ErikaSumner

@ErikaSumner@mstdn.social

Policy maven, nerd, humanist, antiracist, feminist, LGBTQ+ ally, progressive, and child of refugees. Love government, hate politics. I use my power to help those with less.

Paying attention to policy, govt, justice, democracy, science & news. I’ve been described as impish so be warned;) Born & raised in NYC, we're not mean, just busy, & we help strangers all the time:) She/Her

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ErikaSumner, to Mexico

: As we near May 5 & a holiday massively co-opted by the , many of you/us should reconsider that sombrero & learn the history of . It celebrates an epic battle w/the French won against all odds & was revived by activists from the 1960s/70s Movement because they viewed their struggle against the systemic they faced in the in the same light.

https://wapo.st/3UFfRqm

ErikaSumner, to news

#BREAKING #NEWS: #NewYork Court of Appeals just overturned #HarveyWeinstein 2020 #rape conviction.
#MeToo #women
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harvey-weinsteins-rape-conviction-overturned-rcna149328

ErikaSumner, to news

: (American Israeli Public Affairs Committee) is funding the campaigns of 37 b/c “This is no moment to be selective about friends”. This includes a man who espouses the that called to be fired. Read the Insider’s coverage of the controversy.

https://jewishinsider.com/2022/03/in-letter-to-members-aipac-defends-recent-endorsements/

ErikaSumner, to trans

I was overjoyed that St Patrick’s hosted a beautiful funeral honoring a #trailblazer who suffered much yet fought for the #rights of #sexworkers & #trans #people. Now I mourn the fact that again, an organized religion’s version of being “#Christian” is the most hypocritical version of the #humanity it espouses to revere. Last time I checked the Bible uses the word #whore freely #LGBTQ
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/opinions/cecilia-gentili-funeral-st-patricks-catholic-church-hope?cid=ios_app

ErikaSumner, to random

@feditips I don’t know why, but i’ve lost my ability to follow people. When I go to someone’s profile, the follow button is just a blank gray.
PS i’m still getting my bearings in the fediverse so if there was a smarter way for me to ask this question, I apologize for not pursuing it.

ErikaSumner,

@JWneural @ErikaSumner @feditips i’m new-ish here so i’m assuming your toot and accompanying photo convey something not scary that I just don’t understand. Please elaborate.

ErikaSumner,

@JWneural @ErikaSumner @feditips Thank you so much for explaining! I’m heavily involved in public policy, govt & social justice issues & my 1st thought was that this was coming from someone belonging to a party known for threatening tactics. I clearly lost the plot when I forgot that there’s an elephant theme to the Fediverse🤣
Absolutely zero offense taken & I very much appreciate you responding. Thought I was reaching out to the @mstdn.social server admin, not the entire fediverse. !

ErikaSumner, to Women

people, this is a MUST listen:

PHENOMENAL podcast on the who masterminded the hearing DIRECTLY from those women, incl & who share how they organized one of the biggest, most successful in .

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1197954608/the-women-who-masterminded-the-montgomery-bus-boycott

ErikaSumner, to Israel

As someone whose family is paid reparations by the Austrian government for the murders of my family during #WWII & who once worked for the #ADL I have serious objections to the declarations & priorities of the Anti-Defamation League’s prez #jonathangreenblatt re: #ElonMusk, the #Israel #Gaza war, #freespeech suppression & #antizionism. This article covers IT ALL.

#Jewish #antisemitism #Islamophobia #tikkunolam

https://jewishcurrents.org/top-executive-leaves-adl-over-ceos-praise-of-elon-musk

ErikaSumner, to climate

MASSIVE #SCANDAL: Leaked docs show the president of the #UN global #climate summit #COP28 secretly planned to lobby countries to increase the United Arab Emirates’ oil & gas exports. The man is the head of an #oil company & outcry when he was chosen to lead COP28 was ignored. I wish the world would learn from our #SCOTUS debacle. Conflicts of interest erode #integrity like acid.

