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I Live in Minneapolis. This Is What I Told My 4-Year-Old.

Ash dotting Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis during the George Floyd Uprising May 2020 sidewalk

White people like me need to talk about race, justice, and what’s right. Even when we are worried we’ll get it wrong.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonMay 29, 2020January 26, 2024Posted inFeminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Mental Health, Parenting & MotherhoodTags:antiracism, culture, george floyd, mental health, Minneapolis, MN, motherhood, parenting, powderhorn park, racism, social justice, solidarity11 Comments on I Live in Minneapolis. This Is What I Told My 4-Year-Old.

Courage Is Contagious

Courage is contagious (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Good ideas and bad ideas; they’re all catching. On this day we remember the courage of Dr. King, let’s also remember how easy it can be to transmit a feeling, an attitude, a movement.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonJanuary 21, 2019January 25, 2024Posted inCreativity & Writing, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, Inspiration, Self-HelpTags:courage, hand lettering, inspirational quotes, Marin Luther King Jr Day, MLK, social justice2 Comments on Courage Is Contagious

You Were Made To Take Up Space

You were made to take up space (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Smaller body size isn’t better. Our bodies have weight and heft to them. Let’s stop denying that fact.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonDecember 29, 2018January 27, 2024Posted inBooks, Emotional Well-being, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, Inspiration, Self-HelpTags:body positivity, books, diet culture, emily nagoski, empowerment, feminism, HAES, hand lettering, mental health reminders, recovery, social justice, sonya renee taylor, weight loss1 Comment on You Were Made To Take Up Space

Giving Tuesday

When I was reminded that today is Giving Tuesday, my first thought was "Oh no." In this season of the year, in this season of life, I am giving so much of myself already. I don't have any more left. And I am not OK with that. So today, I will first give to myself. Second, donate to asylum seekers. (Quote and hand lettering by Emily PG Erickson)

Sometimes you have to put on your own oxygen mask first before you can help others, especially when you’re giving so much of yourself already as a parent.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonNovember 27, 2018January 23, 2024Posted inCreativity & Writing, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, Mental Health, Parenting & Motherhood, Self-HelpTags:asylum seekers, charitable giving, generosity, giving, giving tuesday, hand lettering, social justice, solidarityLeave a comment on Giving Tuesday

Keep Fighting

Keep fighting (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Persist.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonNovember 7, 2018January 23, 2024Posted inFeminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, Inspiration, Self-HelpTags:election day, hand lettering, political quotes, social justiceLeave a comment on Keep Fighting

Gender and Genitalia

Have you noticed gender and genitalia are both spelled and pronounced differently? It's because they are different. (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Let’s support LGBTQIA+ folks and listen to what others tell us about the experience of gender.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonOctober 24, 2018January 22, 2024Posted inFeminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, InspirationTags:gender, genderqueer, hand lettering, LBGTQIA+, LGBT, social justiceLeave a comment on Gender and Genitalia

A Much Greater Disservice to Girls

“We do a much greater disservice to girls, because we raise them to cater to the fragile egos of males. We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful but not too successful, otherwise you will threaten the man.” (Quote by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, We Should All Be Feminists; hand lettering by Emily PG Erickson)

Why it’s wrong to teach girls to shrink themselves and be smaller to make men comfortable.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonOctober 20, 2018January 22, 2024Posted inBooks, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, InspirationTags:feminist quotes, hand lettering, inspirational quotes, social justice, we should all be feministsLeave a comment on A Much Greater Disservice to Girls

What’s The Point of Having a Voice

“What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?” (Quote by Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give; hand lettering by Emily PG Erickson)

Motivation to speak up for what’s right from author Angie Thomas in The Hate U Give.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonOctober 19, 2018January 31, 2024Posted inBooks, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, InspirationTags:hand lettering, inspirational quotes, social justice, the hate u giveLeave a comment on What’s The Point of Having a Voice

When We Say We Don’t See Color

“When we say we don’t see color, what we are truly saying is, ‘I don’t want to see the things about you that are different because society has told me they are dangerous or undesirable.’ Ignoring difference does not change society; nor does it change the experiences non-normative bodies must navigate to survive. Rendering difference invisible validates the notion that there are parts of us that should be ignored, hidden, or minimized, leaving in place the unspoken idea that difference is the problem and not our approach to dealing with difference.” (Sonya Renee Taylor, The Body is Not an Apology; hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Sonya Renee Taylor reminds us not to refuse to see difference. All it says is that we see difference as a problem.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonOctober 13, 2018January 22, 2024Posted inBooks, Feminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, InspirationTags:anti-racist, hand lettering, inspirational quotes, social justice, the body is not an apologyLeave a comment on When We Say We Don’t See Color

Courage Is Contagious

Courage is contagious (Hand lettered by Emily PG Erickson)

Inspire someone. Be brave.

Posted byEmily P.G. EricksonSeptember 28, 2018January 26, 2024Posted inFeminism, Anti-Racism, LGBTQIA+, & Social Justice, Hand Lettering, InspirationTags:bravery, courage, feminism, hand lettering, inspirational quotes, mental health reminders, social justiceLeave a comment on Courage Is Contagious

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