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When Emilia Sykes became an Ohio legislator, she had trouble getting in the statehouse. Security often searched & questioned her while white lobbyists & aides walked in freely. One day she asked the officer why he wouldn’t let her in. “You don’t look like a state legislator.”
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Sykes always knew representation matters. Growing up as a dancer, she saw the diverse bodies of the Alvin Ailey troupe, letting her know she could grace the stage too. But in the portraits lining the halls of Ohio's statehouse, it was clear white men had long held that space.
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But now, as the House minority leader of the most diverse Democratic caucus in Ohio history, Sykes is leading the agenda, helping pass more bills in her first year than were passed in the previous two sessions combined.
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1. Press Statement: #WESEEYOU to appear in Court on Friday, 2 October 2020
30 September 2020
We are a group of seven queer activists and artists who have been occupying a mansion in Camps Bay for just under two weeks. #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground
30 September 2020
We are a group of seven queer activists and artists who have been occupying a mansion in Camps Bay for just under two weeks. #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground
2. We are here in protest of many issues, that are layered, complex & nuanced - as are our identities as queer people, and as those who have historically been divided by race and class. we have connected across struggle because we are in solidarity
3. we believe in justice, dignity, collective healing and our historical right to be allowed safe space in beautiful areas that we have historically been displaced from, areas we still would never be able to live in. #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground
1. @TriangleOrg and @GenderDynamix put out a joint statement on facebook in solidarity with our occupation. #weseeyou #takeupspace #webelonghere #holdyourground
2 As organisations, we deal with the real consequences of homelessness, formal unemployment and housing insecurity which affects everyone in SA and especially affects people who are queer, trans womxn who are sex workers, and LGBTQI+ people who are from other countries in Africa.
3. We support actions that raise awareness about...income inequality in...one of the world’s most unequal countries... This is...why we have supported movements that..address inequality: @ReclaimCT, @NdifunaUkwazi & (those who) advocate for the rights of sex workers and migrants
Thank you for all the messages of support. The rental company that manages the mansion we are occupying has threatened to involve the police despite the fact that evictions are currently still illegal.
#weseeyou
#takeupspace
#webelonghere
#occupyhome
#holdyourground
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#takeupspace
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#occupyhome
#holdyourground
We must reject this perception of occupiers that invites violence on people simply in need of homes.
If you connect with our cause and would like to show your solidarity to us and others like us, please mention us in your stories, @ the page, share our posts to ensure that we and other occupiers in this city are kept safe.
Today we’re hosting our very first virtual We Are EMILY celebration!
Over the next two days, we’re excited to be joined by so many of the incredible pro-choice Democratic women who have changed the course of history over the last 35 years.
Follow along to celebrate with us!
Over the next two days, we’re excited to be joined by so many of the incredible pro-choice Democratic women who have changed the course of history over the last 35 years.
Follow along to celebrate with us!
Since EMILY’s List was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985, we’ve gone from 13 Democratic women in Congress to 105.
We’ve seen the first Black woman elected to the Senate, the first Madam Speaker of the U.S. House, and we’ve seen multiple women run for president.
We’ve seen the first Black woman elected to the Senate, the first Madam Speaker of the U.S. House, and we’ve seen multiple women run for president.
And we’re just getting started!
