Thomas Robert Ficklin, Jr. (Cohort 13)
...The neo-liberal trap of believing that “our issue” is urgent and not equal to all others is one of the major errors of this era of umpteen flavors of ice cream and infinite download menus of distraction...
Janis Astor del Valle – Writer, Performer, Educator (Cohort 10)
"...I also impart to my students that they’re leaders, too... living the notion 'everyone leads.'"
It’s a sign. And it believes in you.
Public art that inspires and loves.
Poetic Response to a Half-Hearted American Apology
"Whereas" was written in response to the U.S. government’s Joint Resolution “To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.”
You have earned this view. (Upstream, by Mark Nepo)
"You fit your gift. Your gift fits you..."
Opening Minds About Head Coverings Through Photography
Photography exhibit (UN)Covered promotes dialogue, illuminating and enlightening biased reactions to Muslim and Sikh women who wear a hijab, turban, or other head covering.
Helping Black Boys and Men Thrive, by Amos Smith (Cohort 6)
"When and wherever we have been given the right tools, nurtured, and supported we thrive."
Addressing the Changing Tide in American Culture, by Lewis J. Beilman III (Cohort 16)
"...Will we be the ones who allow the country once more to become a bastion of bigotry, chauvinism, and greed? Or will we push for inclusion, equity, and progress?"
Enroue Awo Onigbonna Halfkenny – Owner (Healing and Liberation Counseling), Babalawo, Consultant, Artist, Writer, Clinical Social Worker, Father, Multiracial Black Straight Cis Man, Husband, “so much more and not limited by these either” (Cohort 10)
“...can I heal enough, be woke enough, be safe enough, trust enough, risk enough, be free enough, let go enough, 'not know' enough, to continue to broaden my circles of care and compassion with skill in order to move myself and others closer to being free...”
Connection and Healing in Nature, by Tagan Engel (Cohort 12) & Enroue Halfkenny (Cohort 10)
"...At this spot it turns and the water rushes over the rocks reminding us of the lessons to be learned about letting things move and flow like the river..."