Last weekend I was lucky enough to meet Joy Liu, Certified Level 2 Trainer with Financial Gym. I found her presentation inspiring and insightful. It made me realized that most of the financial planning advice I have read, or heard has comes from men. The advice and information Joy gave was different from what I have read other places. It has really stuck with me, so I went … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Joy Liu, Certified Trainer with Financial Gym
TWP Interviews
The Womxn Project interview series started when the organization did! It was our way of keeping the topic of Reproductive Freedom and Justice in the public as well as through the voices of different folx in the State of Rhode Island and beyond. The series has since moved into an audio format with Pie-Corner Talks, by Jennifer Rourke for The Womxn Project.
RI’s Senator Gayle Goldin Goes to Kavanaugh Hearings
The Woman Project was proud to see Senator Gayle Goldin live tweeting from the Kavanaugh hearings. As the lead Senator sponsor of the Reproductive Health Care Act in the Senate, she is one of our state's biggest protectors of Roe. Follow her on twitter and check out her updates yesterday from D.C. @gaylegoldin. After her time in the fateful hearing room, we wanted to ask her … [Read more...] about RI’s Senator Gayle Goldin Goes to Kavanaugh Hearings
TWP Interviews: TIARA MACK, activist and educator
The Woman Project has traveled with Tiara Mack for different abortion rights event and sat down with her to focus on her work and voice in our ongoing series, TWP Interviews. 1. Hi Tiara, please tell us about yourself. I am an educator and activist raised in the south (North of Atlanta and Columbia, SC). I moved to Providence to attend Brown University in 2012 and fell in … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: TIARA MACK, activist and educator
TWP Interviews: KIERSTEN MAREK, clinical social worker & feminist philanthropy publisher
The Woman Project met and interviewed a seasoned reporter Kiersten Marek, a Cranston, RI resident working between physical/mental health as well as feminist reporter. 1. We are curious about who you are and what kind of work that you do; would you tell us a bit about yourself? I'm a clinical social worker by day and a feminist philanthropy publisher by night. I … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: KIERSTEN MAREK, clinical social worker & feminist philanthropy publisher
TWP Interviews: David Cazares, Policy Student & Community Activist
The Woman Project met David Cazares at the Senate Judiciary Hearing for the Reproductive Health Care Act of 2018. We followed up with him on where he is in Rhode Island and his continued relationship to the issue of access to reproductive health care for all. 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself as well as including the kind of work that you do. I am … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: David Cazares, Policy Student & Community Activist
TWP Interviews: BRITTANNY TAYLOR, Photographer, Activist, Organizer
Photographer, organizer, and activist Brittanny Taylor speaks to The Woman Project on her perspective of reproductive freedom in Rhode Island. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself? My name is Brittanny Taylor and I am born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. I am a lifestyle photographer (https://brittannytaylor.com/) and social media consultant for small business … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: BRITTANNY TAYLOR, Photographer, Activist, Organizer
TWP Interviews: Allison Cole, Illustrator, artist and teacher
Allison Cole, Illustrator, Artist, and Teacher 1. How long have you been a resident of Rhode Island and what do you do for a living here? I have lived in RI since 1999, when I moved here to attend the Rhode Island School of Design. I fell in love with Providence and the creative community here, and decided to stay. I work as an illustrator and artist, I teach as an adjunct … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Allison Cole, Illustrator, artist and teacher
TWP Interviews: Agata Pelka & Ashley Gray from The Center for Reproductive Rights Reaches Out to Rhode Island
The Woman Project had a strong showing at the State House for our rally calling for an emergency session. The reality of this issue is that it is bigger than just RI. The following series of questions were shared with Ashley Gray, State Advocacy Adviser and Agata Pelka, State Legislative Council for the Center for Reproductive Rights. They co-shared answering these … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Agata Pelka & Ashley Gray from The Center for Reproductive Rights Reaches Out to Rhode Island
TWP Interviews: Ange Strom-Weber, Activist & Teacher
Ange Strom-Weber, Activist & Teacher Please tell us a little bit about yourself as well as including the kind of work that you do? My name is Ange Strom-Weber and I live in Providence with my girlfriend, who I keep forgetting to call my fiancee! I work at Wheeler School, mostly in administration. I went to Wheeler myself as a high schooler, and I loved it enough to come … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Ange Strom-Weber, Activist & Teacher
TWP Interviews: Ally Coll Steele, President & Cofounder of The Purple Campaign
Ally Coll Steele is a graduate of Harvard Law School with experience at the intersection of law, policy and politics. She draws from her work on policy reform in both the U.S. House and Senate, legal education on women’s issues, and experience serving in leadership positions on numerous federal campaigns to help the Purple Campaign achieve lasting change. Can … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Ally Coll Steele, President & Cofounder of The Purple Campaign
TWP Interviews: Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
Barry Schiller took our interview questions and this is his response and story: My wife and I are long time supporters of reproductive freedom. I got into it when after an oblivious, sheltered live-at-home undergrad experience, I moved to California in the early 60s where the sexual revolution had begun. I was shocked to learn someone I knew had to go to seedy Tijuana for an … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Professor Emeritus of Mathematics Barry Schiller, Rhode Island College
TWP Interviews: “Sincerely Em,” Em Underation, Ohio Resident says the “threat is real”
Em Underation, the woman behind “Sincerely, Em," (thesincerelyemblog.com) a blog and podcast about the struggles of adulthood and navigating through the things that weigh us down. Em is also an Ohio resident, former Ohio State House Staffer, current graduate student and Program Manager at the Ohio State University Most of our readers probably just want to know, what is it … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: “Sincerely Em,” Em Underation, Ohio Resident says the “threat is real”
TWP Interviews | Halima Ibrahim; Teen artist, author, and activist
1. How long have you been a resident of Rhode Island and tell us a bit about yourself please. Besides being born in California, I’ve lived in Rhode Island most of my life. I attended Pre-k to 1st grade here until my family decided to move to Egypt to help my father’s family after my grandfather passed away. We lived in Cairo for about 2 years, before coming back to RI in … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews | Halima Ibrahim; Teen artist, author, and activist
TWP Interviews: Lanna Nawa, Business Owner of Impact Everything
1. How long have you been a resident of Rhode Island and what do you do for a living here? I moved here in December 2017 to launch Impact Everything at 297 Thayer Street. Impact Everything is a store that empowers people to make an impact with every purchase. We hit 12 causes that affect the U.S. and countries around the world. 2. TWP has been working to pass a bill that … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Lanna Nawa, Business Owner of Impact Everything
TWP Interviews: Mary Ann Sorrentino, RI’s Reproductive Freedom Fighter
Those who watched your testimony at the State House (April 10 in support of the Reproductive Health Care Act) saw the Mary Ann Sorrentino that so many Rhode Islanders know so well – fiery, impassioned, quick-witted, and an unapologetic advocate for women. Many women we work with feel uncomfortable and out-of-place in the male-dominated culture at the State House. Q. How do … [Read more...] about TWP Interviews: Mary Ann Sorrentino, RI’s Reproductive Freedom Fighter