A Day Without A Woman
Friends, teammates, sisters... International Women's Day is coming March 8th! Oiselle asked our team: what can we do to show, share, and go loud and proud with our support of all women - and zero tolerance for discrimination?
Thanks to all of you for your input and support. For all of Wednesday, March 8th, we will be shutting down our e-comm site and our flagship store - and making sure that both of those channels have a posted message re: solidarity and equality for all women.
At the Nest, we will be devoting the day to advocacy of our choice, and we would like to invite you to join in! Our plans for the day:
- No consumer spending for any of us (pack your lunch!)
- Rally with all y'all around the country, on social #ADayWithoutAWoman.
- We invite local Volée and friends to The Nest to join in our activities. We will provide letter-writing materials, wifi for contacting politicians, along with "how-to" guidance. We will host a round table on corporate activism (what can Oiselle do in the world to better support women?), and offer other guided conversations on advocacy, diversity and intersectionality. And of course, a run around Green Lake.
While I like to say that every day is International Women's Day, 3/8 will be very special as part of this crew. Gratitude!
Hugs and high fives!
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