This month’s Couch Conversations with Transgender Law Center’s Kris Hayashi and Darlene Nipper was all about partnership, purpose, and protest. Watch the video above for the full conversation, and mark your calendar for October 25 at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET when Akaya will be joined by Kierra Johnson of The National LGBTQ Task Force.
Alum in the News
- Liz Ogbu was a guest on TED Radio Hour
- Nicole Boucher, Pramila Jayapal, Saru Jayaraman, Jennifer Epps-Addison, Alicia Garza, Andrea Cristina Mercado, Ai-Jen Poo, and Linda Sarsour were all speakers at the first-ever She The People Summit
- Malkia Cyril was chosen to be a Wired Icon by Edward Snowden
- Jennifer Epps-Addison wrote “I Was Arrested For Protesting Brett Kavanaugh — Here’s Why I’m Prepared To Do It Again” for Blavity
- Julia Bacha was a guest on Amanpour And Company
- Fatima Goss Graves, Alicia Garza, and Saru Jayaraman were panelists at the #MeTooPhilanthropy convening
- Jennifer Lentfer wrote “Policy, Practice, and Poetry” for Missing In The Mission
- Cristobel Alex was a guest on the podcast Lovett Or Leave It
- Deepa Iyer wrote “A Perfect Storm in the Making for 17 Years: A Reflection and Call to Action” on Medium
- Ali Muldrow shared her experiences at the Art of Leadership in a piece titled “My Inner Child And I Go To Rockwood Leadership Institute”
- Aisha Nyandoro and Magnolia Mother’s Trust basic income project was featured on Business Insider and FastCompany
- Silky Shah, Eddy Zheng, Alicia Garza, Cristina Jimenez, Rashad Robinson, Pablo Alvarado, Linda Sarsour, Ai-Jen Poo, and Pramila Jayapal were all included on the Frederick Douglas 200
- Lawrence Benito, Angelica Silva, and Javier Valdes were honored at the 2018 Change Champions Awards
- Linda Sarsour & Jennifer Epps-Addison were among the protesters arrested on the first day of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings
- Akaya Windwood is speaking at Conscious Company’s World Women’s Summit, January 28 – 30, 2019
Leadership Opportunities
- Oakland, CA: Oakland Leaf is hiring for several positions, including Development Manager and Operations Manager
- Washington, DC: Center for Community Change is looking for a Senior Digital Organizing Manager – Immigrant Rights & Racial Justice, and has many other positions open, as well
- Oakland, CA & Portland, OR: Forward Together has three positions open
