Ladies First Talks Community Building

One of Kori and Taylor’s favorite guests, Wendy Curry, returns to share her years of knowledge on building safe, sustainable, and healthy communities. Among the topics discussed are learning to avoid burnout, how to delegate, dealing with disappointment, and knowing when to plan an exit strategy.

Resources

• Black Business Green Book
• Color of Change’s Green Book Submission Form

• Artavia, David. “How To Find Your Local LGBT Community Cente
• CenterLink LGBT Community Center Member Directory

• Mutual Aid Hub

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• Wendy Curry:
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• Kori, Taylor. “The Bisexual Community: A Conversation With Three Generations.” The Fandomentals (2020)
• Kori, Taylor. “Ladies First Examines Toxic Fandom Behaviors.” The Fandomentals (2021)

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• Coleman, Justine. “Obama: You lose people with ‘snappy’ slogans like ‘defund the police’.” The Hill (2020)
• Curry, Wendy. “Activism without community organization is like house building without foundations.” @curry_wendy – Twitter (2020)
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