Diane Tate

Published Author, Artist, and Podcast Host!

Welcome to my official website! My mission in life is to make lasting change in the world, especially with regard to freedom and liberation for all people. I am thrilled to offer my memoir available for order today.

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Here4theKids

A movement of abolition, liberation, and solidarity!

AROC- Arab Resource & Organizing Center

We organize to fight for racial and economic justice and the dignity and liberation of our Arab, and Muslim communities. We work towards the self-determination of our people under attack in Palestine, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and across the entire SWANA (South West Asia and and North African) region with the same breath that we fight for our freedoms here in the United States.

Jewish Voice for Peace

Jewish Voice for Peace is the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the world. We’re organizing a grassroots, multiracial, cross-class, intergenerational movement of U.S. Jews into solidarity with the Palestinian freedom struggle, guided by a vision of justice, equality, and dignity for all people.

Palestine Museum

PRESERVING Palestinian History & Culture - Telling the Palestinian Story through the arts

About

I have been on a steep learning curve since 2015 unpacking my whiteness, learning more about the intentional oppression in the US and worldwide, and then being involved in lasting change within the systems I can affect. I come from a deep place of privilege which always informs how I move, and I work hard to continuously re-examine the lens I am seeing the world through; listening and learning from folks in marginalized communities to ensure I do the least amount of harm possible.

I am proud to be a co-lead for the Connecticut hub of Here4TheKids (www.here4thekids.com), an abolition, liberation, and solidarity movement to lessen violence on kids by dismantling systems that stem from white supremacy around the world, and to serve on the boards of Palmetto Hope Network (www.palmettohopenetwork.org) and R.E.A.P.- Rural Education Advocacy Project (www.reapgh.org).

I have an art studio at Nest Arts Factory in Bridgeport, CT, where I create oil on canvas paintings as well as watercolor 4X6 greeting cards. I am a published author with the release of my memoir Under the Radar: When Truth Hides in Plain Sight which includes poetry and prose to tell my journey through domestic violence, sexual abuse, addiction, and recovery.

I am proud to announce the launch of my new podcast titled Why Do I Give a F&$K! (www.ydigaf.com) co-hosted with my friend and colleague JoHanna "J" Thompson. OUR FIRST EPISODE DROPPED ON MARCH 26TH! NEW EPISODES ON THE 2ND AND 4TH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH.

Scroll down to find ways to learn more about my passions, purchase art or products with my art on them, order a copy of my book, and get connected to the Why Do I Give A F&$K? podcast!

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Why Do I Give a F&$k? Podcast
co-hosted with
J Thompson

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Under the Radar: When Truth Hides in Plain Sight

Growing up on the family tree of an American dynasty did not protect Diane Tate from the darker legacies of sexual abuse, addiction, and domestic violence. This story is one of survival in the face of peril, redemption despite self-hatred, and the impact that abusive legacy has on establishing the trajectory of a child's life.

Whether she was walking the streets of her small hometown in North Carolina or being presented to American and international society in the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel in New York City, her truth was hiding from everyone, including herself. Not only does she trudge through the darkness of alcoholism and an abusive marriage; she takes the reader on a journey of healing, making the choice to stand up for herself when it mattered the most.

Within these pages you will find inspiration in the poetry of Diane's life. You will wince and cheer, laugh and cry, and walk away with the hope that even a life lived in the shadows of your own mind can be brought into the light.

Published by Fulton Books

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Reviews of Under the Radar

Thank you to all who have read Under the Radar and have shared their feelings about the experience.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A compelling story, beautifully told.

Under the Radar is a compelling story, beautifully written. Although the details of her story are specific to her life, it is also, sadly, all too universal. I love the combination of poetry and prose. Each chapter’s poem serves as a reflection on how she she holds, in the present, what she is recounting of her past.

I am thankful that Dee shared her story. I know that everyone will find something they can recognize, and be lifted and inspired by.