Sales pitch
Okay, fair warning, I'm fundraising. But please, even if your not in a position to donate, read this, it's important to me.
Most of you probably know that I've been working with COLAGE as a board member. I've been very excited about my work. COLAGE is an organization that really understands a broader vision of social justice. I feel as if the people I work with will totally have each other's backs and be willing to stand up for trans issues, racism issues, immigration issues, abelism issues, sex positivity issues, and many more. Having that broad focus while working in an environment of people who grew up with queerness of one type or another around them is a real treat. And despite being a predominantly white organization, like every other LGBTQ organization that doesn't explicitly focus on race, our new executive board is two thirds people of color (including yours truly).
I'm also really excited about programs like the Kids of Trans program, which the lovely Monica Canfield-Lenfest is now working in as a fellowship. And the push we've been making to get trans inclusive benefits for our employees. COLAGE has been one of the over 300 organizations signed onto the United ENDA campaign. In addition to sending out action alerts COLAGE has been providing talking points and discussion about how a non-inclusive ENDA affects the children (on a side note, one great thing about working with COLAGE is that I get to plead, "Think of the children!"). In the COLAGE Net News that went out earlier today, Monica wrote a great article on just that. Check it out under the cut:
These are the reasons why I support COLAGE with my time and with my money. Right now we're running a support our community fundraising campaign. To celebrate our 17th anniversary, I'm trying to get 17 people to donate 17 dollars through my online donation webpage. I hope some of you will join me. You can donate through the link below (and see a cute picture of a very young Tobi). I've made this post publicly viewable, please pass a link on to whoever you think would appreciate hearing this.
http://colage.kintera.org/soc/tobi
Most of you probably know that I've been working with COLAGE as a board member. I've been very excited about my work. COLAGE is an organization that really understands a broader vision of social justice. I feel as if the people I work with will totally have each other's backs and be willing to stand up for trans issues, racism issues, immigration issues, abelism issues, sex positivity issues, and many more. Having that broad focus while working in an environment of people who grew up with queerness of one type or another around them is a real treat. And despite being a predominantly white organization, like every other LGBTQ organization that doesn't explicitly focus on race, our new executive board is two thirds people of color (including yours truly).
I'm also really excited about programs like the Kids of Trans program, which the lovely Monica Canfield-Lenfest is now working in as a fellowship. And the push we've been making to get trans inclusive benefits for our employees. COLAGE has been one of the over 300 organizations signed onto the United ENDA campaign. In addition to sending out action alerts COLAGE has been providing talking points and discussion about how a non-inclusive ENDA affects the children (on a side note, one great thing about working with COLAGE is that I get to plead, "Think of the children!"). In the COLAGE Net News that went out earlier today, Monica wrote a great article on just that. Check it out under the cut:
These are the reasons why I support COLAGE with my time and with my money. Right now we're running a support our community fundraising campaign. To celebrate our 17th anniversary, I'm trying to get 17 people to donate 17 dollars through my online donation webpage. I hope some of you will join me. You can donate through the link below (and see a cute picture of a very young Tobi). I've made this post publicly viewable, please pass a link on to whoever you think would appreciate hearing this.
http://colage.kintera.org/soc/tobi