Courage is Contagious!

The webmaster at Case Western University was told to remove 3 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion pages from the school’s website. She refused. #resist #resistance #diversity #equality #equity #inclusion #Courage

https://www.ideastream.org/government-politics/2025-04-14/webmaster-told-to-remove-dei-pages-from-cwru-site-she-refused

On this Day in Social Security History:

#SocialSecurityat90 
#StrongerTogether

4/21/1950 In an important milestone in the long legislative processes that led to the final Medicare act, in H.R. 12580 was passed.https://www.ssa.gov/history/corningchap4.html

4/21/1950 A hearing was held on H.R. 7873 which would authorize the construction of a building costing $11,500,000 for the Baltimore SSA offices. https://books.google.com/books/about/Buildings_for_the_Bureau_of_Old_Age_and.html?id=V1cvAAAAMAAJ

4/21/1983 President Reagan signed legislation that changed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) bend point.
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p21.html

4/21/1995 “That was the first time that the employees had seen each other since the explosion,” according to Area Director Dick Allen. https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/June1995.pdf

4/21/1995 Robert M. Ball issues the report on the Social Security Advisory Council Meetings on April 21 and April 22.
https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/adcouncil/adcouncil_intro.html and https://www.ssa.gov/history/adviseb.html

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More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #heatlhcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

The Ripple Effect of Equity Championing equity doesn’t just change one life—it transforms families, communities, and generations. Let’s create lasting, positive change together. #RDI #RainbowDiversityInstitute #Equity #Inclusion #Diversity #CommunityImpact #GenerationalChange

From: blenderdumbass . org

The main issue with freeing the kids, is that kids cannot vote. This is not un-doable. With slaves, slaves could not vote. But there were enough non-slaves that agreed that slaves should be freed. So it passed through. With women rights until some point in time women couldn't vote too. But there were e...

Read or listen: https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/equal_rights_to_kids

Crossref sponsors are local partners helping reduce barriers to participation. In 2024 alone, we welcomed new sponsors from Bangladesh (our first GEM sponsor), China, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Türkiye. These organizations help provide local language support, manage fees in local currency, and offer tailored technical help—making membership more practical and affordable. Details here: https://doi.org/10.64000/4h22q-pc287 #Metadata #equity

Tipping isn't just etiquette—it's equity.

As an RDN + public systems leader, I see tipping as a micro-behavior that supports dignity, fair wages, and food system resilience.

Let’s lead with values—even in everyday choices.

#RDNsLead #FoodSystems #Equity #TippingCulture https://www.allrecipes.com/how-much-should-you-tip-11695066

On this Day in Social Security History:

#SocialSecurityat90 
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4/20/1892 Abraham Epstein, a prominent economist and social justice advocate was born. Epstein is the person generally recognized as introducing the phrase “social security.” https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v55n1/v55n1p63.pdf

4/20/1938 The Special Senate Committee to Investigate Unemployment and Relief recommended the transfer of the United States Employment Service from the Department of Labor to the Social Security Board. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/579059

4/20/1948 The Social Security Act was amended to exclude certain newspaper and magazine vendors from coverage under old-age and survivors insurance. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v11n7/v11n7p3.pdf

4/20/1961 By a vote of 399 to 14, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6027, the Social Security Amendments of 1961.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v24n9/v24n9p3.pdf

4/20/1983 President Reagan signed into law the Social Security Amendments of 1983. https://www.ssa.gov/history/reaganstmts.html#1983 (video: https://youtu.be/6cBntY2od0o)
https://www.ssa.gov/history/taxationofbenefits.html, https://www.ssa.gov/history/1983amend2.html, https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p1.html

More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #heatlhcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

On this Day in Social Security History:

hashtag#SocialSecurityat90
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Remembering the 168 hard working civil servants (including 16 SSA employees) who made the ultimate sacrifice at their duty stations on, April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. CST, when our nation experienced a profound tragedy in the terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoma City Bombing - A Survivor's Story:
https://youtu.be/wZ9POQYO1ao

More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

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On this Day in Social Security History:

