Category: Activism
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One thing that scares you
In 1997, Chicago Tribune journalist Mary Shmich wrote an essay about the value of advice. She set it up like a graduation speech, giving advice to young people getting ready to go out into the world: “Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life…
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In the line of duty
When I was a journalism student many years ago, my college profs encouraged me and my fellow classmates to think about ethics in every class. History of the Press, Newswriting and Reporting, Critical and Editorial Writing, Layout and Design… each course introduced us to discussions about what was ethical, what responsibilities we had as journalists,…
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Curated: IRC’s “Five ways Disney’s ‘Encanto’ celebrates refugees”
Talking about Bruno celebrates refugees
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The buzz of being done
Last week, after two years of writing and revising an essay about beekeeping, post-partum depression and acceptance, I was able to let the process go: The piece was published on the website Lion’s Roar, in conjunction with the Buddhist Justice Reporter. Lion’s Roar is an in-print and online magazine devoted to exploration of meditation practice…
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Honoring Zitkala-Sa
From telling her people’s myth stories to advocating for her people, Zitkala-Sa’s work exemplifies writing as activism.
Notes from the in-between 