Educate/Activate

Amplifying and lifting up voices of today is our central mission when it comes to our Artists and Audiences. With that in mind, we distribute one Education and one Action item so you, too, can be a force to lift and amplify those in our community. Both items will vary in time commitment from week to week, but all are tasks that are achievable to complete no matter how busy you may be. Below is an archive of Educate/Activate for you to go back to and act upon.

To receive our weekly Educate/Activate Newsletters:

December 4, 2021

• Educate: Interact with Native Knowledge 360's Early Encounters in Native New York: Did Native People Really Sell Manhattan?

• Activate: Support Native American Rights Fund.

November 20, 2021

• Educate: Learn "9 Ways to Decolonize and Honor Native Peoples on Thanksgiving"

• Activate: Donate to Sogorea Te' Land Trust.

November 13, 2021

• Educate: Read Native Knowledge 360's: The Impact of Words and Tips for Using Appropriate Terminology: Am I Using the Right Word?

• Activate: Support Native writers by buying a book through your local bookstore.

November 6, 2021

• Educate: Read "The Incredible Story of Del and Phyllis"

• Activate: Donate to SAGE: Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders

October 30, 2021

• Educate: Read "Diwali: Festival of Lights."

• Activate: Support your local Indian restaurant by ordering some favorite Diwali foods!

October 23, 2021

• Educate: Watch "What It's Like To Be Intersex" Video.

• Activate: Donate to Intersex Justice Project.

October 16, 2021

• Educate: Interact with Native Knowledge 360's “Native Words, Native Warriors.”

• Activate: Support Indigenous-owned businesses with your wallet.

October 9, 2021

• Educate: Read "Rethinking How We Celebrate American History - Indigenous Peoples' Day."

• Activate: Pick a way to celebrate via the article "8 thoughtful ways to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day."

October 2, 2021

• Educate: In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, learn about Mexican-American culture through food in El Paso in Episode 1 of Taste the Nation, "Burritos at the Border."

• Activate: Support Latinx artists and stories. Purchase and read a book by a Latinx writer.

September 25, 2021

• Educate: Read/Watch "Sukkot 101"

• Activate: Donate food to your local food bank (fresh food if possible)"

September 18, 2021

• Educate: In honor of Suicide Prevention Week, read, "My Mental Health: Do I Need Help?"

• Activate: Explore and/or share "Therapy for Every Budget: How to Access It"

September 11, 2021

• Educate: Read History Channel's "Yom Kippur"

• Activate: Do you have a meeting schedules on Yom Kippur (Sept 16?) try to move it out of respect for your Jewish colleagues.

September 4, 2021

• Educate: Read: Texas bans abortion after 6 weeks of pregnancy

• Activate: Subscribe to the Center for Reproductive Rights to stay up to date and learn how to fight the ban

August 28, 2021

• Educate: Read "Nabisco strike, the first in 52 years, expands to five states."

• Activate: Don't purchase Nabisco products in solidarity with the workers on strike

August 21, 2021

• Educate: Read "Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next" from AP News

• Activate: Support Women for Women International's Emergency Support to Afghan Women (2x Match)

August 14, 2021

• Educate: Learn about Ashurbanipal, Islam's holy day

• Activate: Donate or Volunteer with Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association

August 7, 2021

• Educate: Watch: Simone Biles opens up about 'twisting,' making best decision for team"

• Activate: Read: "The Hardest Word" and then put it in practice!

July 31, 2021

• Educate: Read "12 Ways to Live More Sustainable”

• Activate: Sign the open letter to join Greenpeace in doing whatever it takes to force politicians, businesses, financiers and the media to recognize the climate crisis.

July 24, 2021

• Educate: Read “What is pansexuality? 4 pan celebs explain in their own words”

• Activate: 8 Queer History & Culture Instagrams To Follow Right Now

July 17, 2021

• Educate: Read "What Is the Day of ‘Arafah and Why Is it Important?" & "What is Eid-ul-Adha?"

• Activate: Donate to Muslim Aid Center

July 10, 2021

• Educate: Watch “"Asian Americans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)"

• Activate: Learn about, donate to, and/or get involved with Asian Mental Health Collective

July 3, 2021

• Educate: Read "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle" by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D. & Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A.

