Renee M. Willis
@mcleanwillis.bsky.social
NLIHC President & CEO 🌸
“I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.” - Toni Morrison
“I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.” - Toni Morrison
This unilateral decision will have dire consequences for the more then 10 million people (across all communities) who rely on housing support. bit.ly/3CEpqiWh
January 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This unilateral decision will have dire consequences for the more then 10 million people (across all communities) who rely on housing support. bit.ly/3CEpqiWh
📘 Just finished reading, "How We Learn to Be Brave," by #BishopMariannBudde. Leaders must have a spirit of adventure: they weren’t made to cower in fear. "The safest place for ships is in the harbor, but that’s not why ships were built." Quotation's author unknown. #Brave #Courageous #Leadership
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
📘 Just finished reading, "How We Learn to Be Brave," by #BishopMariannBudde. Leaders must have a spirit of adventure: they weren’t made to cower in fear. "The safest place for ships is in the harbor, but that’s not why ships were built." Quotation's author unknown. #Brave #Courageous #Leadership
Starting on Day One of his administration, President Trump has undertaken a series of executive actions which, if implemented, would make it harder for our nation to ensure that everyone has access to an affordable, accessible place to call home. #ExecutiveOrders
January 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Starting on Day One of his administration, President Trump has undertaken a series of executive actions which, if implemented, would make it harder for our nation to ensure that everyone has access to an affordable, accessible place to call home. #ExecutiveOrders
“Why would there be a destination when life itself is a journey? You go not to get there but to be there.”
— Nikki Giovanni
RIP #NikkiGiovanni
— Nikki Giovanni
RIP #NikkiGiovanni
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 AM
“Why would there be a destination when life itself is a journey? You go not to get there but to be there.”
— Nikki Giovanni
RIP #NikkiGiovanni
— Nikki Giovanni
RIP #NikkiGiovanni
#FacingRace Q/A: Is solidarity enough?
“It could be but we actually have to do it. It has to have mechanisms for accountability in it or it’s not solidarity in the first place.”- @ashdashlee.bsky.social
“Solidarity isn’t just a term. We have to build [solidarity] with strategy.” -Prachi Patankar
“It could be but we actually have to do it. It has to have mechanisms for accountability in it or it’s not solidarity in the first place.”- @ashdashlee.bsky.social
“Solidarity isn’t just a term. We have to build [solidarity] with strategy.” -Prachi Patankar
November 23, 2024 at 1:52 PM
#FacingRace Q/A: Is solidarity enough?
“It could be but we actually have to do it. It has to have mechanisms for accountability in it or it’s not solidarity in the first place.”- @ashdashlee.bsky.social
“Solidarity isn’t just a term. We have to build [solidarity] with strategy.” -Prachi Patankar
“It could be but we actually have to do it. It has to have mechanisms for accountability in it or it’s not solidarity in the first place.”- @ashdashlee.bsky.social
“Solidarity isn’t just a term. We have to build [solidarity] with strategy.” -Prachi Patankar
Love Centered + Healing Centered = The #FacingRace Wellness Room. 🙏🏾💕
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Love Centered + Healing Centered = The #FacingRace Wellness Room. 🙏🏾💕
“If our fight is simply a fight against something and never for something, we are going to continue to lose our people.” - @mauricewfp.bsky.social
At #FacingRace w/ @gabrielleross.bsky.social
At #FacingRace w/ @gabrielleross.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 7:47 PM
“If our fight is simply a fight against something and never for something, we are going to continue to lose our people.” - @mauricewfp.bsky.social
At #FacingRace w/ @gabrielleross.bsky.social
At #FacingRace w/ @gabrielleross.bsky.social
Dr. Vincent Harding, theologian & activist, once said, “I am, you are, a citizen of a country that does not yet exist, and that badly needs to exist.” Thank you Glenn Harris for brining Dr. Harding’s words into the room. #FacingRace
November 21, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Dr. Vincent Harding, theologian & activist, once said, “I am, you are, a citizen of a country that does not yet exist, and that badly needs to exist.” Thank you Glenn Harris for brining Dr. Harding’s words into the room. #FacingRace
“Hopefully one day St. Louis will be known as the healed city.” A jem dropped during the session called: 10 Years Since the Ferguson Uprisings. RIP Michael Brown. #FacingRace
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
“Hopefully one day St. Louis will be known as the healed city.” A jem dropped during the session called: 10 Years Since the Ferguson Uprisings. RIP Michael Brown. #FacingRace
At DCA headed to STL for #FacingRace. See y’all there.
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
At DCA headed to STL for #FacingRace. See y’all there.
Congratulations to the team at the National Homelessness Law Center for convening such an inspiring awards ceremony and 2-day Forum. Great hearing from Antonia Fasanelli, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social, and many others who are fighting daily for housing justice.
November 20, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Congratulations to the team at the National Homelessness Law Center for convening such an inspiring awards ceremony and 2-day Forum. Great hearing from Antonia Fasanelli, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social, and many others who are fighting daily for housing justice.