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Sarah “Mili” Milianta-Laffin
@mililaff.bsky.social
Public School Educator • ⚽️ lover • GSA Advisor 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ • #EDUsky • Union Leader 💪
Let’s see how this goes #808Educate
July 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What if every teacher walked into the first day of school with this same shirt on?

I hope the #WNBA players get PAID! Sending love & solidarity for their contract fight.
July 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hawaii definitely showed up! Here’s some #ProtectOurKids rally photos from Maui, Oahu, Kauai & Hawaii Island!

#WeAreHSTA #UnionProud
March 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I was proud to stand with educators in Ewa Beach, HI and around the country today in support of public education.

Everything feels so heavy right now, but the energy of these teachers filled my cup. Teachers - get active in your union. We are stronger together!

#DayOfAction #ProtectOurKids
March 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Lara Trump to host her own show on Fox News
February 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
One day at a time.

1460 days to go.

The only way out is through.

Be mad. Cuss the whole way.

You have permission to tap out.

Show up anyway, in any way.
January 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Today, the White House announced the winners of the #PAEMST awards.

The 3rd time was the charm; I’m proud to share I’m an awardee.

Congrats to everyone who also screamed when they saw the email today. Please don’t give up teachers, try again! I’m proof!

www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-up...
January 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The way #Hysteria pod’s @eringloriaryan.bsky.social said “even on this network” about the postmortems ignoring sex & race felt healing to this millennial mama.

“Oh no, the men?!” (Why are we centering them?)

Yeah, I’m not doing the “Hillbilly Elegy” book club again.
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
From ISTE a few years back. Yeah @neilplotnick.bsky.social 👏🏻 I absolutely agree.
November 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Okay #EduSky & Friends,

What radicalized you?

(Screenshot from the bad place, I cleaned out all my bookmarks.)
November 23, 2024 at 11:50 PM
I know my #EduSky fam feels me on this one!
November 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
November 20, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Listening to your friend Holly Clark at the Schools of the Future Confernce @alicekeeler.com. Get her to join the party here!

Love that she told this room of 1/2 administrators that if a kid used AI but spent 5 hours writing a paper, THEY wrote the paper.
November 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Celebrated the World Cup Final by finally putting the WC Lego set together. We may have no idea where the next Women’s World Cup will be played (thx FIFA 🙄) but we get Olympic soccer next year.
August 20, 2023 at 1:11 PM
I had a whole crew of women’s ⚽️ fans on the bird app.

I’m stoked for the World Cup this week, but will miss watching games live with bird app folks.

Any #USWNT fans here? Who should I follow?

Attached photo is a newspaper clipping of the 99 WC that I found in my mom’s basement this week
July 18, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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July 14, 2023 at 2:17 AM
Onward teachers leaders, there’s so much still to do!

See you next year in Philly at NEA RA 2024!

🧵 🔚
July 12, 2023 at 2:01 AM
She said, "you know, gay bars are the first place most gay kids get accepted & find the community."

I hope some of the work the 5000 teachers did at our NEA RA means that the next gen might be able to say…

"The first place I felt accepted was by my teachers & at my school."
July 12, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Before flying home, I stopped by the Pulse Memorial to pay tribute, leave a lei & a poster from our NEA RA.

One of the memorial’s caretakers gave me a ‘49’ pin and told me that she was one of the Pulse bartenders. “I can’t pour them drinks anymore she said, but I can take care of their memories.”
July 12, 2023 at 1:55 AM
At the dinner, author/activist & Pulse survivor Brandon J. Wolf was honored. He spoke passionately about why we must fight unjust laws, and “say gay.” Wolf lost his friend Drew on the Pulse dance floor when 110 rounds were sprayed around the club at 2:08am, killing 49 in 2016.
July 12, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Our NEA LGBTQ+ Caucus Steering Committee hosted the 2023 Robert Birle Memorial Dinner on July 5th, and about 1000 tickets sold out in 10 days! This dinner helps fund our work. For the 1st time in the dinner’s history, the HSTA had a table. Mahalo President Tui & HI delegates for attending.
July 12, 2023 at 1:51 AM
Our caucus amplified the “Say Gay” message in FL by selling OUT of 1500 “Say Gay” shirts, and were able to donate to both Equality FL and Gen-Z. We participated in multiple protests while in FL. I’m grateful to my amazing HI delegation friends who cared for me & kept me hydrated.
July 12, 2023 at 1:48 AM
The $580k in funding from NBI 1 provides PD on LGBTQ+ issues for educators & strengthens contract protections for LGBTQ+ educators.

I’m grateful to have been a part of the NEA’s LGBTQ+ Caucus that made it happen & I’ve been re-elected as the caucus’s national Community Outreach Director.
July 12, 2023 at 1:46 AM
NBI 1 addresses discrimination & violence targeted at those in the LGBTQ+ community (both educators & students), and includes measures to mobilize against local/national legislative attacks.
July 12, 2023 at 1:45 AM
It’s the last day of the 2023 #NEARA and 5,000 teachers got a lot done. Check out the downloadable posters https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/racial-social-justice/art-activism
July 6, 2023 at 9:49 PM