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ON THE OCCASION OF OUR 600th NEWSLETTER . . .
We thank you for showing up with us each week for nearly 12 years. You are both a grounding and a guiding force for the work that we do with this business and in the world.
Living within intersecting systems that ultimately idolize individualism and reward greed, excess, and exploitation, we continue to recognize the truth that diversity breeds abundance and beauty.
We will never be the type of internet startup that someone would buy for $44 billion, because we don't subscribe to a model of growth that holds "bigger / more" above all else. Yet we believe there is immense power in what we can all accomplish together. Not power that we can wield over people, but power in working with people to liberate the world.
In the age of social media and internet news, we are aware that the power of a large audience, a collective group of people willing and able to influence one another's actions, has just as much - maybe more - value as money alone. That collective power is being harnessed, every day, by people whose own sense of identity is rooted in dehumanizing systems. But we know - and you know - this is not the only pathway to walk. We will always do it differently, to reflect that beauty in diversity, and the truth of healthy systems being made up of vast and varied ideas.
We know that the human world spins as a result of the hard physical and emotional work on the part of billions of people who provide service, do taxing physical labor, and provide care. Our systems lack ample compensation and admiration for this crucial work.
So we work each week to change our culture, one job posting at a time - evolving the language, increasing the compensation, illuminating and resisting outdated everyday actions that are rooted in racism, sexism, capitalism, and patriarchy.
This work can seem simple at times - the problems are often clear and visible to many of us - but never easy. We're grateful to be in your good company.
Onward,
Tay + Dor
photo by Devraj Chaliha for GFJ Stories
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resources on anti-racism, environmentalism and food culture AKA stuff we're reading / listening to / watching / noticing / thinking about / captivated by this Tuesday . . .
Two weeks again we linked to an article penned by the caring climate scientist Peter Kalmus (though we accidentally wrote Peter Krause - our apologies). We continue to highlight the work Peter does to honor the Mother of us all - Mother Earth.
"Perfectionism is white supremacy by another name" - Monique Melton. If you're thinking about Breaking Up With Perfectionism, join educator, author, speaker and founder of the Shine Bright School, Monique Melton for her online course on April 28, and Pay What You Can.
Watch Debi Jackson debunk some narratives about trans children. Laverne Cox also shared where you can go for a rundown of all the states introducing and passing anti-LGBTQ+ policies.
This eye-opening chart from @CivicAction outlines how WAGE THEFT accounts for roughly 75% of all theft in the US (about 3x more than larceny / robbery / burglary / auto theft combined).
Over four episodes, Hot Farm from the Food & Environment Reporting Network tells the stories of farmers who are experimenting with ways to use less water and chemicals, protect their soil and use renewable energy—as well as those who still need to be convinced that climate change is man made and requires human solutions.
Knowledge is power: for a limited time teens 13 - 21 can get a free Brooklyn Public Library eCard, providing access to their full eBook collection and learning databases. Learn more about the Books Unbanned program and email BooksUnbanned@bklynlibrary.org to apply.
Do you know about the 3.5% rule? Harvard Professor Erica Chenoweth's research shows that once 3.5% of a population engages in a social movement the governor can no longer ignore them. How will you utilize and organize that power?
View and share this free guide to How to Write a More Equitable Job Post, and stay tuned for new resources to deepen this work.
"We have to preserve our individuality, the Indigenous quality of our food because it is only then would people come to know about our culture and tradition." Read the latest GFJ Story on Axone, or Akhuni, a fermented soya bean paste that illuminates the politics of translating 'stinky' foods to unaccustomed palates. Words by Makepeace Sitlhou, photos by Devraj Chaliha.
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