holly gordon
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Obsessed with inspiring and empowering everyday activists to lead transformational change. Chief Impact Officer @participant. Co-Founder @girlrising. Ideas mine
LA, mostly
Joined February 2009
Thank you fabulous 2024 Editor @amortowles and favorite publisher @VintageAnchor. Congratulations to these brilliant short story writers! 🌟🎺
@jmintonq introduces the winners of the O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction. https://t.co/VNr01X9oKm
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The Sean Connery Foundation has launched to make grants for education and ocean conservation. Its founding executive director will be @hollygordon.
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I just voted for @kimiculp’s amazing podcast @allthewiserpod for best podcast interview in the 2022 Webby Awards! Click this link and you can too! https://t.co/T72NXvZb2d VOTE NOW!
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I am absolutely sick to my stomach watching this. Literally days after nearly 250 members of my school community entered the airport through these gates. I have no words. Devastation & heartbreak don’t capture the emotions.
Graphic but make yourself watch this so you understand what it means to be an Afghan today. Bodies strewn everywhere, dozens of them..dead bodies of people’s mothers, fathers, siblings or children..they were at the airport seeking a better life outside…no nation deserves this
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This day marks our declaration of independence and interdependence as we begin the five-year journey to 2026—our 250th anniversary. Join many who want to reckon, honor, and heal. https://t.co/Uh1oVLi1Av
#US@250 @SlaughterAM
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Thrilling to see two brilliant friends collaborating on a timely and essential literary exploration! @ZainabSalbi and @jmintonq #lolitaintheafterlife. Out today from @VintageAnchor For more:
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Unforgettable reflections on an unforgettable book, edited by @jmintonq #lolitaintheafterlife out today! My suggestion: Order one to read and one to share.
LOLITA IN THE AFTERLIFE edited by Jenny Minton Quigley — a vibrant collection of sharp and essential modern pieces on Vladimir Nabokov’s book — comes out today! For more info: https://t.co/PnJHsP2DG1
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"Ignoring the tower of my father and Nabokov was the far easier path for many years, even though I was raised in the house Lolita built." Jenny Minton Quigley (@jmintonq)Â on the novel her father published.
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I’d guess most people remember reading Lolita for the first time. I do. Freshman fall in college. It was 1989 and I had just turned 18. I curled up under my Laura Ashley knockoff floral comforter a…
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"While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last." - Kamala Harris, Madame Vice President-elect ✊🏽🇺🇸
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Congratulations to @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris for an awesome victory. We are prepared to work together for environmental and climate justice. Onward!
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So grateful to our firefighters putting their lives on the line for all of us. We have evacuated, but we’re safe. Praying for our neighbors. #GettyFire #californiawildfires
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Thanks @Forbes and @afdhelaziz for the chance to share a little more about the impact work @Participant - combining the power of #art and #activism to ignite change in the world! @PLSprogram @ForbesWomen
How do we bring a social impact campaign around a film or TV series to life? Hear from our own Chief Impact Officer (and co-founder of @girlrising), Holly Gordon, on turning art into impact. https://t.co/GBFxcHshQG
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Love seeing @Kathy_Calvin and @cindymccain on stage together. Different political views, shared mission. The future. Participants in building #2030Now @Participant
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Young people aren’t just striking. Young people aren’t just demanding. Young people are leading our collective future. "If you look at history, all major movements that changed the world were by young people.” -- @CathFlowers, Rural Development Manager of @eji_org
#2030Now
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Backstage at the #SocialGood Summit with two phenomenal women! @Atayeshe & @AlexandriaV2005 fighting for the health of people & planet. #2030Now
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One month to apply: Applications for the Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship are officially open! Apply by 4/26 for a chance to work with The Boston Globe Spotlight Team & get awarded up to $100,000 for your project! Apply now:
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This #IWD2019 @YouTube playlist shows some remarkable stories of courage and resilience. Truly inspiring on any day of the year, but especially today: https://t.co/cUDG6e3ykD
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Happy International #WomensDay! Girl Rising, @theIRC, @Citi, @HP are thrilled to debut #BraveGirlRising–written by @warsan_shire, voiced by @TessaThompson_x & David Oyelowo. RT & amplify the voices of refugee girls everywhere! Stream it here: https://t.co/dyP4mFF9O9
#IWD2019
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Congrats to @MarthaAdams and @richarderobbins on the newest @girlrising film. Meeting Nasro. She is fierce, brave and determined to stay in school. Please share this #IWD. Find it here: https://t.co/FrhMHhKHYZ
#BraveGirlRising
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Happy International Women’s Day! So proud to share @girlrising New film tackling the challenges of being a girl in a refugee camp... meet Nasro. https://t.co/FrhMHhKHYZ
#IWD2019 #BraveGirlRising She is fierce, she is brave, and she’s determined to stay in school. Please share!
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