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“These are facts that are important for every LDS woman to know. It’s amazing that these aren’t currently part of the legacy of what it means to be an LDS woman. Very few people know these facts.” — Neylan McBaine, co-founder and CEO of @BetterDays2020

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“We can be good stewards just by living gospel principles.” — Shannon Ellsworth with @LDSEarthSteward

#MWEGconf #environment #sustainability #gogreen #savetheplanet #environmentalism Image
The essence of Amy Dott Harmer's #MWEGconf presentation: “Refugees: Hunker & Bunker or Tend & Befriend” Image
"The government mandate was that anyone with 1/16th 'Japanese blood' had to be locked up. I’m half-Japanese, and my children are a quarter. What would it have been like, as military trucks packed me and my husband and 4 children off to live for months in a single horse stall?" Image
"People living in a historic moment do not 'feel historic.' The score of small choices constantly at hand just feels like everyday life, like common sense: what to do on the coming weekend, ... whom to invite in, whose problems to make one’s own." — Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye
"When two people with different worldviews form a relationship, the relationship itself can become the basis for something new. Relationships create trust. If I care about someone, I am more likely to view their experience as valuable and their worldview as valid." Image
“Spend time with people who are different from you. We all need people in our lives to check our assumptions, to show us our blind spots, to remind us that every person has worth and dignity and the purpose of life is not to be correct, but to be good." — Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye
Three cheers for the three superstar mayors from our panel this afternoon! They lead with strength and grace. @dawnmama6 @julienesss and Jenney Rees

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Psychologist Veronika Tait knows the reality of burnout and empathic distress in the age of the 24 hr news cycle. "We do vigils and protests and write letters and you get this sense that you’re making progress, just to have things get worse. It starts to feel overwhelming."
"When I engage with someone else’s suffering over and over and over, it can have a number of pitfalls. Three common responses to this suffering are burnout, empathic distress, and secondary trauma." — Veronika Tait on dealing with the 24/hr news cycle.

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How do we guard against the burnout from over-engaging in others' suffering? Veronika’s favorite type of meditation is #compassionmeditation, or #lovingkindness meditation.

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"Be understanding of yourself." — Veronika Tait Image
“Be mindful of when you’re ruminating, getting these negative thoughts that repeat over and over.” — Psychologist Veronika Tait

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Heather Sundahl has written dozens of op-eds. “It is not as hard as you think. Just get started. Writing really can change the world. But just as important, it can change you.”

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Our friends Tamu Smith, LaShawn Williams, and Alexis Janique Bradley ("three black moms") shared powerful and eye-opening messages about #engagement, #advocacy, and #inclusion in their families' schools and communities.

"School is a place where #relationships matter."

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When advocating for minority kids in schools, "the small things that we do matter... Engage where you can." @DrLaShawndotcom

#MWEGconf #advocacy #inclusion #relationshipsmatter #engage
Hundreds of women were enriched today at the #MWEGconf. And it's not too late to take part (check out our member portal for videos!).

"We know that the world is a better place because each of you are making your way courageously and imperfectly through it." — Emma Petty Addams Image

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May 29, 2021
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM MWEG ON THE JAN 6 COMMISSION
On Jan. 6, 2021, violent insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol with the stated intent to subvert the democratically manifested will of the American people and stop the peaceful transition of power.
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These unprecedented events caused irreparable harm. Amid the throng of insurrectionists, several lost their lives and hundreds were injured. Slow law enforcement and military response exposed national security risks, fractured citizens' trust, and weakened our nation.
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Yesterday the Capitol was the site of a quieter and perhaps more lasting assault. Rejecting good faith efforts on the part of Democratic leadership to construct a bipartisan investigative commission, GOP leadership and 35 senators effectually sided with the insurrectionists.
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Nov 21, 2020
@mattdizwhitlock Quick reminder: our faith has a lay clergy & spiritual credentialing isn't a thing. Messages of faith aren't legitimized through attendance in 1 hour classes in HS (you) or by earning 2 Masters and a PhD from the prestigious Union Seminary (@ReverendWarnock) 1/8
People of good faith have a right to share their beliefs regardless. God doesn’t care about degrees. And disqualifying someone from political service because your interpretation of their beliefs doesn’t align with yours is an act of bad faith. Both religiously and politically 2/8
This pernicious technique has regularly been applied to members of our own faith. It is toxic. But perhaps worse, it has historically been used to disqualify Black Americans. It was regularly used against MLK. 3/8
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Oct 13, 2020
You've heard of #QAnon. But do you know what it's all about?
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So why has QAnon amassed a following? Its believers feel disenfranchised & think they're insiders in an information war. It harnesses fears and creates a sense of community. Some women link their maternal call to protect the innocent with Q's anti-child-trafficking messaging.
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QAnon IS dangerous. Followers have been arrested for violence and have spread racist/anti-Semitic rhetoric. Q has hindered human rights/public health efforts by perpetuating myths. QAnon erodes a sense of shared truth and values, causing cynicism, division, and disengagement.
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Oct 13, 2020
Make sure each eligible voter in your social circle:

1. is registered to vote.
2. has a voter plan.
3. is prepared to be an informed #PrincipledVoter.

That is far more effective than this "doomscrolling" situation happening on here.

#GrowYourVote, not your eye strain.
It's as simple as this:
"Hey Stacy, I was just wanting to check in. I remember you had moved over the summer. Did you get your voter registration updated? This link will help you check your registration. p2a.co/XxqPyzb/voter-…
I just checked mine too!"
You can also call up your old college roommate who says "politics isn't for me" and talk about the issues that matter to you. Help them see how policy impacts their lives and those around them. Do they care about education policy? Clean air? Racial injustice?
Talk to them.
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Oct 2, 2020
Thanks @LizMair! Exciting to see MWEG in the New York Times.
For the first time in our lives, women of our faith have the opportunity to have an impact in a national election create a more expansive political environment within our communities. nytimes.com/2020/10/02/opi…
Executive Director, @EmmaMWEG, said “While our members fall all over the political spectrum, we have found that many continue to become more frustrated with rhetoric and policies from this president’s administration and how it doesn’t match their values.”
Being frustrated with our political system is simply not enough. Our #GrowYourVote toolkit is explicitly designed to help you amplify your voice and find other principled voters in your communities. Sometimes democracy is easy, right now it is hard.
mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/grow-your-vote
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Sep 30, 2020
Are you tired of scrolling on here and reading another of the same hot takes of last night's debate? We get it. We find that too many of us disengage from real action during times of information overload. So we have a way to help channel your anxiety over election season....
Last night, step one of the #GrowYourVote campaign launched. It's simple.
1. Click on this link. mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/grow-your-vote
2. Download the tracking sheets.
3. Download the part 1 guide.

Follow the directions and watch your political power grow.
Our guide is filled with resources to identify people you know who need a last-minute reminder to register to vote or *update* registration (we're lookin at you, college kids). We will provide ideas for effective social media engagement and how to partner within your community.
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