Convergence Magazine

Thanks, Cayden Mak and Convergence Magazine for having me on the #BlockAndBuild podcast to talk about the lessons we've learned at Marguerite Casey Foundation on how funders can move beyond transactional relationships to fully support transformative change.

Now is the time to think and act locally! With so many threats to our community, it’s more important than ever to step up into action and advocate for all forms of family! Do you want to bring multi-partner domestic partnership and/or relationship structure nondiscrimination laws to your City Council? We've created a free legislative toolkit so now you can propose expansive family legislation in your own cities and counties! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/etJzKQ4M. The toolkit includes: step-by-step campaign guidance, model legislation and policy language, messaging and outreach templates, and coalition-building strategies. We are grateful to our coalition partners, Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition, Harvard Law’s LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic, Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy, and the Modern Family Institute, who drafted this open source guide with us.

New important resource. As free speech continues to be under attack, and unfounded allegations from the government continue to have serious impacts on our communities, learn more.

Are you a content creator frustrated with the Left media ecosystem? What could we do better? Rynn Reed lays out some solutions: https://lnkd.in/eaziT46P ?? What do you think the Left gets wrong about creators? Tag your fave lefty content creator below!

What happened when VITAL climbing gym employees unionized? Aaron Vanek tells us why unions belong in fitness. ?? Tag your favorite climber below! https://lnkd.in/e36CBqqa

? What do we learn from successful organizing in rural America? ? "What if our job isn't to persuade those in power? What if our job is to replace them?" https://lnkd.in/eTaGAkg7 A conversation among Kentuckian Beth Howard of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Stephen Smith of West Virginia Can't Wait, and Block & Build host Cayden Mak Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e6tiM9SP Beth Howard: https://lnkd.in/ereSd6fg WV Can't Wait: https://wvcantwait.com/

In these challenging times, when millions of #immigrants are being demonized and threatened with deportation, it is crucial to understand the rights of immigrants, connect people with rapid resources, and avoid sounding false alarms.? In Convergence Magazine, Xiomara Corpeno shared actionable ways to support immigrant communities, such as conducting or attending Know-Your-Rights (KYR) sessions: https://lnkd.in/gHihaChc. Several great KYR resources have been created by trusted organizations, including those from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and Irvine grantee partners, CHIRLA and the National Immigration Law Center. UCLA Labor Center, another Irvine grantee partner, has also begun compiling a list of resources to support immigrant communities: https://lnkd.in/guX-wNuA

“He calls the media system ‘the censorship cartel’, alongside with the role that social media platforms play. We see this, this is straight out of the Trump playbook of contradictions- of saying ‘we are free speech warriors’ and yet, the actions over the last couple of weeks are all indicating to us that a crackdown on free speech is the thing that he wants.” Check out our Executive Director, Steven Renderos, on Convergence Magazine's podcast, Block & Build. Click to hear the latest episode: https://lnkd.in/e6tU3rxq

A group of Pittsburgh residents worked to put divestment directly on their ballot. Here's what they learned. https://lnkd.in/ezGDA-nc

Staying alert is good, but organized solidarity is essential in these times: know the rights of undocumented immigrants, don’t sound false alarms, and connect people with rapid response resources. Xiomara Corpeno guides us in supporting immigrant communities during ICE raids. https://lnkd.in/gHihaChc