#ClimateChange #UAE

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dubai-un-climate-summit-oil-and-gas_n_65669d04e4b028b0f3ce3d3c

ErikaSumner, to news

#BREAKING #NEWS: It was just discovered that an organizer for #MomsForLiberty (the #AltRight group that “protects” children through #BookBans, by opposing #CRT, & by vilifying #drag queens as “groomers”) is a convicted #pedophile who groomed a 14 year-old. It just goes to show, peddlers of #hate are the darkest among us.

#politics #government

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/moms-for-liberty-organizer-convicted-sex-offender-1234887013/

ErikaSumner, to random

Four-points restraints are supposed to be a last resort & only to be used briefly but the staff at this Illinois left inmates in them for days, sometimes leaving scars the inmates dubbed “The Thomson tattoo”. THEN the new warden tried to address the abuse & got a letter from inmates warning him the guards were trying to bribe them to attack him.

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/15/1212860001/thomson-illinois-federal-prison

ErikaSumner, to Plants

Right now, 34% of #plants and 40% of #animals are at risk of #extinction across the #US. About 41% of #ecosystems are at risk of collapse. #NYC is helping lead the change in recapturing landfills & proving proof that if humans restore habitats, #biodiversity will respond in a positive way.
#solutions #ClimateChange

https://bit.ly/45TWgF3?cid=ios_app

ErikaSumner, to Women

If you think the insidious effects of overturning #roevwade just impacted #women seeking abortions, think again. Women across the country have been denied or delayed access to basic medications, despite not needing them for abortions. The feds started investigating chain pharmacies and now #Walgreens and #CVS are “voluntarily” signing up for training.
#abortionishealthcare

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/health/hhs-announces-actions-to-ensure-womens-access-to-reproductive-medications/index.html

ErikaSumner, to random

"When you look at a rule like non-unanimous juries, what you see is just a constant failing & an intentional assault on people of color”. “#JimCrow juries”, created when #Black people were allowed to sit on juries, were outlawed in 2020. Yet 100s await appeals that may not come #BLM #BlackMastodon

SCOTUS ruling on split juries hasn't led to retrials for hundreds of prisoners - https://www.npr.org/2023/05/14/1175226037/supreme-court-ramos-louisiana-split-juries-oregon

ErikaSumner, to random

#BREAKING : NC governor vetos #Abortion ban legislation…but their fight is FAR from over. They just had an elected switch parties to give the #GOP a veto-proof supermajority that will now vote to override…BUT if just 1 dissents, the veto stands. #AbortionISHealthcare #news

https://apnews.com/article/52f5b182890d44552a3287dee2aaf5b3

ErikaSumner, to random

We’re WAY past the point of #White folks being unaware of the potentially fatal consequences of calling cops on #Black folks. Yet for the “crime” of walking through his gated community this #Fresno HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL dials 911 calling the girls “Section 8” & “ghetto”.
This man should not be responsible for kids. #HesGotToGo #BLM
#BlackMastodon

https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-04-22/297244/fresno-vice-principal-under-investigation-for-calling-black-teens-section-8-people-and-ghetto-girls/

ErikaSumner, to random

#BREAKING: In a particularly cruel turn, #KokoDaDoll, a #Black #trans #woman just featured in an incredibly honest documentary about the #violence Black trans #women face, has been murdered in Atlanta. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #BLM #BlackMastodon
#news #KokomoCity

https://thegrio.com/2023/04/22/koko-da-doll-dies-homicide/

ErikaSumner,

@KatLS While #Atlanta is one of the very few cities in the country with a true, thriving, #Black middle-class, #racism is still a fixture & since anti-#trans movements have gained a foothold in America, #LGBTQ friendly doesn’t mean as much as it used to. Black trans #women are killed at DISPROPORTIONATELY higher rates than any other group. It remains extremely dangerous for these women just to try to exist amongst the rest of us. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #BLM #BlackMastodon

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