Deepa Iyer
@deepaiyer.bsky.social
I write + create resources + facilitate networks for social justice.
Work: www.solidarityis.org
www.buildingmovement.org
Books: Social Change Now; We Too Sing America; We Are The Builders!
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/socialchangemap
More: www.socialchang
Work: www.solidarityis.org
www.buildingmovement.org
Books: Social Change Now; We Too Sing America; We Are The Builders!
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/socialchangemap
More: www.socialchang
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If you know someone who is feeling
1) unmoored because they don't know how to be most helpful to their community in this moment and/or
2) overloaded because they say yes to wayyyy too many asks
...great news, this workshop is for them!
1) unmoored because they don't know how to be most helpful to their community in this moment and/or
2) overloaded because they say yes to wayyyy too many asks
...great news, this workshop is for them!
Join me on 12/12 for a public online workshop focused on deepening our social change commitments for 2026. Register at www.socialchangemap.com.
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
If you know someone who is feeling
1) unmoored because they don't know how to be most helpful to their community in this moment and/or
2) overloaded because they say yes to wayyyy too many asks
...great news, this workshop is for them!
1) unmoored because they don't know how to be most helpful to their community in this moment and/or
2) overloaded because they say yes to wayyyy too many asks
...great news, this workshop is for them!
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Oooh this sounds goooood
Join me on 12/12 for a public online workshop focused on deepening our social change commitments for 2026. Register at www.socialchangemap.com.
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Oooh this sounds goooood
Join me on 12/12 for a public online workshop focused on deepening our social change commitments for 2026. Register at www.socialchangemap.com.
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Join me on 12/12 for a public online workshop focused on deepening our social change commitments for 2026. Register at www.socialchangemap.com.
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Great work, @deepaiyer.bsky.social! Important to highlight there is active resistance to white Christian nationalism.
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
Voices from the Frontlines of Christian Organizing - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back.
nonprofitquarterly.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great work, @deepaiyer.bsky.social! Important to highlight there is active resistance to white Christian nationalism.
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Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
Voices from the Frontlines of Christian Organizing - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back.
nonprofitquarterly.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back. nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social @buildingmovement.bsky.social
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“As authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a ‘Christian America,’ a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back more loudly and visibly.”
@deepaiyer.bsky.social @npquarterly.bsky.social
nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-...
@deepaiyer.bsky.social @npquarterly.bsky.social
nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-...
Voices from the Frontlines of Christian Organizing - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a “Christian America,” but a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back.
nonprofitquarterly.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“As authoritarian movements seek legitimacy by invoking a ‘Christian America,’ a growing number of faith leaders and faith-rooted institutions are pushing back more loudly and visibly.”
@deepaiyer.bsky.social @npquarterly.bsky.social
nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-...
@deepaiyer.bsky.social @npquarterly.bsky.social
nonprofitquarterly.org/voices-from-...
Amazing!! Thank you for sharing!
Introduced a new generation to @deepaiyer.bsky.social and We Are the Builders at #NoKings in Hightstown, NJ today. 🌞
Who needs monarchs or authoritarians when you’ve got Storytellers, Caregivers, Healers, and ppl who fit all the other roles on the Social Change Ecosystem Map?
Who needs monarchs or authoritarians when you’ve got Storytellers, Caregivers, Healers, and ppl who fit all the other roles on the Social Change Ecosystem Map?
October 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Amazing!! Thank you for sharing!
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Two decades after Katrina, community leaders offer lessons for nonprofits on how to support local organizations navigating climate disasters in an era of democratic erosion. nonprofitquarterly.org/twenty-years... @deepaiyer.bsky.social
Twenty Years After Katrina: Lessons in Climate, Justice, and Solidarity - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Two decades after Katrina, community leaders offer lessons for nonprofits on supporting local organizations navigating climate disasters.
nonprofitquarterly.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Two decades after Katrina, community leaders offer lessons for nonprofits on how to support local organizations navigating climate disasters in an era of democratic erosion. nonprofitquarterly.org/twenty-years... @deepaiyer.bsky.social
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Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinian civilians seeking aid hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza.
