Amy Woolard
Attorney & Chief Program Officer (Legal, Policy, Organizing) at @ACLU of Virginia. Poet—NECK OF THE WOODS, Alice James Books. Teaching Law & Lit—UVA Law. Legal aid alum. Former bartender. she/her.
Words here = mine alone.
Starter Packs
Created by Amy Woolard (2)
Virginia Govt/Media/Advocacy
Virginia local, state & fed electeds, state and local advocates, & media/reporters covering Va. local/state govt & courts.
Working Poets
Starter pack of current poets, or for those who don't use that term, people who write & publish poems. Happy to remove anyone who doesn't want to be in this pack, just lmk.
@annneumann.bsky.social
The Good Death (Beacon). Clips: Harper's, The Guardian, The Baffler, VQR, the NYT and elsewhere. Economic Hardship Reporting Project supported. Pulitzer Center grantee.
@bakerdphd.bsky.social
Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)
@jcsalterego.bsky.social
1x winner of the "oh i'm pretty sure that's just jerry spreading misinformation" award 🥇🏆 • Goodfeeds https://goodfeeds.co/ • @skyapp.bsky.social thanked by darth july 20, 2023 📍Austin, TX
@jennamclaughlin.bsky.social
NPR Cybersecurity Correspondent (currently) reporting on the transformation of the federal government including by DOGE. Send me a tip: Text JennaMcLaughlin.54 on Signal from personal (nonwork) devices.
@badasscrossstitch.bsky.social
Art activist. Craftivist. Chicagoan. Educator. President of the Joyful Menace Society. My book, Let’s Move The Needle, is out now. 🖖🏼. Big fan of libraries and dogs. Super 🏳️🌈. Gen X
@tcarmody.bsky.social
Ex-liontamer https://timcarmody.com Now: Deputy Editor at DeepLearning.AI. I used to write for Wired, The Verge, The Message, Adweek, and Amazon Chronicles. I also host sometimes at Kottke.org. Call me he/him. Everything changes; don’t be afraid.
@thebaffler.com
Political and cultural criticism. Since 1988. Online and in print. https://thebaffler.com/
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social
Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears. Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame. “I’m just here so I don’t get fined.”
@the-downballot.com
The premier source of information for the thousands of elections below the presidency, from Senate to city council. Our site: http://the-downballot.com/
@realwizkalia.bsky.social
she/ella ▪️abolition is a Black radical tradition ▪️building youth power + survival programs in so-called VA
@rallyreading.bsky.social
The heart of a march in the body of a reading series--the Rally offers a whole new helping of literary discourse 1st Thursdays, 7pm at Pete's Candy Store. Next up: May 1, 2025 https://tinyurl.com/yhxk76fs
@louiseseamster.bsky.social
debt, development, infrastructure, the economics of racial inequality, and the myth of racial progress
@whatashrinkthinks.com
Before: 30 years as a psychotherapist & community organizer Now: facilitating workshops on death, dreams, community resilience & psychologies of liberation Essays in Slate, Vox, New York Magazine Quaker-ish She/Her Website: whatashrinkthinks.com
@whittneye.bsky.social
VPM News editor, producer and occasional legal reporter in RVA. Rancho Gordo Bean Club member. Tell me what you're curious about https://www.vpm.org/curious-commonwealth.
@mmccullybrown.bsky.social
Poet. Essayist. Educator. "Places I've Taken My Body" & "The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded" Co-author "In the Field Between Us" w Susannah Nevison. Editor in Chief @ Image Journal. http://mollymccullybrown.com
@klong.bsky.social
"Warmly," Journalist at the WSJ, via Business Insider and The Seattle Times. katherine.long@wsj.com. Send tips on Signal: longka.38
@altnps.bsky.social
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
@gabbat.bsky.social
Poet Person. The days I don’t kill myself are extraordinary. Here for community and animals eating carrots. For booking readings and other businessy stuff contact Vaughan Fielder at The Field Office. Thanks! https://www.fieldofficewriters.com/gabrielle
@jenngivhan.bsky.social
Chicana + Indigenous author of SALT BONES (Mulholland) & RIVER WOMAN, RIVER DEMON (Blackstone). Bruja poeta. Magical-real monstrous mamawriter. Hexer of the patriarchy. Haunted woman. She/Her/La Bruja jennifergivhan.com https://linktr.ee/jenngivhan
@vplc.bsky.social
Seeking justice | Educating communities | Leading in advocacy. Since 1978.
