Mariya is an amazing person I’ve recently met on Twitter. She is passionate about corrections, social justice and criminal justice, and I found her personal story and trajectory to be a fascinating account that we can all learn from. Read her guest post, below, to gain an understanding of her passions and why working in…
As a recent graduate who just started her first full-time job, I’m experiencing a state of flux and confusion that, I believe, often plagues other young professionals just transitioning into their careers. Before I graduated, I always shrugged off all those “life after college” advice blogs, believing: That could never happen to me! I don’t…
Yesterday, a huge debate on Twitter ensued when Mother Jones reporter Mac McClelland began tweeting the graphic story of a Haitian rape survivor – complete with too much personal detail like the woman’s name, age and medical situation. An editor at Mother Jones, Clara Jeffery, also re-tweeted parts of the story and encouraged her followers…
Just this Wednesday, there was a lot of buzz on the Twitterverse about FrontlineSMS:Legal, a new addition to the FrontlineSMS family. According to their website: FrontlineSMS:Legal helps our partners bridge the distance between communities and the legal services they need most, using low-cost mobile tools. FrontlineSMS:Legal develops and implements technologies that improve the delivery, reach,…
A couple of Fridays a month, I like to feature non-profits and changemakers on my blog to raise awareness of the great work they do, provide a dose of inspiration, and show that positive change is possible. Catch up on my other Feature Friday posts here. This week, I would like to feature Global Rights,…
A couple of Fridays a month, I like to feature non-profits and changemakers on my blog to raise awareness of the great work they do, provide a dose of inspiration, and show that positive change is possible. Catch up on my other Feature Friday posts here. This Friday, I would like to feature an incredible…
Recently, the incredible Rosetta Thurman included me on her wonderful list of 32 Nonprofit & Philanthropy Blogs Written by People of Color – and I was incredibly honored and surprised by this gesture! Thanks again, Rosetta! But what was even more surprising to me was being clearly identified as a person of color! In all…
I just found an excellent and heartwrenching article about Haiti’s incarcerated minors, and more broadly the life-threatening prison conditions in Haitian prisons as well as the lack of legal infrastructure. As in so many other developing countries, innocent individuals are often wrongfully convicted and thrown in jail, only to languish in the face of inadequate…
A recent New York Times article describes the world of comfort – and perhaps even luxury – that war criminals are provided with at The Hague, Netherlands. I don’t have a gym, a personal trainer, or a spiritual room in my tiny bedroom. On my (soon to be) non-profit salary, I certainly won’t be able…
I recently finished “Indefensible: One Lawyer’s Journey into the Inferno of American Justice” by David Feige, who worked as a public defender in the Bronx for nearly fifteen years. It is a fascinating account of his work and the stories of the clients he represents. Perhaps my favorite quote from the entire book is the…