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- Apr 30
- 2 min read
Welcome to the first edition of Better World Collab’s monthly newsletter!
We’ll be using this space to:
Share ways you can take action for progressive causes — because consuming content won’t change the world
Highlight good news to celebrate wins (and ward off existential depression)
Update our community on our recent political communications work
So, without further ado…
Take Action:
5 immigrants’ rights orgs to support
Immigrant Legal Resource Center: “Working with and educating immigrants, community orgs, and the legal sector.”
Immigrant Defense Project: “Fights to end the current era of unprecedented mass criminalization, detention and deportation.”
National Day Laborer Organizing Network: “Improves the lives of day laborers, migrants and low-wage workers.”
National Immigrant Justice Center: “Defends the rights of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
National Immigration Law Center: “Advancing the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants & their loved ones.”
We’re working on:
ACLU of Montana
Sharing wins for trans people in Montana — especially the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling blocking an anti-trans policy that would have prevented transgender people from updating their identity documents!
Letting the community know about immigration rights trainings
Highlighting the fight against fascism
Preparing for the midterms
Trans Organizing and Narrative Shift Project (TONS) Project with the Equality Federation Institute
Door-knocking in Missouri with some members of our organizing team
We worked with PROMO, our state partner defending the LGBTQ+ community's rights and fighting to expand protections in MO, on their deep canvassing work.
When we deep canvass, we go door to door and talk to our neighbors about why we care about different issues. It’s a critical tool for fighting back against transphobia and bringing people further to acceptance for transgender folks.
One of the canvassers said they were involved in this work because they "hate bullies," and we couldn't agree more.
Equality Federation Institute State Work
Working with state-level LGBTQ+ organizations on communications strategy and public messaging support
Monitoring anti-trans ballot initiatives coming in this year’s midterm elections
Plus: BWC co-founder Crispin Torres gave a keynote at an LGBTQ youth conference in Chicago.
Here's Hope:
“Try as they might, the Idaho state legislature can’t seem to silence Boise’s LGBTQ Pride.”
Boise covered city flagpoles in gay and trans stripes to skirt Idaho’s ban against waving Pride flags on state-owned property, reports S. Baum in Erin In The Morning.
We love to see Boise stand up for its values and show their solidarity, even when their state promotes bigotry and distances itself from its queer residents.
A great reminder not to back down in the face of hate — but to get louder!
That’s all for April. Thanks so much for reading.
If you have any feedback / questions / news tips / cat photos / etc. to share with us, please reach out at info [at] betterworldcollaborative [dot] com.
-the Better World Collab team
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