by Margot Carmichael Lester | Sep 8, 2020 | What-Not
We know word choice matters. Right now there's a lot of talk about riots and protests and sometimes those terms are used interchangeably. But they don't mean the same thing. Permit me to get wonky and share the established meanings of these terms. A act of protesting...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 24, 2020 | Writing/How to Write
Many of us have been motivated to speak up and speak out about racial injustice, police brutality and health disparities. It's also Pride Month and a lot of us are also advocating for the rights of LGBTQIA community members. If you're anything like me, there are so...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Nov 15, 2019 | Blogs & Blogging, Writing/How to Write
One of my favorite things is teaching others to write more persuasively to advocate for the things they care most about. This weekend, I'm taking my show on the road to the North Carolina AIDS Action Network's annual conference, Building Power Across the Spectrum, in...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 4, 2019 | What-Not
A lot of businesses leverage Pride Month to slap rainbows on their stuff and ride the feel-good wave. That's the corporate equivalent of slacktivism if you ask me. Yeah, I like a rainbow image as much as the next CEO (like the short vid I shot in the Castro BART...
