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            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><strong>Who were the activists on the red carpet at the Golden Globes? And how can you connect with similar activists here in Pittsburgh?</strong></h3><figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/969/1*hfyOnPLXi0kVQcDrDFTVZQ.jpeg" /></figure><p>This year’s Golden Globes were different in many ways from the norm — celebrities were wearing black, had on their #Time’sUp pins, and some even brought activists on the red carpet as their dates.</p><p>But who were these women, and how can we support their work?</p><p>Michelle Williams brought <strong>Tarana Burke</strong>, the founder of the sweeping <a href="https://metoomvmt.org/">#MeToo campaign</a> and senior director of <a href="http://www.ggenyc.org/">Girls for Gender Equity</a>, an intergenerational organization committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women.</p><p>Since 2002, this has of course been our core mission at the <a href="http://www.wgfpa.org/">Women and Girls Foundation</a>. But in addition to working with us, want to support more organizations like this? Here are some more local Pittsburgh organizations doing similar work: <a href="http://www.gwensgirls.org/">Gwen’s Girls</a>, <a href="http://swsg.org/">Strong Women Strong Girls</a>, <a href="https://www.rukminifoundation.org/">Rukmini Foundation</a></p><p>Actress Meryl Streep invited <strong>Ai-jen Poo</strong>, the director of the <a href="https://www.domesticworkers.org/">National Domestic Workers Alliance</a>, the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the US, most of whom are women.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work? </em>Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations advancing workers’ rights: <a href="http://www.seiu32bj.org/">SEIU 32BJ</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fightfor15pa/">Fight for 15</a>, <a href="http://www.onepa.org/">One PA</a></p><p>Shailene Woodley brought <strong>Calina Lawrence</strong>, a <a href="https://suquamish.nsn.us/">Suquamish Tribe</a> water protector.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work? </em>Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations: <a href="http://www.cotraic.org/">Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center</a>, <a href="https://www.cleanwateraction.org/states/pennsylvania">Clean Water Action</a></p><p>Emma Watson invited <strong>Marai Larasi</strong>, the executive director of <a href="https://www.imkaan.org.uk/">Imkaan</a>, an organization dedicated to addressing violence against Black minoritised women and girls.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work?</em> Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations: <a href="http://www.newvoicespittsburgh.org/about/">New Voices Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="http://hcvpgh.org/">Homewood Children’s Village</a>, <a href="https://www.hillhouse.org/about-hill-house/">Hill House</a>, <a href="https://www.ywcapgh.org/">YWCA Greater Pittsburgh</a>, <a href="https://www.wcspittsburgh.org/">Women’s Center and Shelter</a>, <a href="http://paar.net/">PAAR</a></p><p>Actress Susan Sarandon brought with her<strong> Rosa Clemente</strong>, a former <a href="http://www.gp.org/">Green Party</a> vice presidential candidate. The Green Party is made up of grassroots activists rallying against corporate dominated policies.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work?</em> Here are some local environmental Pittsburgh organizations: <a href="http://www.alleghenycountygreens.org/">Allegheny County Green Party</a>, <a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/pennsylvania">Sierra Club</a>, <a href="http://www.womenforahealthyenvironment.org/">Women for a Healthy Environment</a></p><p><strong>Mónica Ramírez</strong> is the director of Gender Equity and Advocacy for the <a href="https://nationalhispanicleadership.org/">National Hispanic Leadership Agenda</a>, which calls for unity among Latinos around the country to provide the Hispanic community with greater visibility and a clearer, stronger influence in our country’s affairs.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work? </em>Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations working with the Latino and immigrant community: <a href="https://casasanjose.org/">Casa San Jose</a>, <a href="http://www.latinocommunitycenter.org/">Latino Community Center</a>, <a href="http://www.sayhellotochange.com/">Change Agency</a>, <a href="http://vibrantpittsburgh.org/">Vibrant Pittsburgh</a></p><p>Amy Poehler invited <strong>Saru Jayaraman</strong>, co-director of the <a href="http://rocunited.org/">Restaurant Opportunities Centers United</a>, which works to improve wages and working conditions for the 14 million people who work in America’s restaurant industry.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work?</em> Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ROCPITTSBURGH/">Restaurant Opportunities Center Pittsburgh Chapter</a>, <a href="http://pittsburghunited.org/">Pittsburgh United</a>, <a href="http://www.justharvest.org/">Just Harvest, </a><a href="http://www.pawomenwork.org/">Pennsylvania Women Work</a></p><p>Emma Stone brought <strong>Billie Jean King</strong>, founder of the <a href="http://www.wtatennis.com/">Women’s Tennis Association</a> — revolutionary in the 1970s and created a full two years before Title IX passed in Congress.</p><p><em>Want to support organizations doing similar work? </em>Here are some local Pittsburgh organizations: <a href="http://www.womenslawproject.org/">Women’s Law Project</a>, <a href="https://www.gotrmagee.org/">Girls on the Run</a>, <a href="http://pittsburghpassion.com/">Pittsburgh Passion</a>, <a href="https://www.chatham.edu/centers/womens-institute/">Chatham University Women’s Institute</a></p><p>“A new day is on the horizon,” Oprah said. We believe that. We believe <em>her. </em>2017 was made up of moments that created the resistance, and 2018 is the year we turn those moments into a <em>movement</em> — the movement is all of us. Join us: support these organizations by clicking on their links, and learn more about WGF here: <a href="http://www.wgfpa.org/">www.wgfpa.org</a>.</p><img src="https://medium.com/_/stat?event=post.clientViewed&referrerSource=full_rss&postId=5682df68a0c" width="1" height="1" alt="">]]></content:encoded>
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