Check out this incredible video, created by the Roosevelt Institute, a student group that aims to get young people involved in policymaking and progressive activism. They have created an incredible campaign called “Think 2040: A Blueprint for Millennial America.” It’s focused on what we envision our future to be – and how we can get…
If I could advocate for one cause, it would be clean and portable water solutions. For the past year, I’ve been wrestling with the notion of getting those around me to care about a social issue, any social issue. Over coffee dates, workshops, team meetings the night before a final exam, I’ve met and re-met…
Yesterday, I ran across this article: “How to Write about Africa.” It’s a great eye-opening article, which uses sarcasm to point out the most common stereotypes of Africa and how so much of the media about Africa is framed without a true understanding of the continent. But as I started reading it, I began feeling…