Comadre News and Updates

  • March 2023 Newsletter

    Here are some highlights – check out the full newsletter at the link. “My feminism will be intersectional or it will be bullshit!” — Flavia Dzodan Flavia Dzodan wrote the spectacular essay (linked above at the quote) over a decade ago to help process her anger at white feminists ignoring or even defending racism in…

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  • February 2023 Newsletter

    Here are some highlights – check out the full newsletter at the link. We can wax poetic all month about what love is really about, but if you ask me (and I did), love is work. In a culture that discourages us from being vulnerable, loving ourselves, each other, and the earth takes introspection and…

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  • January 2023 Newsletter

    Here are some highlights – check out the full newsletter at the link. “Wherever you go, there you are” – that adage is ringing true for me as I step into the new year, changed not by an arbitrary marking of the passage of time but by my own efforts and those of a community…

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  • Public Learning Opportunity!

    Public Learning Opportunity!

    Last night Debby Irving led a fantastic public workshop entitled “Transformational Conversations” that explored what keeps us from speaking up when someone says something harmful or offensive. This workshop is usually only given in private settings, but we feel these skills are important for everyone to learn. The group discussed their specific fears, learned key…

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  • November 2022 Newsletter

    Here are some highlights – check out the full newsletter at the link. It’s Native American Heritage Month Did you know the Indian Child Welfare Act, which protects Native children from being separated from their communities via adoption, is in danger? The Supreme Court is considering overturning ICWA, which threatens not only the cultural heritage…

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  • September 2022 Newsletter

    Here are some highlights – check out the full newsletter at the link. What an exciting time! Comadre Speakers Collaborative has launched, and I’m so grateful to you for being one of the early adopters. It’s already mid-month so I’ll get right to the resources that have caught our attention this month. COMADRE SPOTLIGHT: Natarsha…

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