5 things Friday
Dream job openings for changemakers, free money for fashion pros, and a must-see museum exhibition.
Photography via Moms4Housing
We’re writing to you from the past, aka pre-debate Thursday afternoon. But we’re going to predict the final presidential debate was…frustrating? Less than inspiring? (Do we have a future in fortune telling?) So, to help cleanse your palate, today’s 5 Things is all about opportunity. We have have dream job openings! We have inspiring museum exhibitions! We even have money to give away! (Kinda). Anyway, we are just hoping to perk up your Friday and remind you that doing the necessary work to fight for change can be fulfilling. It can even be fun. Unlike that debate. Here are your 5 Things!
SHARE THIS Know any BIPOC designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, photographers, and clothing stylists? Drop this info in their inbox NOW. Covet Fashion, the popular fashion gaming app, just announced its Threading Change initiative, which will provide four $10K grants to BIPOC creatives. Applications are open now through November 4, so don't sleep on this! REP CO's own Dr. Akilah Cadet is acting as a diversity consultant to guide Covet Fashion through the process (so you know it's legit!), and she says it best: "As a diversity consultant, it’s heartening to see companies step up to create meaningful change. By supporting and empowering BIPOC-run businesses, Covet Fashion’s new Threading Change Initiative is a positive step to help end racial injustice and inequity in the fashion industry.” Apply here!
SHOW UP TO THIS Citizens in Nigeria have been protesting since early October against police brutality, specifically at the hands of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Amnesty International has documented at least 82 cases of “torture, ill treatment and extra-judicial execution” by SARS between January 2017 and May 2020. Just as the world showed up for George Floyd and other American victims of police brutality, It's our turn to show up for the world. There will be an END SARS protest this Saturday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. starting from the Lake Merritt Amphitheater, and organized by the chef and owner of Eko Kitchen, SF's beloved (and first!) Nigerian restaurant.
APPLY FOR THIS What if "doing the work" aligned going to work? We've got leads on a couple of job openings that are made for folks itching to make a difference. The city of San Francisco is looking for an Office of Racial Equity Policy Director and Community Engagement Specialist. Applications close on October 26th, so get on it! Meanwhile, Girls Garage is looking for a strong Communications Manager who can amplify their mission and the girls’ voices, create compelling, beautiful content for their marketing channels and website, and serve as a point of contact for their local and online communities. Do you know somebody who might be a fit for these roles? Send an email now that might change their life!
GO TO THIS If you are itching to get back into the museums, may we suggest starting at the de Young? In a brand new show, local artists respond to a year like no other, tackling issues of police brutality, protest, pandemic, isolation, inequality and so much more. We specifically suggest you dig into the work from the Three Point Nine Art Collective, a group founded in 2009 to address the issue of Black people disappearing from San Francisco. Cheryl Derricotte, Mark Harris, and Ron Moultrie Saunders all have pieces in the first gallery, and each of them play on themes they have been exploring for over a decade—and that a large segment of the world is just waking up to. You can read all about it here.
DONATE TO THIS If you checked out our profile of the one-and-only Jerald Cooper of HOOD CENTURY, you already got an education on the importance of bringing the Black community into the conversation around architecture and preservation. Cooper specifically asks that you support Moms4Housing. “It’s an organization that helps Black and brown mothers and single moms get into homes. It’s another big pillar of Things We’ve Made—one of our project’s long term goals is creating a community land trust organization that helps Black women have ownership of homes. It’s helping them get into homes and get home ownership. It’s going to be a really tough couple of years, and I would hate to see families affected by homelessness.”