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Just one day of trans visibility? I know we’re late, but I’m just saying.
Just one day of trans visibility? I know we’re late, but I’m just saying.

“ Dear 10-Year-Old Self, Before you ask me when you have your first kiss or if you’ll ever have a boyfriend, I need to tell you some more important stuff first. What’s more important than a first kiss, you ask? Plenty. First of all, don’t let that...

Dear 10-Year-Old Self,

Before you ask me when you have your first kiss or if you’ll ever have a boyfriend, I need to tell you some more important stuff first. What’s more important than a first kiss, you ask? Plenty.

First of all, don’t let that kid in your class, Danny, who called you fat, make you self-consciously wear oversized sweatshirts for the next four years to hide your body. That kid is horrible and years from now he will be boring and bald and trying to get in touch with you to come to the set of the TV show you work on. No, you don’t work on Cheers. That show’s not on the air anymore. That would’ve been awesome, though.

Another thing: Say thank you, always. Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion. When you’re grateful, people are attracted to you.

Also: Make sure you appreciate Mom and Dad. Yes, they never seem to let you do anything now except read books. Once you turn 18 you’ll never get to live with them again, and you’ll live far away, and you will miss them so much it hurts.

Next: Learn forgiveness and bestow it generously.

Finally: Don’t let anyone give you any crap. Mastering a balance of these last two will take you a lifetime, so you had better get started now.

Mindy Kaling

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“Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change,” says Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of UN panel on climate change. Poorer nations will bear the brunt of climate change, experiencing greater loss in life and...
“Nobody on this planet is going to be untouched by the impacts of climate change,” says Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of UN panel on climate change. Poorer nations will bear the brunt of climate change, experiencing greater loss in life and destruction.

And yet, it’s not too late to make a difference.

For some light Wednesday reading, check out the report, “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability" - Alice

(Image: Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP-Getty Images, February 14, 2013)

AAPI Call to Action on Immigration Reform

This past Tuesday, March 25, Congresswoman Judy Chu and leaders of the Fast for Families campaign participated in a Google Hangout to urge the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community to take action and get involved with the immigration reform movement. 

Fast for Families is a coalition of faith, labor, and civil rights leaders working with impacted communities to stand with families by calling attention to the moral crisis of family separation due to our broken immigration system. 

The AAPI community has been actively working on numerous activities to stand with families and move immigration reform forward.

Pledge to a WednesdayFast:

Fasting for one meal a day or a full day on Wednesdays during the season of Lent is one piece of the movement to urge House leadership to move forward on humane immigration reform this year. It is not too late to sign on to fast! To join, please sign on here: F4F Wednesday Fast!

Call to Action on Wednesday, April 2nd:

To highlight another Wednesday fasting day and AAPI involvement, let’s stand together for unified day of social media action this Wednesday, April 2nd. Join us online as we share images from the AAPI community uplifting one or more of the following:

1. Why we are fasting on Wednesday with Fast 4 Families & the AAPI community

2. Our call to action (asking House leadership to give us a vote on immigration reform)

3. AAPI immigration stories (by providing links: sample stories)

4. Stats/Facts about immigration and immigrant populations in our states

To participate, share images with us on facebook and twitter! 

Please include the hashtag #ActFastPray so we can follow, retweet, and share each other’s posts and tweets!
Direct your activity towards Eric Cantor (@GOPLeader) and a local representative so we can make the AAPI voice heard! 

Note: We are suggesting directing tweets towards Eric Cantor because 1) as Majority Leader he has the power to put immigration reform on the floor for a vote and 2) the Fast for Families bus will be rolling into his district (as seen on the bus tour schedule).

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