Erin Downing

Midwife, CNM | Feminist | Healthcare activist | Human Rights advocate | she/they

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

OK now let’s cancel them

[#StopCopCity @ChuckModi1]

“I mean, do you think Andrew Jackson was a good man?”

This is how you answer questions about honoring slaveholders 🔥(& how to flip a Q back on interviewer)
#BlackLivesMatter #DCProtests

[Emma Watson @EmmaWatson]

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

Protesters around the world are continuing to stand up to racism — here are just a few inspiring examples from this past weekend #BlackLivesMatter

[The Trevor Project @TrevorProject]

“78% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being the subject of discrimination due to their gender identity. It’s clear that we need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people” 👏

Thank you Daniel Radcliffe for all your support 💗
https://t.co/C56gu10Fkk

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Mind-blowing stat: 48 Senators who voted to convict Trump represent 18 million more Americans than 52 Republicans who voted to acquit

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

May we as a nation, when we face the betrayal of a president, the surrender of obligation by the Senate, may we meet this time with our actions of goodwill, of a commitment to love and to justice, and to elevating our country to be a light unto all nations.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Targeting cultural sites is a war crime.

It should also go without saying that sites like Persepolis (& its PEOPLE) are not only treasures to Iranians, they are gifts to humanity.

They tell humanity’s story - that is why authoritarians target them. They want to erase history.

[Toula Drimonis @ToulasTake]

In 2005, Iranian author Marjane Satrapi gave an interview to discuss her wonderful graphic novel, Persepolis. During the interview she discussed the difference between people and governments. Her thoughts, I think, are as timely as ever.
#Iran #USpolitics #War

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

White supremacy is not a mental illness. We need to call it what it is: Domestic terrorism. And we need to call out Donald Trump for amplifying these deadly ideologies.

[Refinery29 @Refinery29]

"Loving a Black woman feels like a privilege."

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is why we question, by the way - because women, people of color, immigrants, LGBT+, & the poor have been treated unfairly in the past. And when many of the decision-making rooms aren’t as diverse as they should be, communities fairly ask: “is it happening to us, again?”

[Erin Downing @erinjdowning]

@TakSingWong could bacteria or dust molecules potentially get pulled from the surface through the membrane along with the surgical instruments and contaminate the site ?

[StanceGrounded @_SJPeace_]

2 Hispanic women were approached and verbally assaulted by a racist white lady for speaking Spanish in store.

Another white woman who saw and heard this happening immediately stepped in to defend them.

SHERO!

WE NEED MORE OF THIS! SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING!

RETWEET THIS!

[Erin Downing @erinjdowning]

Despicable.

[Erin Downing @erinjdowning]

https://t.co/LEvM4UVNRr
And this is why women don't come forward. Dr Blasey Ford is showing courage beyond words, and yet I am fearful that history is about to repeat itself as she is smeared and vilified. #WeBelieveDrFord

[Erin Downing @erinjdowning]

I’m fairly certain all Uber drivers wear the same cologne.

[Erin Downing @erinjdowning]

One of the most important questions New Yorkers ask each other on the first date : do you have AC ?