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In case you missed it last month, WE ARE HIRING! Rockwood continues to grow, and we’re looking for passionate, hardworking, joyful people interested in supporting leaders to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out our open positions:
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Alum in the News
- Mónica Ramírez was interviewed by Laura Dern about the border crisis for Marie Claire
- Maori Karmael Holmes and the Blackstar Film Festival were featured in Indiewire
- Pramila Jayapal has joined forces with Rep Ayanna Pressley to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour, and with Sen. Kamala Harris and fellow Rockwood alum Ai-Jen Poo to establish a National Domestic Worker’s Bill of Rights
- adrienne maree brown was interviewed about pleasure activism in Bitch Magazine
- Alum org SisterSong is suing Brian Kemp and the State of Georgia to challenge the state’s new anti-abortion law
- Jasmine Burnett wrote “’We Must Document Ourselves Now’: The Legacy of Black Feminist Lesbian Leadership” for Rewire.News
- Nicole Boucher was a guest on KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss gun laws in the US
- Ai-Jen Poo wrote “They Look After Your Children. They Deserve Basic Rights.” and co-wrote “The Big, Feminist Policy Idea America’s Families Have Been Waiting For” with Ben Veghte, both for The New York Times
- Faye Guenther and Joe Mizrahi were elected as President and Secretary Treasurer respectively of UFCW21
- adrienne maree brown was in conversation with Cherrie Moraga for The Laura Flanders Show
- Darlene Nipper was a guest on Gathering Ground
- Pramila Jayapal co-authored “Why We’re Moving Forward with Impeachment” for The Atlantic
Inspiration
- “Dismantling White Supremacy in Nonprofits: a Starting Point” by Jarell Skinner-Roy
- “Self-Care Isn’t Enough. We Need Community Care to Thrive.” by Heather Dockray
- “Stressed and Exhausted: Spot the Signs of Burnout Before it Hits You” by Liz Frazer (via our friends at Thousand Currents)
- “Communities of Care, Organizations for Liberation” by Yashna Maya Padamsee
- “Black Women Honor Toni Morrison with Our Resistance” by Marcela Howell
Leadership Opportunities
- Battle Creek, MI: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has an opening for a Director of Systems Change
- Oakland, CA: The Greenlining Institute is seeking its next President/CEO
- Arizona/Nevada: Campus Election Engagement Project is hiring an Arizona/Nevada Director and an At-Large Director