Israel kills 106 Palestinians in a day of attacks on Gaza as people starve
Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinian civilians seeking aid hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza.
bit.ly
August 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinian civilians seeking aid hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza.
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new @teenvogue.com: Florida officials claimed they wouldn't hold minors in mosquito- and sewage-ridden Alligator Alcatraz, but a bombshell report in July found a 15-year-old was detained there in July. young people in Florida are afraid.
said one, "If it happens once, it’s going to happen again.”
said one, "If it happens once, it’s going to happen again.”
A Teen Was Detained at Alligator Alcatraz. Could They Be the First of Many?
It comes after weeks of uncertainty around how minors would fit into Florida's immigration crackdown.
www.teenvogue.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
new @teenvogue.com: Florida officials claimed they wouldn't hold minors in mosquito- and sewage-ridden Alligator Alcatraz, but a bombshell report in July found a 15-year-old was detained there in July. young people in Florida are afraid.
said one, "If it happens once, it’s going to happen again.”
said one, "If it happens once, it’s going to happen again.”
DC feels both like the epicenter of a democracy in collapse —and the place where community care is being reimagined.
Sharing my latest essay on finding home in the DC area during this time:
open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
Sharing my latest essay on finding home in the DC area during this time:
open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
At the epicenter of collapse and community
Signs of grief, belonging and care in the DC area
open.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
DC feels both like the epicenter of a democracy in collapse —and the place where community care is being reimagined.
Sharing my latest essay on finding home in the DC area during this time:
open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
Sharing my latest essay on finding home in the DC area during this time:
open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
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An essential read by writer and advocate @deepaiyer.bsky.social, who highlights that social change requires an intersection of gifts, skills, and roles.
Read here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/all-of-us
#SocialJustice #Strategy #Change
Read here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/all-of-us
#SocialJustice #Strategy #Change
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
An essential read by writer and advocate @deepaiyer.bsky.social, who highlights that social change requires an intersection of gifts, skills, and roles.
Read here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/all-of-us
#SocialJustice #Strategy #Change
Read here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/all-of-us
#SocialJustice #Strategy #Change
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🗓️ Thursday, July 10: join Common Future and a panel of leaders, including our BMP colleague @deepaiyer.bsky.social, for a discussion on how nonprofits might effectively assess and manage risk in a continually shifting environment.
Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/risky-busi...
Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/risky-busi...
Risky Business Part 2—Managing Organizational Risk in an Evolving Landscape
Exploring questions about what it looks like to operate and effectively assess and manage risk in a continually shifting environment.
www.eventbrite.com
July 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🗓️ Thursday, July 10: join Common Future and a panel of leaders, including our BMP colleague @deepaiyer.bsky.social, for a discussion on how nonprofits might effectively assess and manage risk in a continually shifting environment.
Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/risky-busi...
Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/risky-busi...
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The 2025–2026 UU Common Read is Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection by @deepaiyer.bsky.social. Visit uua.org/read to learn more about how and you and your community can participate. Available wherever books are sold!
June 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The 2025–2026 UU Common Read is Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection by @deepaiyer.bsky.social. Visit uua.org/read to learn more about how and you and your community can participate. Available wherever books are sold!
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"Supporting and resourcing organizations and efforts led by young people is a key strategy in the current climate." nonprofitquarterly.org/holding-the-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social #LGBTQ
Holding the Line for LGBTQ+ Youth: Community, Care, and Resistance - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
LGBTQ+ youth are on the frontlines of these assaults on identity, care, and rights. But there are ways to support them in times of crisis.
nonprofitquarterly.org
June 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Supporting and resourcing organizations and efforts led by young people is a key strategy in the current climate." nonprofitquarterly.org/holding-the-... @deepaiyer.bsky.social #LGBTQ
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Our BMP colleague @deepaiyer.bsky.social shared some ideas with Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka on the many ways people can get more involved beyond and after rallies and protests (1/2)
Efforts like the No Kings protest help to create more fertile ground for organizing but they are not — and are not intended to be — the end product, writes columnist Naomi Ishisaka.
