL CHANGE. ❤️

(THE LINK TO REGISTER IS IN OUR BIO; HOWEVER, it is recommend that you read this ENTIRE post before doing so.)⁣ ⁣ The Privilege and Perspective Conference is the culmination of Redefy's #BurstYourBubble social campaign, created with the goal of combatting global political polarization by simultaneously promoting a healthy divergency of perspectives (socially, politically, economically, etc.). ⁣ ⁣ To materialize the fruits of the laborious process that many socially-conscious and politically-engaged teenagers went through to bring us high-quality and thoughtful conversations, we at Redefy have partnered with @yarashahidi’s @eighteenx18 to host the #BurstYourBubble conference in New York City — the perfect intersection of people & atmospheric liveliness — for high school students! The event will bring together prominent activists, including Lauren Duca, Liz Plank, Dylan Marron, Nupol Kiazolu, Deja Foxx, Sara Mora, (all tagged in the picture above) and others to discuss the importance of exploring different perspectives and having difficult but necessary conversations with those who come from unfamiliar walks of life. The conference will feature panels of change makers, workshops, (scrumptious) food, and surprises that will revolutionize how you incorporate your own personalized definition of youth activism into our rambunctious contemporary culture! ⁣ ⁣ ‼️HOWEVER, PRIOR TO REGISTRATION, PLEASE REVIEW THE IMPORTANT NOTICES LISTED BELOW‼️⁣ ⁣ •There is LIMITED SEATING. Due to this, it is important that you register AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ⁣ ⁣ •You MUST be a high school student to register.⁣ ⁣ •You MAY NOT show up without registration on June 1st. ⁣ ⁣ •If the $8 fee presents a financial burden to you, please contact executivedirector@redefy.org.⁣ ⁣ •The venue entrance is located on 41st Street (@wework in Times Square), and the event will be taking place on the 17th floor.⁣ ⁣ •To learn more about the #BurstYourBubble campaign and to see some of the incredible videos and conversations that have contributed to building the movement’s momentum, visit burstyourbubble.today.⁣ ⁣ We are looking forward to seeing many new & refreshing Gen-Z faces on June 1st! GET EXCITED! 💕

This is sickening.⁣ This is appalling. ⁣ This is terrifying. ⁣ ⁣ Yet, this has been normalized.⁣ ⁣ How many more?⁣ ⁣ How many more targets?⁣ ⁣ How much more suffering must we watch be inflicted upon people who simply wished to celebrate the remainder of a holy holiday in peace? ⁣ ⁣ How many more apathetic comments, platitudes, and incompetent promises will YOU let go?⁣ ⁣ The Anti-Defamation League logged a 57 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States in 2017, compared to the previous year — including bomb threats, assaults, vandalism, and anti-Semitic posters and literature found on college campuses. Spates of anti-semitic photography, tweets, and videos have materialized during presidential campaigns. White supremacists had gone on the offensive, peddling antisemitic conspiracy theories and attacking Jewish journalists on social media.⁣ ⁣ We're living in a charged and divisive political environment. Polarization and widespread bigotry have manifested in ways we haven’t seen — or, in the name of accuracy, have REFUSED to see — in recent memory. People are on edge in part because they are following their leaders. When leaders at the highest levels use incredibly intemperate language and repeat the rhetoric of hate groups (in this case, specifically those who are under the tutelage of antisemitic groups), we have become not, surprised, but eerily indifferent (or, we regurgitate the same hollow d sentiments) when young people — let alone others — imitate what they see. ⁣ ⁣ In a time where political figureheads are condoning anti-semitism and imparting legitimacy to white nationalists, we should focus and redouble our efforts to fight said bigotry in order to not only prevent potential harm, but empower those who have been marginalized — our Jewish brothers and sisters — to continue to speak out against injustice. To let them rejoice. To let them exist. ⁣ ⁣ Thoughts and prayers are not enough to combat bigotry.⁣ ⁣ Action and devotion are.

Contact Information

Please feel free to e-mail us at contact.redefy@gmail.com with anything at all!

You can also always reach out to anyone on our leadership team:

Ziad Ahmed (Founder): ziad@redefy.org

Julia Chang (Executive Director): juliachang201@gmail.com

James Wellemeyer: james.wellemeyer@gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

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