• Activate: Treat yourself to some meditation and other self-care activities

June 26, 2021

• Educate: Video: Pride: 2021 has set a record in anti-trans bills in America (6 min)

• Activate: Share, "like" and/or donate to National Center for Transgender Equality

June 19, 2021

• Educate: Booklist for Kids & adults to understand and celebrate Juneteeth

• Activate: Juneteenth events in NYC & If you are white, donate/amplify Reparations Now

June 12, 2021

• Educate: Read "How the word 'queer' was adopted by the LGBTQ community" (5 min)

• Activate: Donate to For the Gworls Rent and Gender-Affirming Surgery Fund

June 5, 2021

• Educate: “RuPaul’s Drag Race" Cast Explains The History of Drag Culture Video (5.5 min)

• Activate: Follow, uplift, and donate to Drag Queen Story Hour

May 29, 2021

• Educate: Check out "What ‘Cisgender' Means" "What is genderqueer?" short videos

  • What ‘Cisgender Means’ (3 min)

  • What is genderqueer? (7.5 min)

• Activate: Sign Petitions and demand Justice for Breonna Taylor (3 min)

May 22, 2021

• Educate: Learn about the complicated past and present of the Israel-Palestine History

  • Article outlining the POV of Israel and Palestine through the conflict from 1880-2001

  • Read this article from Human Rights Watch from 2014

• Activate: Donate to mutual aid funds that directly support refugees

May 15, 2021

• Educate: Books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month List

• Activate: Reserve a free ticket for Reflections - Celebrating Asian American Theatre Past, Present and Future - virtual event at The Barrow Group

May 8, 2021

• Educate: Learn about Artist and Performing Artist Angeline Butler

• Activate: Volunteer on MLK Jr Day! The only federal holiday designated a national day of service.

May 1, 2021

• Educate: Read: To Help India Now We Must Act Against Vaccine Apartheid (5 min)

• Activate: Donate to a Mutual Aid Fund in India

April 24, 2021

• Educate: Check out this "Queerness On The Front Lines Of #BlackLivesMatter " Video (7 min)

• Activate: Donate to the TGI Justice Project

April 17, 2021

• Educate: Read one of these nonfiction and self-narrative books about Autism (time varies)

• Activate: Share the "what to do instead of calling the cops" post from @seedingsovereignty

April 10, 2021

• Educate: Check out this Ted Talk: Autistic Thriving by Dawn-Joy Leong (17 min)

• Activate: Donate to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network

April 3, 2021

• Educate: Read Passover Article: Modern Additions to the Seder Plate (time varies)

• Activate: Join the Reform Movement’s Racial Justice Campaign

March 27, 2021

• Educate: Amended Podcast: A platform for stories that ignored or erased by typical suffrage histories

• Activate: Donate to The Solutions Project, a grassroots organization fighting the climate crisis.

March 20, 2021

• Educate: Read a book from Esquire’s 10 Essential Books about the Asian American Experience (time varies)

• Activate: Register for Bystander Intervention Training (time varies)

March 13, 2021

• Educate: Read updates on the case of the Breonna Taylor Murder (5 min)

• Activate: Sign Petitions and demand Justice for Breonna Taylor (3 min)

March 6, 2021

• Educate: Watch “Munroe Bergdorf Explains History of the Word ‘Femme’” Video (4.5 min)

• Activate: Donate To The Asian American Women Artists Association (3 min)

February 27, 2021

• Educate: 28 Movies to Watch During Black History Month That Aren’t About Black Trauma. (time varies)

• Activate: Set Your Girl Scout Cookies From Toop 6000, A Troop Designed to Serve Girls in the NYC Shelter System. (3 min)

February 20, 2021

• Educate: Read article “What Is A Doula” (10-15 min), Free.

• Activate: Support Bronx based Community Birth Work and Ashe Sustainability, A Small Group of Birth and Postpartum Doulas of Color. (3 min)

February 13, 2021

• Educate: Download and read The Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit (time varies), Free.

• Activate: Donate to the grassroots organization responsible for The Asian American Racial Justice Toolkit.

February 6, 2021

• Educate: Read “The Body Is Not An Apology” by Sonya Renee Taylor (3 hours), Bookshop.org or your local library.

• Activate: Join The Body is Not An Apology Community.

January 30, 2021

• Educate: Watch “What Are Gender Pronouns” by Bloom (3 min), Free.

• Activate: Add pronouns your pronouns when you introduce yourself in person or virtually.

January 23, 2021

• Educate: Watch Kimberlé Crenshaw’s TED Talk “The urgency of intersectionality,” (19 min), Free.

• Activate: Read and share this updated article by Kimberlé Crenshaw and start a dialogue with one person about how you can add more intersectionality into your advocacy.

January 16, 2021

• Educate: Check out the book list put together by NYPL, “Trans, Nonbinary and GNC Voices to Help you Celebrate Pride,” (time varies), Free.

• Activate: Pick out a book from the NYPL list and then support local bookshops when you pick up your book through Bookshop.org.

January 9, 2021

• Educate: Read, “Meet The Black Women Who Turned Georgia Blue,” (10 min.), Free.

• Activate: Support and/or Volunteer with About Girl Talk, Inc.

January 2, 2021

• Educate: Read, “The waves of feminism, and why people keep fighting over them, explained,” (10-15 min.), Free.

• Activate: Volunteer with InHerShoes.