Op-Ed on the Hyde Amendment Published in The Jewish Journal
I recently published an op-ed in The Jewish Journal about the devastating effects of the Hyde Amendment, language added to federal appropriations bills each year, that bans all federal entities and services from including abortion care in their health coverage. This includes coverage for low income women, women in the military, women in Peace Corps, […]
Literature for Life Issue 4 Launch on Sunday, September 25
The literary journal and educators’ resource that I manage, Literature for Life, is a program of the arts nonprofit, Light Bringer Project. On September 25, we are officially launching Issue 4 of our journal. Issue 4 authors and artists will join us for a reading and celebration. We’ll also debut the Issue 4 curriculum that […]
Joining the Steering Committee of Lambda Literary’s New Festival
Lambda Literary will host its first LGBTQ literary festival in 2017, and I’m thrilled to be a member of the Steering Committee! I’ll be sharing my organizing expertise from Directing the West Hollywood Book Fair, Co-organizing Lit Crawl L.A., managing the Sci-Fest L.A. short story writing competitions, and Managing Literature for Life. I can’t wait […]
Teaching a Civic Engagement Workshop at the Women’s Center for Creative Work on October 16
The Women’s Center for Creative Work, or WCCW, is a nonprofit organization which cultivates LA’s Feminist Creative Communities and Practices. Their fall 2016 programming is focused on Civic Engagement, and I’m pleased to be teaching the following workshop (I’ll post details on how to sign up later this month, and you can learn about the […]
Acting to Provide Support for Trafficking Victims
Working with the National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles, I recently co-led an educational salon about human trafficking and met with Assemblymember Gatto to discuss this issue. This month, two bills that will help trafficking victims have the opportunity to come before the California State Senate for a vote. It is important that Californians […]