A Beautiful Resistance

We recognize a unique time to be able to unite diverse people through beauty, art, and clarity of voice.

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UBUNTU: A comprehensive ancient African world view based on the values of intense humanness, caring, sharing, respect, compassion, and associated values, ensuring a happy and qualitative human community life in the spirit of family above all other concerns.

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People who identify as LGBTQ+ are increasing with every generation…
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Today we are sharing an interview with Jane, a 71-year-old trans woman who transitioned in 2009. She loves God. She loves nature and hiking. And like the rest of us, she desires to live authentically and be accepted by society.
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A few nights ago, @lizzo shared the spotlight with 17 activists while accepting the award for People's Champion. We love it. We celebrate it. The purpose of power and influence is to give it away.

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For those you are organizing, advocating, and speaking up–take a breath. Take time to love yourself, so we aren’t living out of the wounded, limited mindset.
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“During a difficult time, gratitude is more important than ever. It can help us cope with traumatic events, regulate negative emotions, & improve our well-being. It can have a positive effect on our friends and family, too. It’s a small way to have a meaningful impact.”

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It can be hard to be grateful in difficult times.
According to Ryan Fehr though, a world-renowned expert on gratitude—gratitude is a virtuous force in good times but may have even more positive power in bad times.
Here are 5 things you can do to cultivate gratitude in dark times

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✱ Put your gratitude on paper.
✱ Have a gratitude conversation.
✱ Tell someone you appreciate them.
✱ Pay it forward. Find a way to show your gratitude to someone in your life by helping them in some small way.
✱ Reflect and repeat.

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@RebeccaSolnit on HOPE: it is an extraordinary time full of vital, transformative movements that could not be foreseen. It’s also a nightmarish time. Full engagement requires the ability to perceive both."
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When it comes to identity-based action, values are greater than beliefs. Wrong beliefs create wrong action. However, if you base action on good values, that will turn into good action.
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When young people talk about issues that are important to them, they overwhelmingly respond with a united front: they care about human rights, climate change, immigration, and matters of justice. Or how one 24-year old put it, “what’s best for the collective versus the singular.”

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In our current world state, we know it can be hard to resist despair and be hopeful. But look up, forward, out. Goodness and beauty are everywhere. Good people are doing amazing things.

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We possess a non-cynical optimism about the future.
We are moving towards and looking for goodness, truth, and beauty, wherever and however it shows up. We believe in stories. We believe in humanity, and we refuse to give in to despair. Join us. https://t.co/cwAYkSGsO3