Dr. Amber Benge
@amberbenge.bsky.social
Community Organizer and Political Strategist 💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊 Substack: https://substack.com/@organizingwithamber?r=fajh3&utm_medium=ios
It's Substack Friday, and today we are talking about data centers. All my articles are free because I do not like barriers to reading. I truly appreciate all those who have chosen a paid subscription because you help me keep writing. Link: abenge.substack.com/p/what-is-th...
What Is the Secret?
Who Profits and Who Pays When Technology Moves In
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New Substack is up! I keep my Substack articles free because barrier-free reading is important to me. I never want a paid subscription to be the reason someone cannot read something I have written. To everyone who chooses to subscribe, BIG thank you. Link: abenge.substack.com/p/i-cannot-b...
I Cannot Be the Only One Who Grew Up Like This
Somewhere along the way, we forgot who we were supposed to question.
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In November besides candidates, Missourians will be voting on amendments. Amendment 3: No Protect women’s right to an abortion. Amendment 6: Yes Protect the Citizens Initiative petition results. Amendment 7: No Eliminate state income tax. Lost Tuesday by 83%. Round 2. Also, f**k Denny Hoskins.
New Substack up. No subscription required (but always welcomed and appreciated) because I like barrier free reading. Please read, like, and share. Link: open.substack.com/pub/abenge/p...
What We Have Learned to Accept
Every system tells a story about what we believe people deserve.
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@jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @indivisiblestl.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com @democrats.org My new article. No subscription is required to read because I like barrier-free reading, but subscriptions are always appreciated. open.substack.com/pub/abenge/p...
Where Is the Line?
How many times can a society move on before the unthinkable becomes ordinary?
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@jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @indivisiblestl.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @sfcdemocrats.bsky.social New Substack. Please read and share.
What a Drag Show in Farmington, Missouri Taught Me About Community
A packed coliseum, an unexpected welcome, and a reminder that election maps rarely tell the whole story.
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This week’s Substack article is dedicated to my friend and St. Louis legend, Ray Hartmann.
The Man, The Myth, The Legend That I Got to Know
A personal reflection on Ray Hartmann, the public voice St. Louis knew and the friend I was lucky enough to call mine
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Okay yall (I say yall I’m from MS originally) there is a May Day National Strike on May 1st. No Work. No School. No Shopping. There will also be rallies. How are you planning to participate? @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @stldems.bsky.social @missouridemocrats.bsky.social maydaystrong.org
MAY DAY STRONG
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@missouridemocrats.bsky.social @indivisiblestl.bsky.social @moworkers.org @stldems.bsky.social If you have the ability, please join us tonight for an important meeting to discuss the May Day strike. Please register so we can put a seat out for ya. Register: mobilize.us/s/LqOAAv
Fight Back with Jeremy Al-Haj · Indivisible St Louis
We're teaming up with 50501-St. Louis to host a special training in preparation for May Day. We'll be joined by Jeremy Al-Haj from Missouri Workers Center for his presentation, FIGHT BACK: Organizing ...
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New Substack posted and this week it’s about No Kings 3. open.substack.com/pub/abenge/p...
We Brought the Fight to Their Backyard
How local organizing is building power in communities
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I just published a new piece on Substack. Writing is how I make sense of the moment we’re in. Your support means more than you know.
Shock, Awe, and the Lessons We are Teaching
Cruelty does not arrive suddenly. It is rehearsed.
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This week's Substack is about communications, and I laid out a short, simple plan that anyone can use. @missouridemocrats.bsky.social @indivisiblestl.bsky.social @democrats.org
Words that Build
How We Communicate Determines What We Build
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Dr. Amber Benge will begin the meeting with an updated presentation of the "5 Things You Can Do Now," which reflects the changing political world we live in. Laura Gordon will close the meeting with a discussion of Indivisible's goals for the year ahead. Register: www.mobilize.us/dashboard/in...
No Kings, St. Louis County, MO. Torrential rain and thunderstorms didn’t stop us. People standing up for one another is how we defeat this regime. #nokings @indivisiblestl.bsky.social @stldems.bsky.social
My new Substack post. This one means the most to me. This one is for my friend Christy.
Another Wednesday in America
⚠️ Content Warning: This essay contains descriptions of gun violence, trauma, and grief. It is long and deeply personal. Please read with care.
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After a filibuster by Missouri Senate Democrats, Republicans shut down debate and forced a vote passing #HB1 (gerrymandering) using the PQ motion. Immediately after, before debate even began for #HJR3 (IP process) they did the same and passed it. Not allowing any debate. #MoLeg
Laura Burkhardt@lauraannstl.bsky.social · 12mo agoMissouri Senate Republicans lining up to lick boots. This is embarrassing and infuriating. From Jake Kroesen, editor of The Missouri Times. #MoLeg
