Category: Social Justice Activism

• JOIN US!! 11/2/19 for the HOPES Benefit @ Silvie’s Lounge in Chicago

  

  JOIN US!! 11/2/19 for the HOPES Benefit @ Silvie’s Lounge. Chicago HOPES for Kids provides academic support to kids living in homeless shelters. With each move, kids can fall 3-6 months behind in school. Our academic programs are designed to help them break the cycle of poverty. https://bit.ly/2VFX3qZ JOIN US!! 11/2/19 for the HOPES Benefit…

  ellemadelyn

  October 14, 2019

  activism, Around the Web, ellemusic, shessoquiet, Social Justice Activism, Uncategorized

  activism, socialwork, social_justice, trauma

• Watch “Sadhguru on How To Never Get Angry or Bothered By People” on YouTube

  If you believe what you are doing is important

  ellemadelyn

  June 13, 2019

  Around the Web, Hope and Cope, Inspiration, Social Justice Activism, Stress Less, Uncategorized

  meditation, mindfulness, selfcare, stress relief, stressmanagement

• The activist’s paradox: To answer the call to act to relieve human suffering without drowning in the suffering

  Brief, but accurate. https://wp.me/pO0No-1ps

  ellemadelyn

  May 30, 2019

  activism, Hope and Cope, Inspiration, Social Justice Activism, Stress Less

  activism, burnout, kindnessactsoflove, meditation, mindfulness, selfcare

• Malcolm X Day

  Here is a brief clip of the fire that was Malcolm X. So full of life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by amandaseales (@amandaseales)

  ellemadelyn

  May 24, 2019

  activism, Around the Web, Inspiration, Social Justice Activism

  civil rights, thesystem, to protect and serve

• Former homeless student overcomes extraordinary odds to graduate from Georgetown University | WTOP

  (WASHINGTON) – Rashema Melson is no stranger to adversity. The 23-year-old, who had lived for three years in a Washington, D.C. shelter, made headlines as the valedictorian of Anacostia High School’s Class of 2014 with a full scholarship to Georgetown University. On Saturday, Melson graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in justice and peace…

  ellemadelyn

  May 22, 2019

  Around the Web, Inspiration, Social Justice Activism, Women Being Awesome

  poverty, social_justice, trauma

• “Today it’s becoming more clear that disparities have more to do with racism than race, says Neel Shah, an OB-GYN and a professor at Harvard Medical School. For a long time there was “this baked-in assumption” that there was something different genetically among black women leading to their higher rates of maternal mortality, he says.…

  ellemadelyn

  May 13, 2019

  Affordable_Healthcare, Around the Web, Social Justice Activism

  activism, cycleofpoverty, feminism, racism_exists, social_justice

• Protests Erupt In Bangladesh After Young Woman Burned Alive For Reporting Sexual Harassment From Her Principal | BLAVITY

  This is a worldwide problem and we got a long way to go. *This* is why its going to take all of us. ” Nusrat Jahan Rafi’s last words to her brother were an act of defiance. “The teacher touched me. I will fight this crime till my last breath,” she said to her brother…

  ellemadelyn

  April 27, 2019

  activism, Around the Web, Social Justice Activism, Women Being Awesome

  activism, child abuse, civil rights, feminism, thesystem, trauma, Women Being Awesome

• “The activist’s paradox: To answer the call to act to relieve human suffering without drowning in the suffering” -Ram Dass https://citizenactionmonitor.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/the-activists-paradox-to-answer-the-call-to-act-to-relieve-human-suffering-without-drowning-in-the-suffering/

  ellemadelyn

  April 27, 2019

  activism, Around the Web, Hope and Cope, Inspiration, Podcast, Social Justice Activism

  activism, burnout, meditation, Podcasts, selfcare, stressmanagement

• Check out Ms. Triple Threat

  Get your Bangers here!!

  ellemadelyn

  March 2, 2019

  Around the Web, Inspiration, Podcast, Social Justice Activism, Women Being Awesome

  feminism

• Elle Cast 2.7: Jovan Landry Part II

  

    Welcome back to Alert Aware, Mindful, This week’s episodes features the other half of the interview with the gloriously talented Jovan Landry. I will be posting more of her music on facebook and my blog site ellemadelyn.com Ms. Landry discusses her plans for Synergy dropping on March 15, 2019. She discussed the co-opting of…

  ellemadelyn

  February 26, 2019

  activism, Around the Web, Hope and Cope, Inspiration, Podcast, Social Justice Activism, Women Being Awesome

  civil rights, creativity, feminism, Podcasts, selfcare, social_justice, thesystem, youtube