I'm excited to announce that I’ve been accepted to the Emerge California Class of 2026! I’m looking forward to the training, community, and sisterhood this year will bring as I continue growing in my leadership and professional development. 💙✨
#EmergeCA #ClassOf2026
Posts by Simi
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
Throughout her life, she stressed the value of community in the fight for equal access.
Yes how would New Yorkers survive universal childcare and free transportation…
IT’S ELECTION DAY, AMERICA!
Remember to get out and VOTE!!!
When members of Congress face threats, the federal government moves quickly to allocate funds for their protection. Meanwhile, the broader public, especially children in schools , continue to live with the reality of mass shootings and underfunded security measures
Instead of passing gun laws to protect our children, we’ve fueled an industry that profits from our inaction.
Florida erasing certificates of completion tells children & people with disabilities their achievements don’t count. Add the Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid work requirements and it’s cruelty on top of cruelty
www.cfpublic.org/education/20...
Young Kim voted to cut Medicaid for millions of Americans who rely on it — including my sibling, and thousands in our community. This is why we must win this campaign and make sure that healthcare is a human right for everyone.
www.ocregister.com/2025/07/25/y...
I’m excited to officially announce my candidacy for California’s 40th Congressional District! It's critical that Democrats take back the House to stop the chaos and corruption threatening our democracy. I'm ready to fight for an affordable future for all!
He’s so messy
Idk. I also forgot who George Clooney was.
Nothing like my neighbors loudly watching episode 2 of the last of us so I can audibly be re-traumatized.
#specialeducation teachers/ all teachers/ all educators - demand that your elected officials answer why they want to rob the protection and services of children with disabilities. Call them. Demand meetings. Make them accountable.
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
In a perpetual state of editing my voice to text messages
The dudes you hated the most in high school have access to proprietary info. Cool.
Out in support of our teachers and students as we heed the threat to the dept of ed @momsdemand.bsky.social
Activism works - next we have to push for new leadership from the Dem party.
One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
A word of caution for the months and years to come:
Outrage is anger which arises from fear which is a deep-seated human response, and farming outrage for attention is not a partisan phenomenon.
Before you spread it, double check your sources.
We are just pawns.
LBF parent leaders are collecting child sized masks to distribute to kids at LBUSD schools. Drop by during the hours below or DM us to coordinate. #LongBeach #LAwildfires #MutualAid
Hey Long Beach! Join us on Sunday morning for some donuts and coffee as we gather together to bring essential items for our LA neighbors. If you can’t make it, please consider donating, we will gather all the items and distribute right after.
Nothing like homework mandating minute requirements around nightly reading to foster the love of literacy
Can California keep ICE away from schools? Lawmakers want to try as crackdowns loom lbpost.com/news/educati...
Wrote a piece on why educators and parents alike should care about housing policies and their implications for the viability of our public education systems 👇🏼
sigtrib.com/how-housing-...