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As always, @joshnathankazis.bsky.social is the first in on a story:

more than, I think.

Hey, today a few of my peeps and I launched a fund raising money to support survivors of sexual violence and trafficking.

For people who've benefited from programs paid for by $ that (we learned later) caused great harm, & for people who just want to be part of bringing more healing: ashrufund.com

Man, when you compare the bravery of every day Minnesotans to the overpaid cops it’s astounding

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Very helpful. Non-violent sabotage...

Force the Oppressor to make a Lose/Lose Choice Social Change Toolkit: Dilemma Actions

Force the Oppressor to make a Lose/Lose Choice - Social Change Toolkit: Dilemma Actions by @theradr.bsky.social www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/d4ed23e2-e...
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"Callisto Vault is an encrypted platform that enables campus survivors to securely document a sexual assault and/or match with others harmed by the same perpetrator."

Epstein victims file lawsuit against Wexner, alleging he enabled acts of gender-motivated violence The lawsuit also names Nine East 71st Street Corporation and the Wexner Foundation.

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Thanks for reading and glad we were on the same page! Thought you had been one of the "reply before reading" types...

Reading a lot about direct action at the moment & this -- expressed w beautiful practical clarity -- resonates with much of the walking, talking, holding, presenting, gathering & performing described by Diana Taylor in ¡Presente! & Sarah Schulman in Let the Record Show

did you read the post

Life is a Sacred Text Truth, transformation, & collective liberation; ancient stories serve as mirrors & lights.

Life is a Sacred Text offers liberation-forward nourishment for your heart, soul, and noggin through ancient lenses (whatever you believe or don't!) that help you:

a) Understand the world in new ways

b) Get grounded +

c) Get tools to take action

So get more of this goodness for FREE or MORE:

Force the Oppressor to make a Lose/Lose Choice Social Change Toolkit: Dilemma Actions

Today in social justice toolkit:

A dilemma action is a strategic action that forces your opponent into a lose-lose situation.

You've given them only bad options.

I give some examples

& then we talk about how to design them.

This one's pretty important.

Read and share, please?

k. you are entitled to your opinion, as long as you actually did your homework.

Because when philanthropy directs resources to people, they can redirect some of the resources they have received (even indirectly-- not everyone had their grad school tuition paid, but even professional development has an impact) to those who are harmed.

A rabbi who benefited from Wexner’s foundation is donating equivalent sum to victims of sex trafficking - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Danya Ruttenberg, an advocate for making amends, writes of her "unease" as an alum of a program funded by Leslie Wexner, the Jewish philanthropist who had close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffre...

This doesn't magically fix everything. But the q of "what to do when benefitting from profound harm" is not "nothing."

I'd already divested from the Foundation many grey hairs ago, but since the Files have been an intracommunal nudnick so when my friend Rachel came up with this idea, I was in....

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The Wexner Foundation's spent decades investing in Jewish leaders. What To Do since Julie K. Brown's reporting + now The Files has been a whole (no)thing.

So some of us from the grassroots created a fund for Wex alum + the J community + beyond to support survivors of sexual violence + trafficking:

Did you read all three parts

I went by what she was called in the article.
Should have checked further since obviously these people are not it.