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Vanessa Esther Martínez-Renuncio
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Mama, anthropologist, community organizer, professor, nonprofit professional, change agent.
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This “Quick Culture” video is about the pattern on the ball the Chinese Lion statue holds!These videos share the culture that inspired my upcoming book, “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon.”

Please preorder-you can get an enamel pin or a sticker!
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April 21, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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2 weeks until “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon”—so now is the time to preorder to get the spredges! You can get your choice of an enamel pin, sticker or a free print if you do!

And please come see me on tour and tell your friends.💜I’d be SO happy to see you!

All info:
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The sprayed edges of Grace Lin’s upcoming novel, “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon” Cover of Grace’s novel, “The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon” Schedule of Grace Lin’s book tour
April 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
And imagine what we could do if we got rid of the fence? Look for that image update as well.
bethechange206.bsky.social Be the Change @bethechange206.bsky.social · Apr 11
This simple but effective image speaks a thousand words. It represents the difference between equity and equality. Equal access versus equal opportunity. We must acknowledge that within our society, everyone is unique and has different needs. These needs require varying levels of help to be met.
April 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
Harvard says no. The world waits as other organizations, schools, etc, decide what they stand for.
bethechange206.bsky.social Be the Change @bethechange206.bsky.social · Apr 17
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u....

Harvard said “No” to Trump's administration as concerns about the federal funds being cut keep rising.Harvard surprised many people when the news came out, however it was the act of hope we needed.
Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump
The Trump administration will freeze over $2 billion in federal funds because Harvard refused to comply with a list of demands. Harvard leaders believed saying no was worth the risk.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
You can be the Change you wish to see. And we need that now more than ever.
bethechange206.bsky.social Be the Change @bethechange206.bsky.social · Apr 20
The change starts with us! Start with something small. The important is to start! Together we can change the world.
April 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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bethechange206.bsky.social
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, writer, and policy expert. She co-founded Urban Ocean Lab, a non-profit think tank that envisions policy solutions in action against environmental injustice in coastal communities.

Learn more:
- urbanoceanlab.org
- time.com/6283728/be-t...
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson once said, "Is it wrong to make this magnificent planet unlivable. It is wrong for the corporations who got us into this mess to continue to profit while they set the world on fire. It is wrong to drive millions of species extinct by changing the climate, destroying habitats, and dousing the planet with pesticides. And it is wrong to leave the most vulnerable to bear the heaviest climate impacts." While her co-founded think tank is a beautiful concept, Ayana's words appeal to me most. She captures the injustice in permitting corporations to profit from the people who are vulnerable to their offenses against the climate and planet with strong imagery pushing the point, such as corporations setting the world on fire--and reminds us of just how many species have been driven to extinction. Relating the quote to real life, the mention of extinction and pesticides reminds me of the Neonicotinoid pesticides commonly used in agriculture, which are killing bees and their reproduction. But pollinating insects are important to our environment and its plant life---and therefore our air--with bees being amongst the most notable.
April 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Get your *free* e-book of AIN'T I AN ANTHROPOLOGIST: Zora Neale Hurston Beyond the Literary Icon by Jennifer L. Freeman Marshall
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March 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
South Africa has officially banned all American businesses from operating within its borders and halted mineral exports to the U.S.
This decision comes just days after Donald Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. funding and USAID support to South Africa. #SouthAfrica 🇿🇦
February 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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northodoxpress.bsky.social
The Mare by Angharad Hampshire has very quickly become our most successful book.

A haunting and powerful true story about the reality of Nazi propaganda and the radicalisation of average people.

Have you read Hermine Braunsteiner's story yet?

