Mikka Macdonald
Organizer, Writer, Illustrator, Ultrarunner | Creative Director @CommunityChange | Contrib @DCist/@WAMU885 | fmr @healthcarevoter + a lot | @BatesCollege | Hapa
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2 months ago |
51st.news | Martin Austermuhle |Christina Sturdivant Sani |Mikka Macdonald
You've made it through another long week of this very long winter. This weekend, manifest spring with a visit to the U.S. Botanic Garden's orchid showcase, get your caffeine fix with a Black-owned coffee crawl, and more. Orchids: Masters of DeceptionThe annual orchid showcase opened last week at the U.S. Botanic Garden, featuring more than a thousand orchids from the garden’s collection. This year’s theme — deception — will showcase the plants' unique ability to lure and captivate pollinators.
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2 months ago |
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick
Welcome back to Overheard in D.C. — The 51st edition! Send the quirky, funny, embarrassing, and otherwise entertaining stuff you overhear to [email protected]. Make sure to include where you were, who said it, and a little context.
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2 months ago |
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick
The federal government isn’t giving us much (anything?) to root for these days, but we can still celebrate President’s Day for what it is: a Monday off! This long weekend, there are plenty of lovey-dovey V-Day events to remind you that all we really have is each other. “The Genius of Polyamory” salon at Cleveland Park LibraryYep, you read that correctly. The Cleveland Park Library is hosting the first of three polyamory workshops tonight, led by sex activist and coach Dr. Jaime Grant.
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2 months ago |
51st.news | Abigail Higgins |Cornelia Poku |Colleen Grablick |Mikka Macdonald
We’re in the fourth week of Donald Trump’s second term, and it’s clear the president remains intent on keeping his campaign promise to gut the federal workforce. Around 75,000 federal workers have accepted Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” buyout (which a judge allowed to proceed on Wednesday) and the Office of Personnel Management has initiated extensive layoffs that the administration hopes will help them cut agency budgets by 30 to 40%.
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2 months ago |
51st.news | Mikka Macdonald |Abigail Higgins |Colleen Grablick |Cornelia Poku
Arts and Eats — 4 min read Let’s face it: we could all probably use some quality time with people we love (or maybe just like a lot) right now. And whether you’re one of the many single D.C. denizens navigating the dating scene or a married couple looking for somewhere to celebrate making it through another week, dinners for two can add up.
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🌟Youth activists taking the reigns!🌟 Really love this new guide from @DesignItForUs on how to navigate the fight for safer online platforms and social media. Sharing for other strategists/advocates to take note -- https://t.co/iF6pjxAChi
We’re excited to release our new policy platform! 🎉We’ve created a set of key principles we see as critical for any activist, policymaker or legislator to center when addressing privacy, safety and wellbeing online.💡 https://t.co/nhLQ3Paa6X
RT @jennygathright: Hilary Cairns, the former DYRS Director who Bowser ousted in Feb., used to run DC's youth jail. Tomorrow, she'll testif…
RT @rooseveltinst: TOMORROW🚨It’s not too late to register for #EconCon 2023! You don’t want to miss the incredible line-up of speakers di…