For our final Couch Conversations, Darlene spoke with Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights and national authority on voting rights, Karen Narasaki. They touched on the topics of history, voter engagement, equity, showing up for others, and much more. Check out the video above, and stay tuned for Rockwood’s next big thing: a podcast!
Alums in the News
- Rajasvini Bhansali was named Solidaire Network’s new executive director
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Ai-Jen Poo, with Sen. Kamala Harris, wrote “Change begins at home—and on the floor of Congress” for CNN
- Edgar Villanueva was the subject of an article in The New York Times, “A Call to Modernize American Philanthropy”
- Malkia Cyril was featured in the first-ever nonfiction issue of McSweeney’s, The End of Trust, a collection of writings on surveillance in the digital age
- Heather McGhee, Linda Sarsour, and Saru Jayaraman were named members of the 2018-2020 Solidarity Council on Racial Equity
- Maria Ramos-Chertok released her new book, The Butterfly Series: 52 Weeks of Inquiries for Transformation
- Rashad Robinson and Vanita Gupta co-authored a joint letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg following a dearth of racist actions by the company
- Thousand Currents is hosting #RedefinePhilanthropy, a Twitter chat about the purpose and future of philanthropy, on December 11 at 1 PM ET
- Hannah Rosenzweig, with Wendy Sachs, is co-directing Surge, a documentary about the record number of first-time female candidates running for office in 2018
Leadership Opportunities
- Various/San Francisco, CA: Rainforest Action Network is hiring for several positions
- Cambridge, MA:Harvard Kennedy school Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice is seeking a Director and an Operations Coordinator
- Various Locations/Oakland, CA: OUR Walmart is looking for a Managing Director