The Mare: amzn.eu/d/g9KlhSB
February 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
I am so excited to read this book together in our class. I so love the title. I really love the intersection of science and social science.
bethechange206.bsky.social Be the Change @bethechange206.bsky.social · Feb 1
Later this semester, Be the Change will read Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals, an (incredible) book by the visionary writer Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs -- check out Gumbs' recent talk on institutional divestment and solidarity work here:

www.alexispauline.com/now/2025/1/2...
institutional divestment: a black feminist approach — Alexis Pauline Gumbs
In the wake of retail, tech and educational institutions complying with a backlash against the victories of our social justice movements many of us are seeking to strategically divest. I have been fru...
www.alexispauline.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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bethechange206.bsky.social
Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100. Mr. Stewart fought racism and fascism in WWII, where he flew in a still-segregated military.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat
His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept him out of the cockpit.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Born on this day in 1941, Angela Y. Davis is a prolific theorist, activist, writer, academic--and change maker.
An image with text which reads "I'm no longer accepting the thing I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." -- Angela Y. Davis
January 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Chase Strangio, co-director of the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Rights Project, the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the US Supreme Court, in December 2024. Strangio argues the resistance is everywhere. Do you agree? See a recent interview (1/21/25) here: www.democracynow.org/2025/1/21/tr...
Black background overlain with white text which reads: "The media keep suggesting the resistance is dead, but that is because they don't realize we are everywhere. Building. Shapeshifting. Laying the groundwork for a world beyond their wildest dreams." -- Chase Strangio
January 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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bethechange206.bsky.social
"It boggles my mind that people don't understand how they can make a change." writer and cultural critic Gabriel Valdez writes. "Oh, but how can we do this, it's so impossible? You already did." Do you agree?
A photo with the following text: "“Most people we think of as heroes were simply useful point people on the crest of the work person after person after person did to hand them political capital toward specific goals in that moment. They can only be useful if that work is done by person after person after person who each recognize their own daily effort is the way this all works.” -- Gabriel Valdez
January 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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bethechange206.bsky.social
In response to U.S. announcement of intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization, a global organization focused on #healthforall, WHO puts forth a smart dialogue forward response asking for dialogue with U.S. leadership. What does it mean if the U.S. withdraws from global initiatives?
who.int WHO @who.int · Jan 21
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go. The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues. We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.
January 24, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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bethechange206.bsky.social
As we explore the concept of change, we have the opportunity to ask questions and investigate. How do we try to push for change? How does Christianity as a religion support/avoid change? How can change be scary? See the words of Bishop Budde and think about "change" as a fluid challenging concept.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 22
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.

“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
President Trump, Vice President Vance and their wives sit in the front row at a church service. Headline reads: "Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children." Photo credit: Doug Mills/The New York Times.
January 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Change can be individual, societal and more. Gender change is an example. At the federal level, #gender marker change is on hold due to Exec Order. If you were planning on applying for a gender change, you risk losing passport while application is processed. Contact ACLU for more info.
aclu.org ACLU @aclu.org · Jan 24
All applications for gender marker change are on hold while the State Department changes this policy.

Anyone who now submits an application for a change runs the risk of losing access to their passport and documents while their application is being processed.
January 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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gobluerev.bsky.social
Reminder: Donald Trump pardoned Steve Bannon for absolutely no reason, and the media did not blink, and no one in your life (MAGA or non-MAGA) remembers.

This is yet another episode of our national soap opera: “Repubs can burn the country down, Dems need to be flawless.”

Nothing more.
December 2, 2024 at 9:44 PM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
#exerciseismedicine -- got my health as priority one alongside my family. The world on fire comes next. Morning everyone.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
Is it #fascism, #cult, #thematrix and/or all of the above. I can not believe the America I live in some days.
November 16, 2024 at 2:39 AM
mami-anthro.bsky.social
#organize #hope #dogood -- learned about BlueSky post election. Decided to leave GoodReads in favor or StoryGraph and boycotting other things. #feelsproductive
November 16, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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Spread the word about Books Unbanned.

"We invite individuals ages 13-21 to apply for a free BPL eCard, providing access to our full eBook/audiobook collection as well as our learning databases."

www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned

They take donations too.
Books Unbanned | Brooklyn Public Library
Recognizing Two Years of Books UnbannedIn April 2022, Brooklyn Public Library joined those fighting for the rights of teens nationwide to read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own o...
www.bklynlibrary.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM