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04/29/2025

Coming Soon!! Women have the innate ability to nurture through conversation and communication, through collaboration and building community. Women have a deep level of compassion that moves the heart. Grandmothers. Mothers. Daughters. Sisters. Whether we have children of our own, or we “mother” fur babies, other’s children, and our communities that surround us, we are born with a compassion and a mothering, nurturing, and healing spirit that can move mountains. Sisters around the world are standing up and speaking out and joining hands in solidarity with our heart-centered brothers as we work together to build a better future for people and planet.

"What She Said" is a BeMagazine.org podcast with Host Missy Crutchfield that follows a growing movement for change and compassion led by women in communities around the world.

04/22/2025

We covered Natasha Bedingfield’s live debut of “Love Song to the Earth” at the Social Good Summit 2015 in NYC, an event co-produced by Mashable, 92Y, and United Nations Foundation. We also covered Pope Francis speaking that very same week to the United Nations General Assembly about the urgent need for climate action. A timlier message than ever before. Take care of the earth, take care of each other…🌎

Official music video for Jamaica based international dancehall artiste and producer Sean Paul’s 2015 single "Love Song to the Earth", featuring Paul McCartne...

04/22/2025

Are you with us?

It's more than just Earth Day once a year... It's a way of life where we take care of the earth and we take care of each other.

Together we’re changing the world… and building a healthier, more sustainable future for people and planet.

Join the movement! https://tinyurl.com/jbr8y4zh

04/20/2025

Today we spent time at ATL Vegan Festival 🌱 as we kick off this upcoming week of Earth Day actions. It is so heart-warming to see people of all walks of life coming together to enjoy community and to support vegan, plant based food that is good for people, animals, and planet—all living things. We’ve spent nearly two decades working with and covering the climate justice movement and human rights, animal rights, and social justice movements (Co-Founder and Co-Editor Missy Crutchfield has been in this work for nearly four decades now from the early beginnings of the modern animal rights and environmental movements). Now is the time for the people to start pushing forward together, for the planet and the people.

We have to get our priorities right. Taking care of our planet is the first and foremost human job description. Climate justice is at the heart and the intersection of all justice movements. If we don’t take care of the planet starting right now, then all our human activities, all our tireless efforts for social justice and human rights and freedom and democracy are all “moot” points.

When we take care of this planet, then the planet can take care of us and people and all living things can live well.

04/19/2025

Happening in our hometown Chattanooga, TN today!! Glass Street Block Party building conscious community!! Community Art Summit

04/06/2025

“It takes every kind of people… to make the world go ‘round” 🎶

Here’s our “Photo Dump” from Hands Off 2025 Protest Signs in Chattanooga, Tennessee… We will not be silenced. The people united will never be divided.

MASSIVE NATIONWIDE ACTION‼️

On Saturday, April 5 citizens protested in cities across all 50 States from Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco, as well as cities in countries around the world joining them in solidarity.

Organized by groups like Indivisible and MoveOn, organizers say what makes “Hands Off!” unique is “its grassroots energy and scale. From small towns to major cities, Americans are uniting to resist policies they feel prioritize corporate interests over ordinary citizens. Organizers hope this momentum will influence Congress ahead of key votes on voting rights and economic reforms.”

04/05/2025

The New Suffragettes representing at Chattanooga’s “Hands Off 2025” protest today!! 🫶 “We’re not done!”

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MASSIVE NATIONWIDE ACTION TODAY‼️

On Saturday, April 5 citizens protested in cities across all 50 States from Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco, as well as cities in countries around the world joining them in solidarity.

Organized by groups like Indivisible and MoveOn, organizers say what makes “Hands Off!” unique is “its grassroots energy and scale. From small towns to major cities, Americans are uniting to resist policies they feel prioritize corporate interests over ordinary citizens. Organizers hope this momentum will influence Congress ahead of key votes on voting rights and economic reforms.”

04/05/2025

🔥 Hands Off 2025 in Washington D.C.

📸 Indivisible Guide

04/05/2025

MASSIVE NATIONWIDE ACTION TODAY‼️ Normally we would be roadtripping it to New York City or Washington, D.C. to cover a protest event of this magnitude, but this one is all about going local and building community right where we are at, and standing together on the right side of history. Today we are live from Hands Off 2025 right here in our hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee—joining hundreds of thousands protesting in cities actoss all 50 states. We will not be silent.

04/05/2025

Be safe out there today! 🙌🏼

Heading to a “Hands Off!” protest this Saturday? Here’s everything you need to know — your rights, safety tips, and what to do if arrested.

