So You Marched. Now What?

Just issues, news, and other stuff that matters to you [Fusion] January 23, 2017 Happy Monday, everyone! Or as Kellyanne Conway might call it, “alternative Friday.” We’re back from one happening weekend—full of [marches], [healthy debate], and some seriously adorable [woke babies]. Whether you were out on the streets, getting some much needed down-time, or just [trying to stay dry], welcome to a new week, with a new administration, and hopefully some fresh resolve. Let’s get to it. [—Anne Branigin] TODAY IN... IN THEIR OWN WORDS 👥 Fusion’s Katie McDonough spoke to 45 people during inauguration weekend in DC about what they hope for—and what they fear—from [the 45th president]. NO HABLA ESPAÑOL 😶 On day one of the new administration, Trump’s White House website showed his lack of respect for [the Hispanic community]. CHANGE AGENT 👣 This poet and activist died in a tragic accident while walking across America—barefoot—for climate change. [Read his last words]. WHAT'S NEXT? 🙋 From DC to Topeka to Los Angeles, Saturday’s Women’s Marches may have been the largest day of demonstrations in U.S. history. But how can that energy be harnessed to create [lasting change]? THE AWARD GOES TO 🏆 Even though Ruth Negga is a favorite to nab an Oscar nod for her role in the film Loving, she doesn’t think #OscarsSoWhite is off the table. [Here’s why]. THE READ [A Letter to One Child of Undocumented Immigrants From Another, at the Dawn of Trump’s Presidency] by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio I write you today because the election did not turn out the way either of us wanted it to, and I know you are scared of him. Millions of Americans feel the same way. You and I share a name, and we also share a little bit of a backstory. But what he knows, and I know, and you should know, is that the most fearsome creature here is you. The first thing you need to do, now that he has been inaugurated, is to begin to run, but not in the direction you might have been told. [People like us], who have [experience] with nighttime knocks on doors, are raised with the imperative to run away from the time we take our first steps. Soon this becomes instinctual, but it is an animal impulse you must begin to suppress because starting today you will run in the opposite direction. I mean it literally. Go outside and run for longer and farther than you think you are capable of. Do it every day. Test the limits of your strength and willpower. Audre Lorde, a black lesbian poet you should know, once wrote: “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Before anything else, this will be your first step. [Read more]. LET’S TALK ABOUT A LIE BY ANY OTHER NAME... At his first official press briefing Saturday, White House spokesperson Sean Spicer [delivered] some very impassioned remarks on the size of Trump’s inauguration crowd—and the event’s ratings—leading many to wonder which inauguration Trump thought he was at (Spicer would later [amend] this statement). The next day, counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway defended this interpretation of events by saying they were simply “alternative facts,” a claim [so ludicrous] there was only one thing left to do: Turn it (and Spicer himself) into [a meme]. The Latest [Mark Zuckerberg is waging a legal battle over land owned by Native Hawaiians] [Read More] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Watch: Six-year-old immigration activist Sophie Cruz shines bright at the Women's March] [Read More] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Vine] [Instagram] [Youtube] Remember, you can always [click here to unsubscribe] and never see another one of these emails until the apocalypse (at which time it'll be nothing but emails). [Unsubscribe] This email was sent to {EMAIL} Fusion · 419 Lafayette St · New York, NY 10003 · USA