This is a topic that has been swirling around in my mind for months, but I’ve never really garnered the courage to write it down coherently. But now, as I embark on a journey to work with International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) in Geneva this summer, this topic is becoming increasingly relevant to my work….
Recently, I began following @notorture on twitter – a great organization called Survivors of Torture, International. I soon discovered that the Public Affairs Director of the organization, Maren Dougherty, was a graduate of my own university – Northwestern University. Naturally, I was excited to find an alumni through twitter, and I was even more excited…
Recently I’ve been thinking about what it means to be authentic to yourself. It means understanding who you are and sticking to that, and making decisions based on your personal hopes, dreams, passions, and preferences. It means not settling for a job you don’t love, even in this economy. It means staying true to yourself….
Here is a guest post I recently wrote for my friend Grace’s blog. Grace is featuring guest posts by fellow Gen Yers on the topic “What Inspires You?” in order to find out what makes Gen Y tick. I’m honored that she asked me to write a blog for her theme, and I am posting…
I was glad to read this great article today about America’s little known immigrant detention system, and simultaneously was shocked at the statistics. According to an official Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) database, almost 19,000 immigrants out of a total 32,000 who are currently detained within the U.S. “had no criminal conviction, not even for…
Recently, Grace invited me to write a guest post for her blog on “What Inspires You?” The topic really did get me thinking, and even inspired me further. One of the things I wrote about was writing itself. I’ve always been incredibly inspired by writing, and by words. I’ve grown up on poetry, and…
“A friend in an aid organization passed on to me these U.N. estimates of the impact of the expulsion of aid workers from Darfur: within a period of less than two weeks 1.1 million people will need food; within a period of less than two weeks 1.2 million people will need water; within a period…
We need more – we need the truth. We need to look back at the Bush Administration and investigate what went wrong with America’s rule of law during our “war on terror”: torture, illegal wiretapping, extraordinary rendition, and other human rights violations. Why did this happen? Who let it happen? And how can we ensure…
Since I’ve recently been applying to and interviewing with various nonprofits for a summer internship related to law & human rights, I’ve decided to share some tips for other undergraduates who are interested in getting into the nonprofit field. 1. Don’t wait for nonprofits to come to you — you have to go to them….
I’m pretty upset right now. I’m angry, and I usually don’t get this fired up about things. In fact, I’m so angry that I feel like punching a wall or screaming from frustration. But I know anger leads to nothing, so here I am channeling that anger into a blog post. Yesterday, as is common…
