Women Donors Network | May 2021 - Women Donors Network

Monthly Archives: May 2021

Topic: Reproductive Health

A photo of WDN member Amanda Coslor, she has short brown hair, blue eyes, and is smiling slightly at the camera. She wears an orange sweater and is outside in front of a bush.

Caring At The Very Beginning: Transforming Our World Through Birth Justice

WDN member Amanda Coslor joined us for a Q&A on birth justice as an often overlooked way to transform society. You are heavily involved in the birth justice movement. You are the seed funder and a board member of the Birth Justice Fund at Groundswell Fund, one of the largest birth justice funders in the country, and the Thriving Women’s Initiative at Seven Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, which is bringing back traditional birth practices for Indigenous women.
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More Than 6% of the Population But Less Than 1% of Elected Officials?

By: Brenda Choresi Carter, Campaign Director, The Reflective Democracy Campaign The Reflective Democracy Campaign has just released our first-of-its kind report mapping AAPI political leadership in the USA, #advanceAAPIpower. Against the backdrop of mounting anti-Asian violence, we found that the AAPI community is the most politically under-represented demographic group in America, even in states with high AAPI concentrations like New York, Nevada, and California.
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Tending to Self through Change with Member Sage Wheeler

You run your own business, Sage Coaching, to support women going through transitions. What key message do you communicate to women going through changes or challenges? First off, this past year has thrown all of our nervous systems into varying stages of fight, flight, or freeze.
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