Support Wanda Salaman's Healing
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WandaWoman!
So much of sharing what this fundraiser is about centers around who Wanda Salaman is, and how profound her leadership, mentorship, and friendship has been to me and so many others in our movements.
Wanda Salaman has been a mentor and leader in our movement for 40 years. She is an Afro-Latina woman from Puerto Rico and has been the Executive Director of Mothers on the Move for nearly 2 decades. Her unwavering commitment to poor, disenfranchised people of color has been a staple of her commitment to our movements and served as a source of inspiration for countless folks like me.
When people, communities, or organizations have needed support, Wanda often has been the first person to show up, selflessly offering herself and whatever resources were available to her at the time. She has never been one to offer support and leave. For so many, she provides support and sticks around until a sustainable transformation occurs that allows her to move onto the next person or organization that needs authentic love and support.
We call her Wanda Woman because it is a moniker she has worked towards her entire life.
WHY YOUR HELP MATTERS
While Wanda’s story of leadership and power may be a unique story amongst movement leaders, being a woman of color, underpaid, and without health insurance is a far too common story we hear.
In typical Wanda fashion, when the ED of an organization was diagnosed with cancer, Wanda stepped into the Interim Director role to ensure the work and the team of that organization continued to be supported, without interruption.
And it cost her — big time.
For months, Wanda pushed herself, running two organizations and supporting two teams and many communities. And finally, almost a month ago, the stress and sheer magnitude of work, caught up to her and hit her hard.
Wanda has been hospitalized for extreme physical exhaustion that has deeply wounded her mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Now, more than ever before, she needs us. She needs all of us.
YOUR SUPPORT IS ABOUT HEALING
After 40 years of unrelenting movement dedication and work, and the recent life-altering event that has forced Wanda (and all of us) to take toll of the real cost of doing social change work, Wanda needs a real sabbatical to heal physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Our bodies are not machines, and it will scream at us to stop and take care, even when we refuse to listen. And life presents us with many opportunities to understand the vital lessons are bodies force us to learn.
Your support offers time for Wanda to heal, while simultaneously providing you a chance to take part in the learning this life lesson has to offer us.
Will you join us in supporting Wanda’s much-needed healing by helping us raise money to:
· Allow Wanda to stop working for five months and get her healing on, truly.
· Cover her rent and living costs for this period
· Support Wanda to return home, to Puerto Rico, where her elders and family can care for her and so she may heal from the ocean.
· Provide Wanda with holistic and integral health practices, including healing foods and programs.
DEEP BOW OF GRATITUDE
Any support you can offer, whether through donating or sharing this fundraiser, means so much to so many, especially Wanda.
Your support begins by helping Wanda take time to heal truly
and carries over to all the folks and communities Wanda will no doubt resume supporting once she returns to her life’s purpose and work.
For your support, whatever it may be, we are deeply grateful.
With much love and appreciation,
Marcia Olivo
Zaida Salaman
Rusia Mohiuddin
Maria Mohiuddin
Janvieve Williams- Comrie
So much of sharing what this fundraiser is about centers around who Wanda Salaman is, and how profound her leadership, mentorship, and friendship has been to me and so many others in our movements.
Wanda Salaman has been a mentor and leader in our movement for 40 years. She is an Afro-Latina woman from Puerto Rico and has been the Executive Director of Mothers on the Move for nearly 2 decades. Her unwavering commitment to poor, disenfranchised people of color has been a staple of her commitment to our movements and served as a source of inspiration for countless folks like me.
When people, communities, or organizations have needed support, Wanda often has been the first person to show up, selflessly offering herself and whatever resources were available to her at the time. She has never been one to offer support and leave. For so many, she provides support and sticks around until a sustainable transformation occurs that allows her to move onto the next person or organization that needs authentic love and support.
We call her Wanda Woman because it is a moniker she has worked towards her entire life.
WHY YOUR HELP MATTERS
While Wanda’s story of leadership and power may be a unique story amongst movement leaders, being a woman of color, underpaid, and without health insurance is a far too common story we hear.
In typical Wanda fashion, when the ED of an organization was diagnosed with cancer, Wanda stepped into the Interim Director role to ensure the work and the team of that organization continued to be supported, without interruption.
And it cost her — big time.
For months, Wanda pushed herself, running two organizations and supporting two teams and many communities. And finally, almost a month ago, the stress and sheer magnitude of work, caught up to her and hit her hard.
Wanda has been hospitalized for extreme physical exhaustion that has deeply wounded her mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Now, more than ever before, she needs us. She needs all of us.
YOUR SUPPORT IS ABOUT HEALING
After 40 years of unrelenting movement dedication and work, and the recent life-altering event that has forced Wanda (and all of us) to take toll of the real cost of doing social change work, Wanda needs a real sabbatical to heal physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Our bodies are not machines, and it will scream at us to stop and take care, even when we refuse to listen. And life presents us with many opportunities to understand the vital lessons are bodies force us to learn.
Your support offers time for Wanda to heal, while simultaneously providing you a chance to take part in the learning this life lesson has to offer us.
Will you join us in supporting Wanda’s much-needed healing by helping us raise money to:
· Allow Wanda to stop working for five months and get her healing on, truly.
· Cover her rent and living costs for this period
· Support Wanda to return home, to Puerto Rico, where her elders and family can care for her and so she may heal from the ocean.
· Provide Wanda with holistic and integral health practices, including healing foods and programs.
DEEP BOW OF GRATITUDE
Any support you can offer, whether through donating or sharing this fundraiser, means so much to so many, especially Wanda.
Your support begins by helping Wanda take time to heal truly
and carries over to all the folks and communities Wanda will no doubt resume supporting once she returns to her life’s purpose and work.
For your support, whatever it may be, we are deeply grateful.
With much love and appreciation,
Marcia Olivo
Zaida Salaman
Rusia Mohiuddin
Maria Mohiuddin
Janvieve Williams- Comrie
Organizer
Marcia Olivo
Organizer
Miami, FL