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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    August 2019

    It's been a bit. Here's what's caught my attention lately, outside of the hard news: First off, I'm a huge fan of the artists behind this genius Teeter Totter wall...

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  • We Got The New Yorker Treatment - Talk Of The Town!

    We Got The New Yorker Treatment - Talk Of The Town!

    July 2019

    The Talk of the Town! We are so excited to share this article, featured in the Talk of the Town section of THE New Yorker Magazine. The piece is all...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    July 2019

    Currently reading slash can't put down!  Hi from Ditch Plains!  Last Wednesday, the team packed their bags and met me out in Montauk for several days of team bonding and...

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  • Shannon Watts Q&A Invitation - Tuesday July 16th

    Shannon Watts Q&A Invitation - Tuesday July 16th

    July 2019

    Join Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, for a Q&A and signing, featuring her book Fight Like A Mother. Tuesday, July 16th5 - 7 pm382 Bleecker...

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  • India Trip

    India Trip

    July 2019

    In January, my husband and I, along with our friends David and Kevin, embarked on a journey through India that had profound effects on me. It’s hard to put into...

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  • You're Invited: Cindy Eckert June 27th

    You're Invited: Cindy Eckert June 27th

    June 2019

    You're Invited: Cindy Eckert June 27th Fortune called her "a tireless force of nature" and Entrepreneur Magazine put her on their cover of Women to Watch. She's the founder of...

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  • Sanctuary for Families

    Sanctuary for Families

    June 2019

    Sanctuary for Families This week, we hosted Alexi and Rebecca from Sanctuary for Families - the largest legal service provider for survivors of gender-based violence including sex trafficking in NY state....

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  • Tiny Pricks Project

    Tiny Pricks Project

    June 2019

    Tiny Pricks Project In case you missed it, our Bleecker store got a new summer lewk and we are super excited about it!  We welcomed the Tiny Pricks Project - a public...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    June 2019

    The things I'm into this week, here goes: Today is World Refugee Day and, at a time when the number of children, women and men uprooted by wars and persecution has...

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  • What The World Needs Now, Is Joy And Resistance!

    What The World Needs Now, Is Joy And Resistance!

    June 2019

    Diana and I last night, in front of the Tiny Pricks pieces which have overtaken our store! Photo by @youngwomeninthearts. A Common Thread Last night, at our store on Bleecker...

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  • You're Invited June 17th: Sanctuary for Families Discussion

    You're Invited June 17th: Sanctuary for Families Discussion

    June 2019

    You're Invited: Sanctuary for Families with Alexi Ashe Meyers and Rebecca Dince Zipkin Join us Monday, June 17th for a discussion with Alexi Ashe Meyers and Rebecca Dince Zipkin on their...

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  • Rachelle's Reading List

    Rachelle's Reading List

    June 2019

    I try to keep this part of my emails free of Presidential news - my attempt to offer up a little, hopefully regenerative break from #45 and the never-ending barrage...

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