New members - let's get to know each other!

[Connect the Dots]

Hello Connectionist Community,

As we gain new members, I'd like to encourage you all the introduce yourselves to each other.  Please post about who you are and why you are here.  I for one would love to know more about you!  

I'll start - I live in LA, I do national prevention work with the CA Coalition Against Sexual Assault (preventconnect.org), and my partner Roy is a musician (www.wearethematerial.com, https://www.facebook.com/Thematerialmusic).  I'm also an identical twin.  I'm here because I know that together we can realize a peaceful and just world for all!  I co-founded Connect the Dots (CtD) with Stacia Mesleh.  You of course know that you can learn more about CtD at connectthedotsmovement.com.  My twitter is @ashleymaier.  CtD's twitter is @ctdmovement and Facebook is facebook.com/ctdmovement.

Your turn,

Ashley

[Feminist Agenda]

Hi Everyone!
We are Feminist Agenda PDX (Amber + Katie) from Portland, OR.  We work for Mercy Corps & the Oregon Food Bank and volunteer for a few different organizations around town.  We are both vegetarians & obsessive cat lovers (with 5 cats between the two of us) and are passionate about connecting feminism to other social justice movements.  Oppression against women, communities of color, the environment, animals, etc is still oppression!
Glad to be here!
Amber

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[Erin FAIRCHILD]

Hi, Everyone!

My name is Erin Fairchild, and I work for the Multnomah County Domestic Violence Coordination Office, coordinating a federally funded grant project called the Defending Childhood Initiative. We are working with systems and communities to help all of us better recognize, respond to and prevent children's exposure to multiple forms of violence. I started social justice work in the DV community about 12 years ago, and I am a social worker focused on childhood trauma and social/emotional well-being. I believe that parenting can be revolutionary. One of the many reasons I work with systems to improve supports for children and families is because I believe that social change can be advanced when more children are raised in loving, nurturing homes and communities where their basic needs are met. Compassion begets compassion. I don't eat factory farmed animals, I love my cats and chickens, I believe that my well-being is directly connected to the well-being of the humans and animals of the world, etc. etc. The Connect The Dots philosophy resonates with me, because I believe that all oppressions and systems of domination are connected -- and that we are all stronger together when standing up to injustice. I believe in the human capacity for good. I love words. I love makeup. I love music and dancing. I love fashion. I love popcorn. I love the triumph of the human spirit and Friday Night Lights. I'm sure there's more to me, but there you go!

Erin

Erin Fairchild, MSW

Defending Childhood Initiative Coordinator

Multnomah County DV Coordination Office

503-988-4995

erin.fairchild@multco.us

"Even a fist was once an open palm with fingers." -Yehuda Amichai

[Caitlin Herckenrath]

Hi guys! I'm Caitlin. I've been vegetarian for exactly a year today. I only bake vegan, and use Earth Balance, soy yoghurt & cheese most of the time, and only drink almond and other nut / soy milks. I love it!

I hope to meet you all soon. This connectionist philosophy very much resonates with me.

erin.fa...@multco.us