Marketer/communicator/singer-musician w/ passion 4 client experience design, social/environmental justice, law, feminism, music, people & food. Opinions my own.
Boston, MA and New York
Joined June 2008
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Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
How do we achieve social justice? Protect #HumanRrights.
Protecting rights requires investing in civil society activism.
👇🏾 New report on LGBT advocacy
arcusfoundation.org/blog/soc…
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
#ZeroDiscriminationDay comes in the wake of a landmark UN resolution calling on all nations to host truly fair and inclusive elections. But what exactly does this mean for the global fight against anti-#LGBTQ discrimination?
@OutRightIntl breaks it down: outrightinternational.org/UN…
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
Many LGBTQ+ people face ongoing racism and homophobia while enduring long wait times from a neglectful U.S. immigration system. T and S—two Jamaican, lesbian migrants—shared about their harrowing experience waiting in Tijuana:
ow.ly/ts8s50HCWLl
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Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
The #Arcus20 annual report is now available!
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, our latest report reflects on the hard-fought achievements of the past two decades—and the crucial #conservation work that remains to be done.
Check it out: 2020.arcusfoundation.org/
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
The #Arcus20 annual report is now available!
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, our latest report reflects on the hard-fought achievements of the past two decades—and the crucial #socialjustice work that remains to be done.
Check it out: 2020.arcusfoundation.org/
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
A fancy NY restaurant has a $25/hour minimum wage, paid time off and health insurance.
To pay for it, they raised prices 30%. Their business dropped 0%.
It's amazing how many businesses refuse to even try this
news.yahoo.com/nyc-restauran…
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
According to a new study, mountain gorillas will lose 90 percent of their range due to climate change, growing human populations, and land-use changes. bit.ly/2SVpft3
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
"Our stories are begging to be told."
Starting today: @LGBTQWSurvey invites all U.S. #LGBTQ women to make their voices heard in a first-ever national community survey. #Pride2021
Learn more and take the survey: lgbtqwomensurvey.org/
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There has never been a national survey dedicated to collecting data about LGBTQ+ women.
Until today.
Finish out #PrideMonth by taking the National LGBTQ+ Women*s Community Survey and contributing to our groundbreaking research!
lgbtqwomensurvey.org/survey
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
How can we mitigate the effects of the killing, capture, and trade of endangered #apes? Top #conservation experts will explore this question on May 11
discussing the latest #StateoftheApes report from @arcusgreatapes.
Register now: arcus.link/SotA-4-Webinar
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
Our #StateoftheApes Vol. IV webinar is just a week away! Join leading #conservation experts to explore the factors driving the hunting & trade of #endangered apes, the impact these practices have on the spread of zoonotic disease, & more.
Register today: arcus.link/SotA-4-Webinar
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
"Seventy-four percent of people held in jails have not been convicted of a crime. Technically speaking, these people are “inmates” because of their physical location. But 'inmate' is dangerously imprecise because it is widely perceived as an assignment of guilt."
New: Journalism is a discipline of clarity. That’s why we’ve updated our rules for describing people who are in prison or jail. trib.al/SsOnoNm
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
THREAD: A federal court just affirmed a *9 year* prison sentence for a blind man in Los Angeles for failing to inform authorities supervising him "within five working days" that he had become homeless. (1)
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
New Yorkers are known for respecting each other's differences. We tell it like it is - and we unite in times of crisis.
Which is why I'm asking ex-New Yorkers living in Florida: Please vote for the guy from Delaware. hrld.us/3kjY9En
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
This convention is targeted to one voter: Donald Trump. The whole convention is to make his lonely soul feel affirmed.
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
‘When I grow up, I want to be a Supreme Court judge’ — George Floyd’s 2nd grade teacher revealed an assignment of his from 38 years ago describing his hopes for the future
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
ICYMI: On Tuesday, after 50+ days of imprisonment without trial or a bail hearing, the 19 #LGBTQ residents of @UgandaCosf charged with violating COVID-19 lockdown rules were released after tireless legal advocacy from @HRAPF_Uganda. 76crimes.com/2020/05/19/day-…
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
"We at Arcus are deeply concerned about the immediate & longer-term impacts of #COVID19 on people & nonhuman animals, & want to assure our grantees & partners that we will do everything possible to continue our support & partnership." Our full message: arcus.link/covid19statement
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
China is closing its wildlife markets. Let’s make it permanent. @TheWCS ow.ly/KWvk50zjnMf
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
Missed our webinar on Transgender Inclusion w/ @NCRosenstone? No you didn’t! Watch the replay: youtu.be/mCs0FM1VVHs #ComNetLive
Bryan Eric Simmons retweeted
"It was hard to hear the rain over the music. It was hard to worry because it was just rain. Then there was the unmistakable sound of breaking glass and screaming." Excellent reporting from @rhersher and Ryan Kellman @nprscience : apps.npr.org/ellicott-city/ #ClimateChange #flooding