Protests like ‘No Kings’ are vital in more ways than you think
Seattle’s "No Kings" protest on June 14 was one of the largest in the city’s history. Over 70,000 came out on Capitol Hill to protest the Trump administration in just one of many local events. Nationally, organizers estimated...
www.seattletimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Our BMP colleague @deepaiyer.bsky.social shared some ideas with Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka on the many ways people can get more involved beyond and after rallies and protests (1/2)
For more- here’s an essay on how all of us can flank disrupters by playing different roles. open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
June 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
For more- here’s an essay on how all of us can flank disrupters by playing different roles. open.substack.com/pub/deepaiye...
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Read and share this article by BMP’s @deepaiyer.bsky.social in @npquarterly.bsky.social. In this article, Deepa recounts how Asian American leaders and groups are moving through tough times with solidarity and determination.
Read more at: bit.ly/43ui3Ed
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Read more at: bit.ly/43ui3Ed
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Amid the struggle for a multiracial, equitable democracy in the United States, Asian American Heritage Month takes on a somber tone.
bit.ly
May 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Read and share this article by BMP’s @deepaiyer.bsky.social in @npquarterly.bsky.social. In this article, Deepa recounts how Asian American leaders and groups are moving through tough times with solidarity and determination.
Read more at: bit.ly/43ui3Ed
#AAPIHeritageMonth
Read more at: bit.ly/43ui3Ed
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity nonprofitquarterly.org/asian-americ... @deepaiyer.bsky.social #AANHPI #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth
Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Amid the struggle for a multiracial, equitable democracy in the United States, Asian American Heritage Month takes on a somber tone.
nonprofitquarterly.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Asian American Heritage Month Brings Somberness and Solidarity nonprofitquarterly.org/asian-americ... @deepaiyer.bsky.social #AANHPI #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth
DMV! Please join me at the National Building Museum on 5/24 for a Community Day featuring We Are The Builders storytime AND activities supported by community members! All ages welcome.
May 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
DMV! Please join me at the National Building Museum on 5/24 for a Community Day featuring We Are The Builders storytime AND activities supported by community members! All ages welcome.
Mothering is intensely personal + political. In a society that rhetorically places mothers in a pedestal, we consistently show them that they are not valued.
May 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Mothering is intensely personal + political. In a society that rhetorically places mothers in a pedestal, we consistently show them that they are not valued.
I have been using the metaphor of a fracture to describe the time we are in right now. Just as a bone breaks, the fractures in our body politic are revealing cracks, fissures and fault lines. Pls read/share my post + engage with reflection prompts here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/fractured-na…
https://deepaiyer.substack.com/p/fractured-na…
May 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I have been using the metaphor of a fracture to describe the time we are in right now. Just as a bone breaks, the fractures in our body politic are revealing cracks, fissures and fault lines. Pls read/share my post + engage with reflection prompts here: deepaiyer.substack.com/p/fractured-na…
A resource for and about movements as the first 100 days come to a close from @buildingmovement.bsky.social. See below!
🚨 Just released - a new brief from BMP: Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days 🚨
130+ executive orders.
Funding freezes.
Attacks on civil society.
Movements are adapting through adaptation, solidarity, and collective power.
📚 Download: bit.ly/100DaysMovem...
130+ executive orders.
Funding freezes.
Attacks on civil society.
Movements are adapting through adaptation, solidarity, and collective power.
📚 Download: bit.ly/100DaysMovem...
April 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A resource for and about movements as the first 100 days come to a close from @buildingmovement.bsky.social. See below!