From The Network: Alum News, Job Postings, & More [July 2017]

Here’s the latest from the thousands of alums and partners that are a part of Rockwood’s network. Have something to share? Let us know about it!

Alums in the News

Ai-Jen Poo joined the board of the Ford Foundation
Heather McGhee, Rashad Robinson, Saru Jayaraman, and Malkia Cyril were included on the 2017 YBCA 100 List
Jotaka Eaddy was featured in the Huffington Post
Linda Sarsour wrote “Islamophobes Are Attacking Me Because I’m Their Worst Nightmare” for the Washington Post
Troy Williams was featured on PBS NewsHour after being named new editor of San Francisco Bay View Newspaper
Betty Gronneberg, founder of UCodeGirl, was interviewed for the Huffington Post
Leah Greenberg and Alicia Garza shared why they devoted their lives to change with the Washington Post
Sam Dyson posted “Don’t Just Grow. Be Transformed.” on Medium
Rashad Robinson gave the keynote talk titled “Are We Going To Get This Right?” at the 2017 Personal Democracy Forum
Vanita Gupta wrote “The Voter Purges Are Coming” for the New York Times
Cristina TzinTzun’s organization Jolt Texas staged the “Quinceañera at the Capitol” protest
Pramila Jayapal spoke out against the possible ban against trans people in the military

adrienne maree brown shares wisdom about self-care and depression in “the scale of epiphany”
Weekly horoscopes from queer black femme astrologer Naimonu James are like mini-pep talks from your best friend
A powerful loving kindness guided meditation by Dr. Candice Nicole to help you cope with racial trauma
How making time for silence in your day can actually help you be more productive, from Harvard Business Review

The Roddenberry Foundation is accepting applications for the inaugural Roddenberry Fellowship (Deadline: August 22)
The Novo Foundation just launched the Radical Hope Fund (Deadline: October 4)

San Francisco, CA: ACLU of Northern California is hiring for an Individual Giving Manager
San Diego, Los Angeles, or San Francisco, CA: ACLU of California is hiring for a Senior Manager of Program Collaboration
San Francisco, CA: Fuse Corps is hiring for a Director of Training & Learning