Ferchil Ramos

San Diego native. @PolicyLink Social Media Manager. Ex-@sdACLU. @RISESanDiego fellow/coach. @SoundFutureOrg founder. Lead with love. RTs≠endorsement. (he/him)

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

My life’s purpose is to utilize the inherent gifts that my ancestors gave me to tap into that collective creativity and make all the communities that we inhabit a better place to exist for now and future generations to come. #theRISEway

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Happy Birthday to the late Great Ms. Fannie Lou Hamer.

“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free”

Fannie Lou Hamer was a voting rights activist and civil rights leader. She was instrumental in organizing Mississippi Freedom Summer
for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

On June 9, 1963, Hamer was on her way back from Charleston, South Carolina with other activists from a literacy workshop. Stopping in Winona, Mississippi, the group was arrested on a false charge and jailed. Once in jail, Hamer and her colleagues were beaten savagely by the police, almost to the point of death.

Released on June 12, she needed more than a month to recover. Though the incident had profound physical and psychological effects, Hamer returned to Mississippi to organize voter registration drives, including the "Freedom Ballot Campaign", a mock election, in 1963, and the "Freedom Summer" initiative in 1964.

Later she became the Vice-Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, attending the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in that capacity.

Her plain-spoken manner and fervent belief in the Biblical righteousness of her cause gained her a reputation as an electrifying speaker and constant activist of civil rights.

LEGACY:
✊🏿There is a Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville, Mississippi. It was rededicated by the city on July 12, 2008.

✊🏿The Fannie Lou Hamer Civil Rights Marker (part of the Memorial Garden) was unveiled on May 25, 2011.

✊🏿A statue of Fannie Lou Hamer was unveiled in October 2012 at the Memorial Garden.

✊🏿In 1970 Ruleville Central High School held a "Fannie Lou Hamer Day". In 1976 the City of Ruleville celebrated a "Fannie Lou Hamer Day".

✊🏿Sweet Honey in the Rock, the Washington DC-based African American female a cappella singing group, wrote and recorded a song called "Fannie Lou Hamer."

✊🏿Dark River, an opera about Hamer written by composer and pianist Mary D. Watkins, premiered in November 2009 in Oakland, California.

✊🏿95 South's "All of the Places We've Been" by Gil Scott-Heron with Brian Jackson was a standard at any Gil Scott-Heron show. The song was his tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer, as he stated in his DVD of a 2001 concert, New Morning: The Paris Concert.

✊🏿On Oct. 6, 2012 (the 95th anniversary of Mrs. Hamer's birth), an acclaimed new musical inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer -- titled and written by Felicia Hunter -- had its world premiere in New York City to sold-out audiences. Hunter currently is seeking to take the work to Broadway.

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[Novara Media @novaramedia]

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel, after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted. Thunberg, along with hundreds of other activists onboard, was illegally detained by Israeli forces.

Addressing crowds, she said: “I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

*Monday, 6 October 2025

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

Man, @WeAreFarmers is wild. We were charged AFTER we canceled our plan. We left because they were charging a cancellation fee when we never wanted to cancel in July, and charging a reinstatement fee for that, PLUS late fees?! Ridiculous. We need a full refund for ALL of it.

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

#ForTheFaithful and #PadresPets at Bark at the park!

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

Taking in a Monday ballgame! #ForTheFaithful

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

Grow with CA for the Arts! Joining CA for the Arts as an Individual is a great way to support our programs so they remain free for all. Become a member today! I did! #GrowWithUs https://t.co/xyeAnV7MUO

[GreatJobsKC @KCScholars]

Earl Martin Phalen, CEO of Great Jobs KC, and CEO of @policylink @mikemcafee06 co-authored an inspiring essay in @npquarterly about the power of equity-based programs.

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

The issue with this or that politics in a two-party system is that legislators will feel pressured to go against their values to align with group thinking instead. Cowards.

[Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer]

House Republicans just blocked the release of the Matt Gaetz ethics report, which looked into criminal allegations including sex with a minor. A shame.

This was the final vote:

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

People are breaking down on TikTok because they just realized Obamacare *is* the Affordable Care Act.

The heartbreaking part? So many have pre-existing conditions.

One man admitted he voted for Trump without knowing it was Obamacare that allowed his mother with stage 4

[Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived) @RepBarbaraLee]

As someone who was unjustly surveilled for activism as a community organizer with the Black Panthers, I stand in solidarity with Malcolm X’s daughters.

COINTELPRO devastated Black communities. That’s why I co-lead the COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act.

We need truth and justice.

[E @Ericangelo_ms]

“Oppressed people, whatever their level of formal education, have the ability to understand & interpret the world around them, to see the world for what it is, & move to transform it.”

- Ella Baker

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

The A girls are BOTH in school now so BOTH are fundraising. I just pledged Amaya and Arya per Lap for the Liberty Elementary Fun Run. Consider donating! We’d definitely appreciate it. https://t.co/h6T6yPmsns .

[2joser2loser @joserloser]

me: I’m going to disconnect completely today

also me:

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

Focus on the impactful little wins.

[Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse]

Sarah McBride just became the first trans member of the House of Representatives, winning in Delaware!

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

Focus on the impactful little victories.

[Andy Kim @AndyKimNJ]

We just won our Senate race! As a son of immigrants, a public school kid, I never could’ve imagined I’d get to serve as a US Senator. I’m deeply humbled and grateful to NJ and for everyone who got us here. I promise I’ll serve with honor and integrity as a public servant for all.

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

I'd give them all up for one Souplantation.

But they'd have to change the name to Sweet Tomatoes.

[PolicyLink @policylink]

As we reflect on the joy, love, and connections we forged at #EquitySummit2024, we’re energized and ready for the journey ahead. Let’s harness our collective power as founders & help design a nation where all can flourish. https://t.co/pZAHc3TkBu

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

I almost read this as 'Ohtani betting'.

[ℳatt (matttomic.bsky.social) @matttomic]

Tomorrow's NLDS game, Darvish vs. Yamamoto with Ohtani batting, will be at 9 AM on a Friday in Japan.

Nothing is getting done in Japan tomorrow. That national economy is bottoming out for 3 hours.

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

#ForTheFaithful

[Ferchil Ramos @FerchilRamos]

It’s playoff season and October baseball!! #ForTheFaithful