“Upstart Co-Lab connects impact investing to fashion, food, film & TV, video games and other creative industries to drive deep social and environmental impact, commercial viability and an innovative edge.”

“Through the creative economy, investors can back BIPOC and women entrepreneurs; create on-ramps to economic opportunity in low-income communities; grow quality 21st-century jobs for middle skill workers; connect ethical, sustainable supply chains with educated consumers; and bring diverse, culturally-authentic stories to the big and small screen.”

The Legislative Theatre partnered with Haringey Council and Arts & Homelessness International, “for a special performance on homelessness practice and services in Haringey.” The full performance is now available to stream on YouTube.

“A core team of people with lived experience of homelessness and Council staff have worked together throughout January to create an original play based on their experiences. The performance and creation will be the starting point of the new Rough Sleeping Strategy. It will also be used to deepen co-creation within the Council and strengthen the voice of people with experience of homelessness.”

“This will all be achieved through a process called Legislative Theatre, a fun and accessible way of showing challenges and barriers in systems through making theatrical plays about them. World-renowned expert and specialist in legislative theatre, Katy Rubin, will lead the Core Team in improvisational workshops. The improvisations lead to the development of policy/transformation ideas which are voted on by the audience; policy makers in the audience will be asked to make commitments based on the proposals to them. Then we meet the key stakeholders and plan for how those commitments are going to be implemented into real change.”

Watch the full video here.

“June 24th, 2022 was a dark day in our fight for liberation of Black bodies and for Black power,” said Jasmine Williams for Interaction Institute for Social Change. “Reproductive justice is centrally linked to Black liberation: it is our right to know our bodies, make decisions about our bodies, and feel safe in our bodies. Self-determination has been challenged, disregarded, and disrespected. To my Black sisters, trans brothers, and gender-non-conforming kin: I rage with you, cry with you, and continue the work of building a world in service of our liberation with you today and all days.”

“The Supreme Court’s conservative decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a calculated attack on our bodies, our freedom, and our personal sovereignty. This is not the first action taken by the courts in what has been a long history of reproductive control rooted in classism, sexism, and racism. It is class, sex, and race-based violence designed to further oppress, control, dehumanize, delegitimize, and imprison. I stand in opposition to this decision and in solidarity and support of Black Lives Matter’s calls for expanding the court, ending the filibuster, and passing the Women’s Health Protection Act.”

Read the full article here.

“Over the past few years, companies made it their mission to commit to diversifying their boards and fostering a more inclusive culture. But, with women holding just 24% of senior leadership positions globally, and white people making up almost 80% of the American workforce, there is still work to be done,” said author Ashton Jackson for Make It Black. “That’s why Lybra Clemons, chief diversity, inclusion and belonging officer at Twilio, works to build diverse representation at every level.”

“I think a lot of people thought it was just a more elevated term for diversity, equity inclusion. But as we’ve started to go through the process, we’re learning that anti-racism is different. DE&I are still very foundational and fundamental to work, but anti-racism is an active term where you are personally responsible. This is about self-awareness and taking full accountability of who you are. We are actively promoting equity and racial justice through consistent, deliberate decisions that we make.”

“There’s the mistrust, people discredit you… you have to be the ultimate subject matter expert,” [Twilio] says. “And even when you are, people are still discrediting and doubting you. You have to work harder to gain that trust with your peer group. And so I find that I’ve had to use all kinds of tools and coaching to stay confident in who I am and know how to manage when people are constantly ripping away at you.”

Read the full article here.