I often talk about why we prioritize women, and especially women of color, as our most important clients. We know that they experience the worst disparities when it comes to the income gap and the wealth gap. We know they have to deal with wage suppression, and they have been the most disenfranchised by the mainstream financial services industry.  We know they are often a family's ultimate social safety net, which means they are society's ultimate social safety net. But it's more than that, and sometimes I struggle to articulate our interconnectedness that really drives our work for a more just society.  Fortunately, I had the immense pleasure of visiting the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC last week. The granite walls are engraved with some of his quotes, and this one brought it home for me:

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr,  Letter from Birmingham, Alabama jail, April 16, 1963.

As we enter our season for giving thanks and reflecting on our past year I encourage all of us to spend some time talking with friends and family about our network of mutuality. We are all woven together in this world, and with this indisputable connection comes a great responsibility to care for each other. 

Wishing you all the best,