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Fighting for Equitable Policies
Colleen Butler Colleen Butler

Fighting for Equitable Policies

I want my family to have access to healthcare so we don’t lose any more loved ones unnecessarily, and I want that for you too. We deserve it. We can afford it. We can and should have a voice in decisions. We must imagine another way is possible and begin to co-create that new future together.


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The Truth is the Light: Creating an honest portrait of who we have been, so we can build the world we seek to become
Mia Williams Mia Williams

The Truth is the Light: Creating an honest portrait of who we have been, so we can build the world we seek to become

At the nINA Collective, we believe that it is critical to continue to uplift the truth - no matter how unpleasant - for the purpose of justice and liberation. There is no way to move forward without acknowledging the truth of our past. As we move into a new administration, we call for more opportunities to learn the truth, to engage our history, and to shape a narrative that allows our country to live into our potential as a diverse multiracial democracy. As nINA Director, Jacquie Boggess, often heard her grandmother say - and has in turn shared with us many times -  “the truth is the light.”

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“The idea that we all have the same life is false. Race, Class, and Gender come together to shape the life chances of people in different ways.”

KIMBERLÉ CRENSHAW