Feb 09, 2024
February is Black Historical past Month and we’re celebrating by way of amplifying Black voices, celebrating Black pioneers in animal welfare, and exploring the tactics our group is honoring this month. And we wish our APA! group to enroll in in with us on finding out one thing new and honoring the deep and wealthy Black historical past in order that we might proceed to transport towards a extra equitable long run.
We’ll replace this weblog all over the month so bookmark this web page and you should definitely take a look at again in to peer new tactics you’ll take part in Black Historical past Month!
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Practice our social media! Each and every week, we’ll put up a few Black pioneer in animal welfare.
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Take a look at Do512’s calendar highlighting alternatives to have interaction with and possibly be told one thing new about Black historical past.
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Beef up Black-owned companies! Take a look at Black Makers Marketplace (and provides their social media a observe) and Do512’s checklist of Black Owned Companies right here.
- Concentrate to Human Animal Beef up Carrier’s podcast, Folks, Pets, and Goal hosted by way of Diaz Dixon, Maddie’s® Guide for Exterior Affairs and Partnerships.
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This episode interviews Kassidi Jones, a tender Black girl who has a wildly well-liked Instagram account the place she stocks observations and insights to assist transfer racism out of the puppy group.
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And this episode interviews Vincent Medley who serves because the Maddie’s® Director of Human Animal Beef up Services and products. He speaks to his over twenty years of serving within the animal welfare house, giving a good recount of his observations of systematic injustices and the stairs he’s taken to make the ones adjustments.