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Posted on June 22, 2017 by robynochs
#Scrotus: “These are people that are great, brilliant business minds, and that’s what we need, that’s what we have to have so the world doesn’t take advantages of us,” Trump told the crowd in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “We can’t have the world taking advantage… Continue Reading “Trump Says He Doesn’t Want Poor People In Charge Of The Economy”
Category: News & UpdatesTags: greed, potus45, selfishness, social justice, trump, trump cabinet, wealth
Food for thought. Equality compared to equity. It says: Equality is about sameness, it promotes fairness and justice by giving everyone the same thing. Equity is about fairness, it’s about making sure people get access to the same opportunities.
Category: News & UpdatesTags: equality, equity, fairness, lgbtq campus, queer campus, social justice
Posted on March 13, 2016 by robynochs
As you work to change the world – whatever your issue of focus – don’t forget to take care of yourself. Social justice work is stressful. As they say on airplanes, put on your own oxygen mask first. You are not going to be… Continue Reading “Self Care and Leaving the Movement”
Category: News & UpdatesTags: activism, lgbtq campus, lgbtq students, self care, social justice
Posted on December 20, 2015 by robynochs
Best. Mailing. Label. Ever.
Category: News & UpdatesTags: bisexuals, lgbtq, lgbtq campus, queer campus, social justice
Posted on September 14, 2015 by robynochs
teebeonit: micdotcom: Watch: Poet Porsha Olayiwola heartbreakingly reminds us all that black women’s lives matter too. love her
Category: News & UpdatesTags: black lives matter, black women, movement, social justice, violence against women
Posted on June 27, 2015 by robynochs
Here’s what I said yesterday on the steps of the Massachusetts State House: “My name is Robyn Ochs and I have served on the board of MassEquality for 10 years. Today the United States Supreme Court has affirmed that the freedom to marry is… Continue Reading “On the steps of the Massachusetts State House”
Category: News & UpdatesTags: LGBT EQUALITY, marriage equality, massequality, social justice, trangender
Posted on June 10, 2015 by robynochs
robynochs: yammidoll: revolutionarykoolaid: micdotcom: Hillary Clinton vows to end mass incarceration in the wake of Baltimore protests In a spirited speech at Columbia University on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton expressed sympathy for the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of the Baltimore police and… Continue Reading “”
Category: News & UpdatesTags: justice, lgbt campus, mass incarceration, prison industrial complex, social justice
Posted on May 23, 2015 by robynochs
The people of Ireland did a good thing yesterday by voting almost 2 to 1 in support of marriage equality.
Category: News & UpdatesTags: ireland, ireland yes campaign, lgbt campus, LGBT Catholic, lgbtq, social justice
Posted on May 23, 2015 by robynochs
Jessica Williams is BRILLIANT. And so are the writers on the Daily Show.
Category: News & UpdatesTags: black lives matter, social justice, tell it like it is, the daily show, white collar crime
Posted on May 13, 2015 by robynochs
yammidoll: revolutionarykoolaid: micdotcom: Hillary Clinton vows to end mass incarceration in the wake of Baltimore protests In a spirited speech at Columbia University on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton expressed sympathy for the death of Freddie Gray at the hands of the Baltimore police and called… Continue Reading “”
Category: News & UpdatesTags: 2016 elections, black lives matter, justice, mass incarceration, social justice