We must always remember that women have not and are not always safe in the public theater of protest and demonstration, whether on the streets or in digital spaces—where violence and harassment are often anonymous, faceless and unaccountable.
Author: Rebecca Altamirano
Rebecca Padnos Altamirano co-founded Tangelo, Inc., an innovation lab and venture studio in Silicon Valley. She co-authored the book Be The Change: Reinventing School for Student Success. Rebecca earned her BA from Wellesley College and her master’s degree from Stanford University. As a Thomas J. Watson Fellow, she traveled throughout South America, where she met her husband. They live together in Menlo Park, California with their four children.
Signs of Change in the March for Our Lives
Event organizers expect up to half a million people to fill the streets of Washington, D.C. this Saturday at the March for Our Lives in support of school safety and laws to reduce gun violence. The event, scheduled to start in front of the White House, will be led by the teenage survivors of the mass […]