BEEN saying this. To my writer brethren, read this short thread and hold a good thought.

Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support. This is such a labor of love and I'm so inspired by the community we've created.

Please consider donating, if you're able:

Via Venmo: venmo.com/u/green-envelo…

Via Paypal: paypal.me/GreenEnvelopeG…

Our website has been updated with all sorts of information about the first batch of grants, the application process, and our upcoming benefit with Retrospecs!

Check it out: sites.google.com/view/green-env…

Absolutely stellar lineup in the house for Industry 101 on 5/1 in partnership w/ Script Anatomy! Writers Jeanie Bergen Phillip Van Jackie (Decembly) Penn cover screenplay basics w/ Ross Lazar. Join free & online thx to Sony Pictures. ASL w/ ProBono ASL! Support from Santa Monica College. Link in bio!

Here's some links to some things I did, some things I enjoyed, and some things you should do if you're a writer!

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Industry 101 is back on May 1 for 'Screenplay 101: All the Basics' in partnership w/ Script Anatomy. Moderated by Ross Lazar with panelists Jeanie Bergen, Jackie (Decembly) Penn, and Phillip Van.

Free + online + public = you should sign up. Learn more & RSVP👇

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Don’t miss your chance to apply for housing at Manhattan Plaza! The waitlist is open through May 6 for studio & one-bedroom apartments at this affordable housing complex for performing arts professionals & home to the Fund’s Rodney Kirk Center. Apply now: ow.ly/m6N250Rok9q

This was so much fun! Give it a listen, if you like 💗

“I cannot tell you, as an assistant, how many drinks I went to where we were sharing battle stories, where the person who went through the most abusive situation won. And that's a badge of honor. As opposed to saying, my God, we would make any therapist fucking cry right now.”

Five years into the #payuphollywood revolution, support staffers are still fighting for job security, mobility, and livable wages in Hollywood. Hear what’s making Liz Hsiao Lan Alper and Alex Rubin hopeful on this week’s episode!

tinyurl.com/Payupfessesup

TV WRITERS! This is for you -- a chance to share your knowledge and experiences in the industry so we at Think Tank for Inclusion & Equity can better advocate for change!!!

Click and take our survey!

I’m glad Sophia Bush did this in her own way and when she was ready. Celebrities and public figures owe us nothing when it comes to their private lives.

But I’m so happy she shared and hopefully other people feel seen. It’s so beautifully written and so thoughtful ♥️.

lombardini hive rise up! the Retrospecs podcast is hosting a live reading of my SUCCESSION strike spec next month. I wanted it to benefit david zaslav’s executive compensation package, but due to tax inefficiencies we went with Green Envelope Grocery Aid instead. TIX elysiantheater.com/shows/retrospe…

Whoo-hoo! FINALLY!!!

You all will get to see the EXCELLENCE of #ActYourAge created by Alyson Fouse! We put a lot of love into this show about successful, principled, hilarious Black women of a certain age.

#Whoopi calls us the #GoldenBrownGirls !

Kym Whitley, TishaCampbell

Oooooh look who stepped into the booth! 😍 Liz Hsiao Lan Alper and Alex Rubin of #PayUpHollywood confess their true feelings on pay equity, toxic workplaces, and how to make Hollywood happy. New ep drops this Thurs 4/25! #payuphollywood #fessuphollywood #nowedidnotcopythehashtag 😳😂

It's been a week since we've re-launched Green Envelope, and we already have 274 applications!

Please donate if you can, and help spread the word. There are a lot of people hurting, and now more than ever, we need the power of this amazing community 💚

sites.google.com/view/green-env…

This is a huge victory not only for UAW workers at Volkswagen, but for every worker in America. The tide is turning. Workers all across the country, even in our most conservative states, are sick and tired of corporate greed and are demanding economic justice.

Volkswagen worker says he was inspired by Writers Guild of America West strike

“Seeing the writers go on strike and standing up for the rights that was, I was so excited ….In the back of our minds was like, “Man, I wonder if auto workers, if we're going to start seeing something like that here”.

WGA members at Sesame Workshop have reached a new tentative agreement!

Writers won historic jurisdiction and minimum rates for animation and new media programs, protections against AI, paid parental leave benefits, and substantial improvements to new media residuals 🎉✊

Loved helping FoF, a GREAT PRIVATE CHARITY. If you live in LA, if you wonder what you could do to help unhoused people get OFF the street, FoF is EFFECTIVE. An amazing group! 98dollar Members DRIVE the whole thing...check it--foodonfoot.org