3 Things: Setsuko Thurlow, Hannah Einbinder, and Hee-Sook Lee
Hey there,
Right now I have 1000 tubes of toothpaste in my closet. It's not because I've suddenly become an oral hygiene prepper or that I got conned into a multi-level marketing scheme. It's because I was inspired by my friend Mitra to make hygiene kits that can be given out to our neighbors experiencing homelessness. There are lots of important policy positions to advocate for and obviously voting is crucial, but it's also nice to put together something tangible that will show another human being you care about them. More information on exactly what a hygiene kit is and how you can help organize a build of your own (wherever you are) here: DIY Safe-At-Home Hygiene Kit Build.
My kits are going to be distributed by the awesome volunteer-run organization SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition here in LA. If you're in LA and want to get involved with this current build or you're anywhere in the world and want to donate to support, respond to this email and I'll let you know how.
And then on a completely unrelated but hilarious note, I have been laughing all day at the photos from this story: Wild boar steals laptop from nudist in Berlin
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This week’s list
GREAT:
Setsuko Thurlow is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who has dedicated the past 75 years of her life to advocating for the end of nuclear weapons. She was thirteen years old when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing more than 150,000 people. “I am one of those who can tell a firsthand story of human suffering that the bomb caused,” Thurlow says in this incredible profile of her work. Seventy-five years later, we need to push all world leaders to listen to Thurlow's story and eliminate these weapons. Witnessing Nuclear Carnage, Then Devoting Her Life to Peace
Related: Sarah Kay's poem Hiroshima
FUNNY:
Hannah Einbinder's standup set on Colbert combines cool jazz, perfect stage presence, and some killer jokes. It's such a unique performance and it really made me laugh. She's great. Hannah Einbinder
INTERESTING:
I love soondubu jjigae, a Korean tofu hotpot, and BCD Tofu House is a legendary chain specializing in it. Hee-Sook Lee, the woman who started BCD and helped bring Korean food to the world, died this week. Lee not only created an international restaurant chain based on a dish that few others knew or respected, but she also worked to feed low-income seniors and led an organization to provide relief to mothers and children in need. You can read all about her impressive and inspiring life here: Hee-sook Lee, who built an empire with BCD Tofu House chain, dies at 61
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Chris