Emily May

Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!) President & Co-founder, Co-Author of "I've Got Your Back: the Indispensable Guide to Stopping Harassment When You See It."

[Right To Be @righttobeorg]

2023 brought unprecedented challenges, but together, we're rewriting the narrative.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

I entered the free Shakespeare in the Park Lottery for a chance to win free tickets on @TodayTix! Tap here to enter: https://t.co/iDp4jqfTfO

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

Black women are starting more businesses than any other demographic, but require 40 introductions to funders to get funded, compared to only 7 introductions for white women. "This is stupid" says that unstoppable @CherylConte #nmvsummit22

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

"Pandemics are policy failures. They are preventable." -Right To Health Action #nmvsummit22

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

I'm here at #NMVSummit22 -- representing @righttobeorg. NMV was one of our first funders in 2014.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

Just 1 in 4 people you read, hear or see in the news is a woman. This #IWD2022, @FullerProject is working to #BreakTheBias in journalism, highlighting women’s lives and stories from their groundbreaking reporting around the world. https://t.co/Z2d394d6YB

[Right To Be @righttobeorg]

Today we celebrate as we #launch Hollaback!’s new look and name: Right to be! Visit our Facebook page for a look at our journey: https://t.co/dXJvBasUCE

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

At @iHollaback -- we're aligned with @nnedv's call to reauthorize the Feinstein/Ernst #VAWA of 2022 to respond to the needs of diverse populations, including an investment in culturally-specific programs. And you should be, too!

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

That said #VAWA does allow for funds for sexual assault prevention, which is definitely a low bar to clear, but none the less a hard fought victory by advocates and activists.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

#VAWA doesn't provide funding for services to address harassment, in any form... yet. It's focused on sexual violence, domestic violence, and stalking. This is something that we need to fix.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

Reauthorizing #vawa is a great thing, since it allows us to make updates to the grant programs based on what we learn. For example, this next version includes funding for #restorativejustice, which is an excellent detour from dependency on the police to fix sexual violence.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

First off, some history. It was first passed in 1994 to provide services and housing to survivors and training to improve the legal response to gender-based violence. It will be up for reauthorization this month!
(h/t @nnedv for the fun facts)

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

Alright y'all, it's policy education time: #VAWA edition. (The Violence Against Women Act)

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

@MEnista @iHollaback Hi Maya! I l-o-v-e you, girl.

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

An evaluation program showed that 57% of people who have experienced online abuse reported that @Hollaback! platform HeartMob was helpful in healing from their trauma. Check out how HeartMob has helped people facing online harassment this year: https://t.co/C9J1pDnBhX

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

Hollaback! has worked to bring you some valuable resources in 5 different languages. Read the Bystander Intervention Online guide in Arabic, Burmese, French, Spanish and Indonesian https://t.co/NiZZMXoNgR

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

More than 200 organizations are calling on the Senate to delay its upcoming recess in order to pass federal voting rights legislation. READ the letter to senators saying that #RecessCanWait until urgent action is taken to protect our democracy: https://t.co/N5sBGYg0wv

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

.@craignewmark Philanthropies awarded @ihollaback a new grant to combat online abuse! This funding will support continuing improvements to the platform HeartMob, and will fund monthly bystander intervention trainings to intervene in online harassment! Join https://t.co/qp1qdm6uEW

[Tamala Takahashi - Burbank City Councilmember @TamalaTakahashi]

These #16Days, join @ihollaback in the movement to end gender-based violence by changing the culture of gender-based harassment that enables it. Stand Up - Speak Up - Show up. Take action at https://t.co/l3ZArOeX6o. #WeStandUp

[Emily May @emilymaynot]

"You are an expression of radical hope. A hope born out of the possibility of what can be rather than what is.” -@revjenbailey offering us wisdom from her new book #ToMyBeloveds. Can’t wait for the release Oct 12th! https://t.co/lVoeTMlbUu