Rainbow washing allows organizations to use the rainbow Pride colors to suggest to consumers that they support the LGBTQIA+ community, without having to put in actual effort or produce a tangible outcome for queer folk. This year stakes appear higher for corporations and there has been an obvious lack of rainbow washing leading into June […]
While I haven’t had a chance to check out the new Spider-Verse movie I have seen so many amazing edits of Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk. As it turns out Cody Ziglar, one of the writers of the Spider-Punk comics, has created a Spotify playlist that’s really helping me gear up for the movie. As with […]
We do some pretty cool work out in Fresno and the young people there do some amazingly cool works of their own. This month Fresno held its first Latinx graduation ceremony, an event advocated for and organized by local high school students. Some of their goals were to highlight higher education amongst Latinx/Chicanx families and […]
As we get into summer it’s the ideal time to get outside to enjoy what the great outdoors have to offer but “according to the most recent National Parks Service survey, about 78 percent of those who visit federal parks are white. Meanwhile, African Americans, Latinos, women, and members of the LGBTQ community often report […]
“The more I’ve been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can’t really pick it apart. It’s all intertwined.” ― Megan Rapinoe
After listening to an HBR IdeaCast Podcast early last week about how ChatGPT should be explored in the workplace I was fascinated by what this might mean for people. According to the MIT Technology Review “generative AI models hold the promise of automating all sorts of tasks that were previously thought to be solely in […]
I was reminded at the beginning of the year just how much David Bowie influenced my taste in music, so I’ve been on a mission to listen to his entire discography. Hunky Dory, his fourth studio album, contains so may of my favorite songs like Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Fill Your Heart, and The […]
It’s easy to make a difference in the Sacramento region during Big Day of Giving. Donations as small as $15 add up to make a big impact, and can be boosted by prizes and match funds. You can use this website to support the causes you already love and find new nonprofits working on issues […]
After learning how to work from home efficiently a new challenge that is arising for many people is how to unplug from work at the end of the day. So how do we switch off when the end of day routine and commute don’t happen frequently? Stylist recommends these 13 easy tricks, which includes a […]
“Technology gives us power, but it does not and cannot tell us how to use that power. Thanks to technology, we can instantly communicate across the world, but it still doesn’t help us know what to say.” -Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
This week’s Too Dope is all about the importance of our connections to other people. As we continue moving back into more traditional social settings its important we scaffold for success. Social connections are really about the feeling of closeness or belonging. Shape Your Happiness has put together some great information about why these connections […]
For me Lost in the Supermarket by The Clash reminds me of how it feels to not be connected to others. Every time I revisit (what I lovingly call) Vintage Punk it’s a song I come back to over and over again. “I’m all lost in the supermarketI can no longer shop happilyI came in […]