Rachel Kinsman Steck
@rsteck.bsky.social
Designer, academic, queer, feminist, PhD, vegan, mountain biker, triplet, amateur photographer, east coast transplant to PNW
It can feel so overwhelming right now. What can I do? Here are some next steps that lead us towards larger plans of action.
#DoSomething #MakeAPlan #50-50-1
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#DoSomething #MakeAPlan #50-50-1
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Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important
Why? Because others will see you do them, and it will make it easier for them to take their own (slightly less lonely but equally beautiful) action by your side
open.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:50 AM
It can feel so overwhelming right now. What can I do? Here are some next steps that lead us towards larger plans of action.
#DoSomething #MakeAPlan #50-50-1
open.substack.com/pub/thewhite...
#DoSomething #MakeAPlan #50-50-1
open.substack.com/pub/thewhite...
Deborah Rutter was fired this week after a decade as president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
She says the center worked hard to expand its audience by broadening the programming, inviting "all manner of arts and artists to our stages. ... I pray that that can be sustained."
She says the center worked hard to expand its audience by broadening the programming, inviting "all manner of arts and artists to our stages. ... I pray that that can be sustained."
Former Kennedy Center president speaks out in first interview since her firing
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Deborah Rutter, former head of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in her first interview since the board installed President Trump as its new chair.
www.npr.org
February 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
We will not be erased from our own history. We’re here. We’re queer. Get use to it.
#LGBTQIA+ #pride #TransRights #LGBTQRights
ground.news/article/the-...
#LGBTQIA+ #pride #TransRights #LGBTQRights
ground.news/article/the-...
Ground News - Transgender reference removed from National Park Service’s Stonewall website
The National Park Service is the latest agency to remove references to the transgender community in line with President Trump’s executive order mandating that t
ground.news
February 14, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We will not be erased from our own history. We’re here. We’re queer. Get use to it.
#LGBTQIA+ #pride #TransRights #LGBTQRights
ground.news/article/the-...
#LGBTQIA+ #pride #TransRights #LGBTQRights
ground.news/article/the-...
What we know thus far regarding National Endowment for the Arts grants - it falls in line with other fed grants. Also, the sesquicentennial celebration planning is coming out of the DoD….
#ArtsFunding #DEIA
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/10/n...
#ArtsFunding #DEIA
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/10/n...
New NEA Guidelines Require Compliance With Trump’s Anti-DEI, Anti-Trans Orders
Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic ‘America250’ projects.
www.americantheatre.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What we know thus far regarding National Endowment for the Arts grants - it falls in line with other fed grants. Also, the sesquicentennial celebration planning is coming out of the DoD….
#ArtsFunding #DEIA
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/10/n...
#ArtsFunding #DEIA
www.americantheatre.org/2025/02/10/n...
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For years, I’ve been advocating and supporting trans participation in sports. The NCAA ban is discriminatory and dehumanizing. The science doesn’t back the decision. This decision is only about $$$. F%#! the NCAA.
#transrights #collegesports
#transrights #collegesports
February 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For years, I’ve been advocating and supporting trans participation in sports. The NCAA ban is discriminatory and dehumanizing. The science doesn’t back the decision. This decision is only about $$$. F%#! the NCAA.
#transrights #collegesports
#transrights #collegesports
February 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In case you would like to put your congress member on speed dial:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
#KeepCalling #Democracy #TakeAction
www.congress.gov/members/find...
#KeepCalling #Democracy #TakeAction
www.congress.gov
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In case you would like to put your congress member on speed dial:
www.congress.gov/members/find...
#KeepCalling #Democracy #TakeAction
www.congress.gov/members/find...
