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Advocates across the country are (already) making 2021 a year of bold progressive change
2020 was a year marked by language like, “in these challenging times,” and “unprecedented.” Now that we find ourselves living through the start of 2021…well, we are still using this same vernacular. The acts of violence, injustice and consistent threats to our humanity we saw...
ComNet 2020 offers great New Year’s resolutions for communicators in 2021
From the pandemic, to racial justice movements, to massive changes in local races, the presidency and the Supreme Court, 2020 was a year of devastation, but one that reminded us of all the weak structures in our country that need bold changes. Social justice leaders continued...
ComNet, the South, and us: Three things we can learn from southern organizers
2020 is officially (and thankfully) behind us, but the work that last year left us remains. Beyond the persistent uncertainty of COVID-19 and the shift towards action to address systemic racism, as we began the new year, we still had two items left in the 2020 electoral season...
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Spitfire condemns white supremacists’ assault on democracy, joins calls to remove Trump and GOP leaders from office
In acts of violent domestic terrorism, white supremacists gathered in our nation’s capital, and a mob of extremists illegally entered the U.S. Capitol in a continued attempt – led by Donald J. Trump – to change the results of the presidential election and disrupt the peaceful...
How to communicate with staff after election day
There’s no question that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. From the enduring impact of COVID-19 and racism to the relentless vitriolic and divisive political discourse, this year feels like a bad dream that’s impossible to wake up from any time soon. We’re also facing the...
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Many of your Black co-workers and friends are not okay right now: Here’s what you can do
Many of my white friends and colleagues reached out over the past week to check in on me. They saw George Floyd die pinned beneath Minneapolis police officers’ knees and read how the Louisville police used a no-knock warrant to execute Breonna Taylor. They saw Ahmaud Arbery’s...