#SocialSecurityat90 
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4/19/1935 The Social Security Bill (H.R. 7260) was passed by the House of Representatives, by a vote of 372 yeas, 33 nays, 2 present, and 25 not voting. https://www.ssa.gov/history/tally.html Congressional record: https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/h419.pdf

4/19/1939 The Unemployment Compensation Amendment authorizing the annual appropriation of $80 million for grants to States for unemployment compensation administration was approved by the President. https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_Unemployment_Tax_Act_(1939)

4/19/1950 The act for the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi tribes of Indians approved. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v13n6/v13n6p8.pdf

4/19/1969 The central office staff of the Bureau of Federal Credit Unions completed its move to 1325 K Street, N.W. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v32n5/v32n5p23.pdf

4/19/1991 Lou Enoff became SSA's first Principal Deputy Commissioner. https://www.ssa.gov/history/enoff.html

4/19/1995 The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was bombed, killing 168 individuals, including 16 SSA employees.
https://www.ssa.gov/history/okc1.html

More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

The monthly mtg of the DLF Committee on #equity and #inclusion is a welcoming space to discuss supporting #libraries, #DEIA work, and each other in this challenging time. DM me for details about the next mtg on Apr 28th. https://wiki.diglib.org/Committee_for_Equity_and_Inclusion

The more inclusive we are, the more powerful our impact becomes.

Why is inclusivity important? It drives innovation, strengthens teams, expands reach, and promotes equity.

What are some ways you promote inclusivity in your daily life? Pin your ideas!

On this Day in Social Security History:

#SocialSecurityat90 
#StrongerTogether

"This bill exempts the farmer, exempts casuals, and exempts domestics, because the amount of the tax would be inconsiderable and its collection would be such a nuisance and cause such a clamor ..." - Rep. Fred Vinson (D-KY) during House floor during debate on the Social Security Act April 17, 1935 https://www.ssa.gov/history/hquotes2.html

4/17/1952 Supervision fees paid by Federal credit unions increased under the terms of Public Law 322. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-66/pdf/STATUTE-66-Pg62.pdf

4/17/1962 Robert M. Ball was sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n3/v68n3p67.html

4/17/1996 H.R. 3266, "Bipartisan Welfare Reform Act of 1996" was introduced. Although the bill was not enacted into law, similar goals and themes were enacted in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/3266
 
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #heatlhcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

When a president defies #scotus it’s not just about one issue. It’s not just about immigration. It’s about power. It’s about the death of democracy — one defiance at a time.

We have co-equal branches of government for a reason. If we let one man ignore the rule of law, what’s next? Our voting rights? Our freedoms?

This is bigger than politics. It’s about the foundation of our country. Don’t sit quietly and watch it crumble. Use your voice. Flood your representatives. Demand they stand up for US.

Here’s how you can take action NOW:

Find your House Rep
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Find your Senator
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Call and email them — daily
Tell them: Uphold the Constitution. No one is above the law.

Your silence is compliance. Do not comply.

whether pink or blue
or endless shades of the two
we are all human

#dailyhaikuprompt - pink
#mastoprompt - #androgynous

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/pink-abstract-art-newness-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

The wisdom of plants
Most are androgynous
Some are androgenous
Few are purely female
Nature is not biased
So why are we?

*Ginkgos are androgenous.

#dailyhaikuprompt - pink
#mastoprompt - #androgynous

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mosaic-ginkgo-leaf-wisdom-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

Diversity and Inclusion - Harvard University
Boost and support.

Also, boost and support DEI in that little community college in your town and so on.

#DEI #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion

https://www.harvard.edu/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

I rarely have rice now because of arsenic. Was really hoping to hear that I was over reacting. #climatecrisis #publichealth #equity https://slrpnk.net/post/20937511

This pediatrician was studying familes facing #FoodInsecurity and #housing insecurity. #NIH just cancelled his grant, claiming “Research programs based primarily on artificial and non-scientific categories, including amorphous #equity objectives, are antithetical to the scientific inquiry." The researcher calls bullshit. https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/nih-grants-funding-terminated-health-equity-research-wrong/
#children

Inclusion means ensuring everyone feels valued, respected, and supported, regardless of background or identity. It's about creating spaces where everyone can thrive.