Punk Rock Marthas

A youth volunteer group dedicated to making our world a better place through service. Join us!

[Sari Beth Rosenberg @saribethrose]

So, what’s the plan? Because right now the people banning books & banning African-American Studies are winning.

[Josie Huang @josie_huang]

Have you or someone you know been affected by the mass shooting in Monterey Park?

A resource center has been set up at the Langley Senior Citizen Center at 400 W. Emerson Ave. https://t.co/hkSmlX12CR

[Berkley Publishing @BerkleyPub]

Congratulations to Take My Hand author @Dolen Perkins-Valdez for their NAACP Image Awards nomination in the literary work—fiction category! https://t.co/urDVTjvL8O

[CNN @CNN]

Bestselling author Emma Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools, after some discovered she used profanity on social media https://t.co/LVIlLtkp1k

[Celia C. Perez @CeliaCPerez]

If you happen to be in Highland Park tomorrow, I'll be at the HP Public Library from 9:00 - 11:30 for their iRead Kickoff/Kid Lit Fest! Swing by and say hello.
https://t.co/nP3AVE1lgb

[Sherri rhymes with Capri @Sherri_L_Smith]

Thanks to the pandemic, we lost our favorite local theater. Then Regal moved in. Now they are leaving, too. Folks, storytelling is meant to gather us together. Covid does the opposite. What will it take to return to theaters and save them? https://t.co/gMxV6RCMDE

[Paul Di Ciccio @pauldcco]

"Rest In Power" is trending because a white homophobic wrestler died in a car crash so I think it's a great time to remind absolutely everybody that that phrase is reserved exclusively for people who died due to/while fighting systemic oppression

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Community service & social justice are not the same thing.

Community service is when you volunteer at a homeless shelter. Social justice is when you demand housing for everyone as a human right.

[LAist @LAist]

"There’s no easy way to put this: January bills are likely to be shockingly high," SoCal Gas said in a recent news release. https://t.co/KOZWxkm4xx

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

New: Missouri Republicans are pushing to ban women lawmakers from wearing attire that exposes their arms. This is after they already passed a new rule requiring women lawmakers to cover their dress with a “second layer.” https://t.co/DIJJ9yRAl0

[Rep. Linda Sánchez @RepLindaSanchez]

Since December, Azerbaijan has blocked the only road connecting #Artsakh with Armenia—leaving thousands without access to food, health care, & other necessities.

These actions are inhumane & unacceptable. I join my colleagues in calling for an immediate end to the blockade.

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

BIG NEWS: Illinois just banned assault weapons!

[Punk Rock Marthas @PunkRockMarthas]

@LAPublicLibrary Camille told us the Cambodian Blessing Dance is rad, and we make it a point to listen to Camille 💗

[L.A. Public Library @LAPublicLibrary]

Join us for a New Year celebration and learn traditional crafts, performances and enrich your knowledge about the Cambodian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures.
📅 January 21, 2023
⏰ 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
📍 Central Library
🔗 https://t.co/RtesGOikDv

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"Other than a few days of remarkably mild criticism, Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White appears to be avoiding any real professional consequences," @JemeleHill writes: https://t.co/sFz7hp06ST

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Three decades after legislation pushed for the return of Native American remains to Indigenous communities, many of the nation’s top museums and universities still have thousands of human remains in their collections. Check on institutions near you. https://t.co/QL4PJLwkzz

[Jessica Lahey is on Threads as teacherlahey @jesslahey]

Oh, @ajjacobs, what would we do without you?

Trying to Live a Day Without Plastic

It’s all around us, despite its adverse effects on the planet. In a 24-hour experiment, one journalist tried to go plastic free, via @nytimes cc: @BenLahey

[Punk Rock Marthas @PunkRockMarthas]

So Cal rains have hit our unhoused neighbors especially hard. Tonight we delivered the last cases of new hoodies during dinner service alongside volunteer all stars! Love @HollywoodFoodCo for providing resources from sleeping bags to hand warmers during this weather. #volunteer

[CSPAN @cspan]

C-SPAN does not control cameras in the House.

READ: C-SPAN letter to Speaker McCarthy requesting our cameras be allowed into the House Chamber. https://t.co/wvf1aHcG3r

MORE Letters Requesting Greater Transparency https://t.co/5ANsfjYLVz