On Saturday, April 5, people across the United States will gather for a coordinated day of resistance. From major cities to small towns, the “Hands Off!” protests are about drawing a hard line — against political overreach, creeping authoritarianism, and policies that strip away our rights and dignity.

Whether you’re marching in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, or a rural square in Nebraska, your presence matters. So does your preparation.

Here’s your nationwide guide to showing up — and staying safe while doing it.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS (AND WRITE THEM ON YOUR ARM)

Before you arrive:Write the local legal support hotline number on your arm in permanent marker. In many cities, National Lawyers Guild (NLG) chapters will operate hotlines and send legal observers.

Say: “I am exercising my right to remain silent. I want a lawyer.”

Ask: “Am I being detained or am I free to go?”

If detained, remain silent.

If not, walk away calmly.

Legal observers (often in green hats/vests) are there to document police behavior — not to represent you legally. You can notify them if you witness abuse or misconduct.

WHAT TO BRING

Pack like you’re staying awhile and planning for anything:

Water and snacks

Face mask, hand sanitizer, and sunscreen

Phone with passcode lock (NOT Face ID/fingerprint)

External battery pack

Cash (for food, transit, emergencies)

Printed emergency contacts

Comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate clothing

Goggles or saline drops (in case of tear gas, depending on region)

Don’t bring:

Weapons (or anything that could be construed as one)

Illegal substances

Anything you wouldn’t want seized or photographed by law enforcement

STAY SAFE, STAY CALM, STAY NON-VIOLENT

Stick together. Stay with your group. Have a plan if separated.

Avoid confrontation. Ignore counter-protesters and agitators.

Film what matters. You have the legal right to record public events, including police activity — but don’t interfere.

De-escalate when possible. Your goal is to be heard, not baited.

Watch your surroundings. Know where you are and how to exit if needed.

If arrested:

Don’t resist.

Don’t talk beyond name and birthdate.

Wait for a lawyer.

Don’t sign anything without legal counsel.

PROTECT YOUR DATA

Phones are tools — and vulnerabilities.

Turn off Face ID and fingerprint unlock. Use a passcode.

Consider airplane mode during risky moments.

Back up photos/videos or use live stream apps like Instagram or Twitch to preserve footage.

Use encrypted messaging apps like Signal.

RESOURCES BY REGION

While every city differs, these national orgs often have local chapters or partners at major protests:

National Lawyers Guild: nlg.org

ACLU: aclu.org/know-your-rights

Mutual Aid Networks: Search “[Your City] Mutual Aid”

Bail Funds Directory: bailfunds.github.io

Legal Hotlines: Often listed on local protest pages or announced by organizers day-of

TRANSPORT + ACCESSIBILITY

Plan ahead: Some roads and transit lines may close or reroute.

Carpool or take transit when possible.

If you need ADA accommodations, contact local organizers in advance or ask staff at arrival points.

THIS IS BIGGER THAN A MARCH

This isn’t just a protest. It’s a warning flare — and a promise. That we won’t stand by while our rights are stripped. That we won’t let apathy win. That we see what’s happening — and we’re not afraid to raise hell, peacefully and powerfully.

So come prepared.

Come together.

And don’t let them scare you into silence.

Stay safe. Stay loud.

04/05/2025

MASSIVE NATIONWIDE ACTION TODAY‼️

On Saturday, April 5 citizens will be protesting in cities across all 50 States from Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco, as well as cities in countries around the world joining them in solidarity.

Organized by groups like Indivisible and MoveOn, organizers say what makes "Hands Off!" unique is “its grassroots energy and scale. From small towns to major cities, Americans are uniting to resist policies they feel prioritize corporate interests over ordinary citizens. Organizers hope this momentum will influence Congress ahead of key votes on voting rights and economic reforms.”

03/22/2025

Standing in Solidarity with Palestine! 🇵🇸🫶

We have a responsibility to each other. We all have the choice to help build a healthier, more sustainable, more peaceful future for people and planet.

So we stand up and we speak out…

We speak out for the Palestinian people. We speak out for the Jewish people. We speak out for our black and brown brothers and sisters. We speak out for the immigrants and the refugees. We are all part of the same human family. We all have blood that is the same color. We all come from the same original DNA.

We are all more alike than not… we love and care about the people in our lives and the communities we are part of… we have hopes and dreams and desires for the future.

When we stand up and speak out for each other, we are standing up and speaking out for us all.

As Martin Niemöller said:

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

Together we can change the world.