Neil Spears

Executive Leader, Community Builder, Educator (he/him/his)

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Back on #TheZag talking leading through crisis & why Jewish orgs shouldn’t turn inward after #Pittsburgh. https://t.co/9r1WDkBlc7 @NLC_LA @NLC

[Andrew Cotter @MrAndrewCotter]

I was bored.

[John Legend @johnlegend]

The President of the United States is joining with a foreign government to punish duly elected representatives of the people to quash their dissent and prevent them from doing their job. This is shameful on his part and on the part of the Israeli government.

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

@TimNeverett @Dodgers @Dbacks @AM570LASports @mlbatbat @SIRIUSXM Really enjoying listening to your play by play!

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

So few gay stories in @latimes L.A. Affairs series. This one really got me. https://t.co/diWD1yqIYH

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Local media covering rise in hate crimes (with quotes from me)

[LosFelizLedger @LosFelizLedger]

Hate crimes on the rise in #LA. Read how locals are fighting back. @SilverLakeNC @LosFelizNC @davideryu https://t.co/bQ1CNoiONN

[Riah Werner @RiahWerner]

Cis people, put your pronouns on your name tags. “I automatically feel warmer toward you — regardless of your gender or presentation. I feel much more comfortable talking to you, because you already tell me you know a little about gender.” -@MrSexsmith https://t.co/Vm5qe61lFD

[Stay Gold Yakez @staygoldyakez]

Shout out to @OnMyBlock for centering the narratives of Brown & Black teens who survive gun violence in #OnMyBlockS2. Their stories show the complexity of secondary losses, PTSD, anxiety, unresolved trauma & demonstrate the power of acknowledging grief & sadness. #EndGunViolence

[Sam Sanders @samsanders]

I’m talking about all the “he’s not your average gay!” foolishness. This is just a roundabout way of saying that most gay people make you feel uncomfortable.

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Between 2.9 million and 3.8 million #LGBT people live in rural America, that's up to 5 percent of the rural population and up to 20 percent of the LGBT population. https://t.co/h9tSS9nxSc

[Chasten Glezman Buttigieg @Chasten]

Your time in the closet and your journey to coming out belong to you. You are not required to open healed wounds or write lengthy threads in order to explain your worth to others who aren’t willing to see it themselves. You matter first.

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Really enjoying this new single from Asaf Orr. https://t.co/9wlnoVFsxi

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

I believe @SheilaKatz1. I believe women. Men and Jewish orgs must stop standing idly by while harassment happens, incl by major donors. Enough. #MeToo #TimesUp

[Sheila Katz @SheilaKatz1]

My nearly four-year struggle to hold prominent philanthropist Michael Steinhardt accountable for his sexual harassment of me & countless other woman finally came to light in the @nytimes: https://t.co/TL1fkg7laI #MeToo #TimesUp

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Can’t wait to read this. https://t.co/CS3karM23z

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

@Maria_Morr_ Thank you so much for inviting me! What an amazing group of Fellows this year.

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Such an honor training @NLC_LA fellows on nonprofit fundraising. Love that we can focus on mindsets and not just knowledge & skills.

[Rabbi Sharon Brous @SharonBrous]

This resurgence of antisemitism- on the right & left- not only endangers Jews, but threatens democracy & undercuts our mvmts for justice. ⁦@BulldogShadow⁩ ⁦@jonlovett⁩ ⁦@crookedmedia⁩ ⁦@IKAR_LA⁩ https://t.co/fDBcxoNNuI

[Sam Sanders @samsanders]

HI! @BernieSanders is running for president (again), and as a former campaign reporter embedded with his 2016 run for a very long time, I have a lot of thoughts. Let's begin?

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

I really like this.

[NPR @NPR]

Bassist Scott Mulvahill has been trying to win the #TinyDesk contest for each of its four years. And while he's never won, we all loved him so much we had to invite him to play. https://t.co/TH4lXCBOsn

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

It’s Trump who should resign, not @IlhanMN. Add your name: https://t.co/uDK6TdVR8h

[Neil Spears @neilspears]

Overlooked No More: Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender Pioneer and Activist https://t.co/PguQuyzl8c