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From the organizers:

The virtual world once felt like it could shape a different future—one more democratic and equitable. But capitalism—as well as its siblings, including racism and sexism—are turning digital spaces into the same corporatized, white- and male-dominated ones we’ve known for centuries.

What can we do now to build an intersectional, feminist future online? Find out through this conversation with Communication and Science and Technology Studies scholar Breigha Adeyemo, journalist and DIGITAL SUFFRAGISTS author Marie Tessier, social systems scientist Riane Eisler, and AEOO’s Digital Director Carmen Rios!

Through the beginning of April, students across the country and around the world compete in regional spelling bees to determine who will proceed to the 2020 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

For more information: spellingbee.com

From the Office of Peter Welch:

"After speaking in support of the Postal Reform Act of 2021 on the House Floor, Rep. Welch holds a press conference to mark the bill’s passage earlier this week. Rep. Welch has long supported United States Postal Service (USPS) reform to improve its service for Vermont communities. The Postal Reform Act would make several important changes to address poor service and improve financial viability at USPS. These changes include creating a publicly available service tracker and eliminating the USPS’ requirement to prefund retiree health benefits, which has unnecessarily strained the USPS budget. Rep. Welch is joined by Scott Lasell from the National Postal Mail Handlers Union and Max Harris from Gardner’s Supply."

Promoting The Voice of Ebony, a documentary film about African American ownership in radio.

Presented by Novelty Soundbytes. Directed by Individual Eleven.