Lindsay Meyer-Harley is a mother, business owner (the immaculate Darling Clementine shop), and community organizer and founder of the Still We Rise auction. She identified a need in her community after the 2017 Presidential Election, and founded SWR on the grounds of kindness, doing good, and giving back to others. The auction has a serious track record: raising over $110,000 during the first year, benefitting organization such as the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Natural Resource Defense Council, and Southern Poverty Law Center.

The latest auction will run from July 2^nd-9^th on Instagram, and aims to bring awareness to families being separated at the border. 

As a talented, multifaceted woman, we sat down with her for a Clary profile on motherhood, business, and community organization.

 

I couldn't just scream at my television after Trump was elected. I had to take that anger and gather the community the only way I knew how.

 

That is a tough one because there are amazing organizations doing work all over the country that deserve our attention and spotlight. Because the auction is online and it spreads word of mouth, I found it was important to select at least one organization per auction that has name recognition; it helps make people feel safer about where their money is going. The auctions are always a reflection of the political climate because I believe in the power of the ground swell around a topic. It's about jumping on that wave and allowing the media to help drive the volume up about the issue the auction is focusing on.

 

Something I learned as a child: treat people the way you want to be treated.

 

Oh gosh, well since I run my business from home, it's being present with my kids when they need me. I'm really good at bursts of work, I can sit down, knock out a ton of work then walk away mid-email if needed and I'm able to come back to it. That took practice of course, but my shop has been open for almost 7 years so I've had practice!

 

There are amazing men in this world, and I am lucky enough to have many in my life. However, you can't expect to have your needs met in full without having a seat at the table. There's a sisterhood that is hard to explain to a man; we just get it.