{"id":7589,"date":"2021-11-24T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2021-11-24T11:48:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:48:19","slug":"we-are-thankful-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowermissouri.org\/es\/we-are-thankful-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Thankful For You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Like a lot of people, my 2020 holiday season was marked by reflection and gratitude. After spending weeks in an apartment during lockdown and then being unable to travel for the holidays, I came to appreciate how important family, friends, and shared traditions are to me in a way I never previously understood. As we come up on a second pandemic Thanksgiving, I can\u2019t help but once again reflect on what I\u2019m grateful for as I settle into my role at Empower Missouri.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This year, I\u2019m thankful for the incredible community of advocates I\u2019ve had the pleasure of meeting over the past two months, primarily through the Anti-Poverty Advocates Summit. Whether it was sponsors, presenters, or attendees, the passion and knowledge everyone brought to the Summit was unbelievable. I even enjoyed working with you all to sort out tech issues, because despite the frustration, I was happy to finally meet the human behind your email signatures. Looking forward, I\u2019m excited to meet even more of Empower Missouri\u2019s partners in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">That said, it\u2019s important to acknowledge that for many indigenous people Thanksgiving is a <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)\">Day of Mourning<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Native Americans face some of the highest rates of food insecurity, housing instability, and criminalization, and it\u2019s a direct result of U.S. and Missouri colonization. As we head into Thanksgiving weekend, let\u2019s not just remember to be thankful. Let\u2019s also use this time to recommit ourselves to ending poverty for all Missourians, especially Missouri\u2019s indigenous residents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">En solidaridad,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nay&#8217;chelle Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development and Operations Manager<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like a lot of people, my 2020 holiday season was marked by reflection and gratitude. After spending weeks in an apartment during lockdown and then being unable to travel for the holidays, I came to appreciate how important family, friends, and shared traditions are to me in a way I never previously understood. 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