The day is marked by people hanging red dresses from trees, windows, fences, and balconies. Dangling limply on hangers without women to wear them, the dresses are visual reminders of the thousands of missing Indigenous people in Canada and the United States. #RedDressDay2023
The labor movement has seen a wave of dynamism in recent years. The US has seen a significant uptick in union organizing across all industries. Learn more with the @VersoBooks Red May reading list.
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Helen Claytor’s 1949 election as 1st Black board president, 3 board members resigned in protest — but her unwavering leadership was paramount to the YWCA movement. During #BHM2023, learn more about her incredible story and lasting impact: https://t.co/xYjNSfO3TT
Helen Claytor grew up during segregation & was a catalyst for progress in the YWCA movement, first
at @ywcawcmi as their 1st Black president, then at @YWCAUSA as the 1st Black president of our
National Board. Learn more about her impact on YWCA: https://t.co/Ejb1EPuMcw #BHM2023
“What are we going to do today to inspire future generations?” asks Dr. Myra Henry, President & CEO
of @YWCA_Rochester. Get inspired by the work YWCA Rochester has done and continues to do by
watching their history and precedent for change: https://t.co/2q9lxlZ3t8 #BHM2023
Helen Claytor’s experience with YWCA local to national to international level is a story about
American social change as well as a story about institutional change within YWCA. Read more about
her journey from @ywcawcmi & her amazing legacy: https://t.co/Ejb1EPuemY #bhm2023
Thank you to our valued donors, partners and volunteer members. Because of you, Angel Charity was able to fund a record $1.4 million to these local children’s organizations. Angel Charity is seeking 2023 beneficiaries. Learn more and apply here > https://t.co/a90ehghqiB
In her memoir “Open Wide the Freedom Gates,” published in 2003, Dr. Dorothy Height — YWCA’s first
Director of Racial Justice — documented her life and role in YWCA’s history from YWCA Harlem to
@YWCAUSA. Learn more about her incredible story: https://t.co/qg18gzWqSA #bhm2023
Dr. Dorothy Height was the only woman present on the speaker’s stage when Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech at the 1963 March on Washington. Learn
more about how she helped shape his vision for #RacialJustice: https://t.co/tkocayojdN