Sara Blanco has always been interested in women’s empowerment and has become especially passionate about women’s political leadership since joining Running Start, which is a nonpartisan organization that supports the young women who will shape tomorrow’s world by addressing the absence of equal representation in the halls of government. She has had the opportunity to speak to aud[...]
Resist. I love the strong tones in that word. It’s hard to say it in a whisper. It demands that it be spoken aloud with gusto. Resist. The word immediately brings me visions of clasped hands and phone trees, transports me to marches and bus boycotts and revolutions. Years of coordinated struggle producing lasting impact. Forward movement is the result of sustained resistance, but we live[...]
I didn’t grow up in a household that valued politics or followed them or gave much of a nod to world events. I don’t remember having charted discussions about the happenings of the world as it extended outside the walls of my home. There were enough trials to face inside that we diverted our attention there. Still, in my efforts to make advocacy feel accessible and encourage other[...]