It’s been a weekend. My childhood heroes Dr. Ruth, Richard Simmons, and Shannen Doherty died. An assassination attempt. It feels like my brain is unable to make sense of the brutal war, natural catastrophes, and anti-human-rights policy changes happening around me in the past few years. Reminder to take deep breaths and long breaks from social media.
H should corporations/organizations do?
Since the weekend, multiple companies and tech celebrities have spoken out about supporting Trump. One of these is StickerMule, which resulted in 19k comments on IG (every social media manager’s nightmare) and a huge backlash from their customers. While I too will move my business away from StickerMule, I'm left with a desire to talk more about HOW we engage in these conversations and WHY this deep divisiveness is happening. Highly recommend listening to social psychologist, Philip Zimbardo talk about the role of community and organizations when it comes to "dark side" individual behavior.
Week of Visibility for Non-Monogamy (7/15-7/21)
Shoutout to OPEN (Organization for Non-Monogamy) for spearheading a week dedicated to amplifying and celebrating non-monogamous voices, identities, and experiences.
Here are some fantastic events happening this week:
Find your community across dozens of events happening this week.
Non-Monogamous representation
Gaming feature release! Sims can now be polyamorous, complete with boundaries and jealousy settings. “..the new Romantic Boundaries system will allow you to customize your Sim’s experience with boundaries and jealousy. You can now define how your Sims approach romantic relationships in terms of physical and emotional romantic exclusivity. This allows for Sims to date multiple Sims without impact to other relationships.”
Non-Monogamous relationship skills
I am working so hard on boundaries! My personal growth path is supported by my therapist, amazingly knowledgeable friends, skilled educators (shoutout to MarciaB), and endless content (check out this incredible podcast).
The WSJ covers how people are using their phone’s contact listing to define the depth level of a relationship ( paywall). It sounds like calling someone “The guy from the hot dog stand” helps some people feel more empowered and in control around their relationship expectations. I always thought it was my bad name-memory but maybe there’s a shadow side to explore?
Wrapping up the email with some positive news on how community movement succeeded in driving change in Boston.
See you next week.
Noa Elan
Community Builder | Plura
Note: This newsletter represents my personal opinions and thoughts. I understand I may have unexamined views and I appreciate when people point them out so that I am made aware and can start thinking about them. When I make mistakes I am committed to learning about my impact on others and repairing.
My childhood heroes 
paywall). It sounds like calling someone “The guy from the hot dog stand” helps some people feel more empowered and in control around their relationship expectations. I always thought it was my bad name-memory but maybe there’s a shadow side to explore?
