by Danny Khotsombath | Jan 18, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates
In April of 1963, as he sat in a Birmingham jail cell after peacefully protesting the oppression of Black Americans, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drew a clear line between action and complacency that has defined social movements since his passing. In his...
by Danny Khotsombath | Dec 17, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Dear Borealis Partners, We are incredibly proud of the Transforming Movements Fund grantee partners, young Black and Brown trans and queer activists, who are calling for long-term investment in community safety and divestment from inherently violent and harmful...
by Danny Khotsombath | Dec 14, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates, Uncategorized
Dear readers, So often our time, attention and resources are focused on urban and suburban areas, leaving rural communities on the periphery of our understanding of racial equity work. Our societal narrative is that rural areas are synonymous with all –...
by Danny Khotsombath | Dec 1, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
For our final issue of the year, we met with Aaron Dorfman, President and CEO of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a Racial Equity in Philanthropy grantee partner. NCRP is a research and advocacy organization that promotes more...
by Danny Khotsombath | Nov 10, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Dear readers, Democracy is not promised. It is a theory, an exercise, and an action. Just as in racial equity, there is no one coming to save us. There are only people, you and I and others, making choices, moment by moment, to move toward justice or further...
