with light

Coucou (a French term for hello) ❤️
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​A summary of our newsletter this week:
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🌱 World history of drag, told through 10 papier-mâché masks
🌱 International essay contest for young people 15-25 years old
🌱 The resiliency and wisdom of Africa’s baobab trees
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with light,
Jasmine
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fresh soil

🌍 A newsletter follows her journey reading one book from every country: The project Bookmarked started in 2020, after the author moved to Finland and set herself the challenge to read a book from every country - she's since read books from 60 countries, and shares fascinating reflections each week. → Newsletter ​
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🌍 How to make progress on your long-term career goals: Most of us would prefer to think long-term about our careers, rather than just veering randomly to snag perceived opportunities. But how can you adopt a strategic lens when you might not be entirely sure where you want to end up? The author offers four excellent strategies. → Article​
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🌍 The history of spiritual activism: Spiritual activism is a foundational principle of Buddhism that has helped build movements in social and racial justice around the world. What can we learn from this practice and how does it apply to our daily work? Jungwon Kim, a leader in the creative and editorial team at the Rainforest Alliance, an international NGO, guides us through these questions. → Course

water your soul

🌳 Africa's baobab tree.
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💋 Illustrating the hidden bits.
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👁 Everything is alive.
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🦄 Faces of drag.
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🍅 Nourish your body.
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☀️ Collaborative global playlist.

community garden

Spotted in the garden this week is a new experiment 💜 The Bloom's community includes SO many cultures around the world... and we're excited to try a powerful way to see and learn from each other: storytelling.
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Sharing stories is the most ancient form of understanding, and we hope to nourish the community with more cross-cultural exchanges of stories. To participate, submit your reflection to the weekly prompt in the Storytelling Box and we will feature you the following week.
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Prompt: An experience from your life that changed the way you view the world.

sponsored seeds

Bloomers, I'm honored to introduce you to an online school that's done wonders to my confidence: Beducated🌹
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Beducated is an intimate platform with thoughtfully structured courses that make it easy to track your learning journey. I've been active on Beducated for a few weeks, and what I love so far is their range of intersectional topics, from "Navigating Non-Monogamy" to "Tantra for One: A Deep Dive Into Self-Pleasure Rituals"; the diversity empowers you to nourish your curiosity in a private and personalized space.
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By far my favorite class and one I thought especially relevant to our community is "Building Your Self-Esteem In & Out Of The Bedroom" led by this fabulous woman in Canada, Luna Matatas. As someone who struggled severely with body shame, I can happily say that Luna's course on breaking free from shame, together with fun stories, tips, and reflections have been a welcomed moment.

Beducated offers a free trial so you can try our Luna's class, and if you end up loving the experience make sure to use the 60% coupon birthday4 that they're offering this week in honor of their fourth birthday!

branch out

🤑 FUNDS​
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Submit your creative writing to the International Essay Contest for Young People! The annual contest celebrates and FUNDS the writings of youth around the world.
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​Paid writing fellowship for young Africans starting in July for a 5-week training.
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Students pursuing film in Kenya can apply for the Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund. Through the fund, students receive financial assistance at higher educational institutions.
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​Africa No Filter offers grants to African female storytellers and women-owned media outlets to increase women’s representation in media across Africa.
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​⛵️ EXPLORE
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​What makes writing more readable? ​
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​The power of disappointing the right people.
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Intro to dialetic thinking.
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The time trap of productivity.
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A free workshop to navigate life with anxiety.

grow new roots

ASIA + OCEANIA
​🌱 Digital safety specialist –  Access Now​
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​EUROPE ​
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​🌱 Marketing coordinator – Headspace
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​AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST ​
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🌱 Quantitative data analyst – The African Population and Health Research Center​
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​LATIN AMERICA
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​🌱Junior human rights analyst – Global Compact Network Brazil
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​NORTH AMERICA​
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🌱 Comms & social media coordinator & Advocacy coordinator – Canadian Center for Gender & Sexual Diversity​
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REMOTE
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​🌱 Admin assistant – Fòs Feminista​
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Thanks to our sponsor this week 💜

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