#KeepCalling #Democracy #TakeAction
Let’s get the word out - Allison Riggs rightfully won the election and the Republicans (sore losers) are unconstitutionally asking the courts to overturn the election (where have we heard this before). #elections #votingrights #democracy
www.riggsforourcourts.com/news
www.riggsforourcourts.com/news
News | Justice Riggs
www.riggsforourcourts.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Let’s get the word out - Allison Riggs rightfully won the election and the Republicans (sore losers) are unconstitutionally asking the courts to overturn the election (where have we heard this before). #elections #votingrights #democracy
www.riggsforourcourts.com/news
www.riggsforourcourts.com/news
Music may actually soothe the savage beast and getting back to playing some may be one way to survive the next four years.
#Music4Everyone
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
#Music4Everyone
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
It’s Never Too Late to Learn an Instrument
You don’t have to be talented for jamming to be worthwhile.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Music may actually soothe the savage beast and getting back to playing some may be one way to survive the next four years.
#Music4Everyone
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
#Music4Everyone
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Government’s control over certain kinds of bodies is back in the Supreme Court today. Chase Strangio - break a leg (as we say in the theatre world).
#TransRights #LGBTQIA+Rights #ACLU
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#TransRights #LGBTQIA+Rights #ACLU
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Supreme Court Hears Major Trans Rights Case: Live Updates
Families and a doctor are challenging a Tennessee ban on some forms of medical care for transgender youth. Laws in more than 20 states could be affected.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Government’s control over certain kinds of bodies is back in the Supreme Court today. Chase Strangio - break a leg (as we say in the theatre world).
#TransRights #LGBTQIA+Rights #ACLU
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
#TransRights #LGBTQIA+Rights #ACLU
www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
December 1st is World AIDS Day. There is still much to do. How might might you help? Check out the call to action from the WHO.
#WorldAidsDay #TakeAction #NeverForget
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
#WorldAidsDay #TakeAction #NeverForget
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
World AIDS Day 2024
On 1 December WHO joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to cham...
www.who.int
December 1, 2024 at 7:05 PM
December 1st is World AIDS Day. There is still much to do. How might might you help? Check out the call to action from the WHO.
#WorldAidsDay #TakeAction #NeverForget
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
#WorldAidsDay #TakeAction #NeverForget
www.who.int/campaigns/wo...
The National Endowment for the Arts has a storied past. Even so, its small contribution in supporting arts orgs and individuals is meaningful. With Vought heading OMB, what will become of the NEA? Who will step up to support arts accessibility?
#arts #politics #newadministration
#arts #politics #newadministration
November 21, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts has a storied past. Even so, its small contribution in supporting arts orgs and individuals is meaningful. With Vought heading OMB, what will become of the NEA? Who will step up to support arts accessibility?
#arts #politics #newadministration
#arts #politics #newadministration
This totally made my day! I am all for dismantling the right's media - Fox News - I hope you're next!
#dissent
theonion.com/heres-why-i-...
#dissent
theonion.com/heres-why-i-...
Here’s Why I Decided To Buy ‘InfoWars’
Today we celebrate a new addition to the Global Tetrahedron LLC family of brands. And let me say, I really do see it as a family. Much like family members, our brands are abstract nodes of wealth, int...
theonion.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:43 PM
This totally made my day! I am all for dismantling the right's media - Fox News - I hope you're next!
#dissent
theonion.com/heres-why-i-...
#dissent
theonion.com/heres-why-i-...
I came out to my parents 30 years ago today. I didn’t know it was a “the day”. I still remember how I felt before & after. And then I had to do it over & over again with other people for 30 more years; each time with a mixture of hope & fear.
Give hope
#nationalcomingoutday #itgetsbetter #queer
Give hope
#nationalcomingoutday #itgetsbetter #queer
October 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM
I came out to my parents 30 years ago today. I didn’t know it was a “the day”. I still remember how I felt before & after. And then I had to do it over & over again with other people for 30 more years; each time with a mixture of hope & fear.
Give hope
#nationalcomingoutday #itgetsbetter #queer
Give hope
#nationalcomingoutday #itgetsbetter #queer