@llerraf.bsky.social
@reprovrea.bsky.social
ADVOCACY for Reproductive Justice ACCESSIBILITY to reproductive healthcare for Virginians in need ACTION on behalf of Virginians vareproequity.org & @reprovrea
@lerikscline.bsky.social
teaching lit; writing about C19 performance, spectators, narrative; opinions my own; she/they
@interruptcrim.bsky.social
Offering research, connection, learning, and practice for organizers and movements working to end criminalization, policing, and punishment. Founded and led by Andrea J. Ritchie and Mariame Kaba. Learn more at http://interruptingcriminalization.com/
@kasiawolfkot.bsky.social
Senior counsel at the Brennan Center w/ a focus on using state constitutions to protect rights. Managing editor of State Court Report. In a past life I was an appellate attorney combating cruel & inhumane prison conditions.
@fundourschoolsva.bsky.social
A Virginia statewide coalition of parents, teachers, and organizations fighting for fully and fairly funded schools where every student has access to a high-quality public education regardless of their zip code. https://www.fundourschoolsva.org
@emmabolden.bsky.social
Just trying to put words together. The Tiger and the Cage: A Memoir of a Body in Crisis (Soft Skull 22), House Is an Enigma (Bull City Press), medi(t)ations (Noctuary Press, 16), Maleficae (Gen Pop Books, 13).
@roryblank.bsky.social
Bone Jail I draw comics i think that’s a nice way to spend my time instagram.com/roryblank patreon.com/roryblank for my monthly print zine roryblank.bigcartel.com for cool shirts https://rawpaw.ink/collections/rory-blank (reprints of a few shirts)
@sharonk.bsky.social
political theologian at the ministry for the future interests: classics, philosophy, conflict + IR, economics, foreign policy, climate change, east asia (korea + japan) words: Foreign Policy + LiberalCurrents
@zaccagnino.bsky.social
policy counsel, aclu-ct ✨ writing on authoritarianism & democracy amateur birder | professional civil liberties defender alumna: bard, uconn law, ct house dems hot takes are my own
@calebllsmith.bsky.social
LGBTQI+ Policy Director at @americanprogress.bsky.social. Based in the DMV, Kansan at heart. My views are my own. Any pronouns. 🌈🏳️⚧️
@forecaster25.bsky.social
Photographer | Storm Chaser | Charlottesville, VA | PeterForisterPhoto.com
@natural-history.bsky.social
Official page of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Open daily, 10 am–5:30 pm.
@cbs19news.bsky.social
#CBS19News is your source for Charlottesville News First. Download the free CBS19 News mobile app or visit http://www.cbs19news.com to stay informed.
@12onyourside.com
The official account for 12 On Your Side, Central Virginia's No. 1 News TV Station serving #RVA and beyond! https://www.12onyourside.com/
@larrysabato.bsky.social
Director, Center for Politics at UVA (@center4politics.bsky.social); Author, The Kennedy Half Century http://bit.ly/3hSzJp5. Read the Crystal Ball every week: http://linktr.ee/c4puva
@cvillecityhall.bsky.social
The Official Bluesky of Charlottesville City Government
@nomidave.bsky.social
Big Mouth + feminist ear || Lapsed lawyer || Kenya masi soundjusticelab.org
@kylecopas.bsky.social
Head of comms @GBIF.org, writer, poet, communicator, producer, husband, father. 💩posting about literature, music, biodiversity, sustainability, design, #biodiversity. Decolonization begins at home (and abroad), restoring Indigenous roots.
@iaawc.bsky.social
Indigenous-Aboriginal American Writers imparting field-related craft, pedagogy, celebrations, & concerns nativewriterscaucus.wordpress.com
@suzig.bsky.social
Co-Publisher, Noemi Press. Here to talk books, editing, & whatever I just watched. Poet, Reality TV fan & cat owner. Brown & queer & tired
@maxrichtermusic.bsky.social
European composer and activist. Co-director of Studio Richter Mahr with Yulia Mahr Posts by Max & SRM team https://linktr.ee/MaxRichter
@vasenatedems.bsky.social
In this Senate, we’re prioritizing all Virginians of the Commonwealth! 🫏 @VASenateDems on all platforms.
@hopeforvirginia.bsky.social
Virginia Delegate, representing the people of the 1st District in Arlington County
@laurajanecohen.bsky.social
Representing HD-15 with a heart full of joy and a forehead full of bangs. True believer that our kids will change the world. Mom of 2 and faker mom to 3 more. ❤️