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…
Recently, I finished reading an amazing book: Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time, by Paul Rogat Loeb. It was an amazing book and every page truly spoke to me. I’d call it an essential guide for activists and changemakers. I’m sure I’ll be referencing it a lot in the future,…
Please take a moment to read a guest post I have written for The Take Action Leaders Blog, which aims to provide insight from leaders into social issues and solutions, with a focus on youth leadership in social change. I appreciate the opportunity to contribute my thoughts about social change to their blog! You can…
I’ve recently been finding a lot of new blogs that center around social justice and non-profit issues, and I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you! Some of these blogs are new; others have been around for years. Regardless of which category they fall into, I’d say that many are a worthwhile…
This quarter, as I approached the end of my time here at Northwestern, I found out about LIFT, a national movement to combat poverty and expand opportunity for all people here in the U.S. I immediately applied to become a volunteer, but I only wish I had found out about the organization earlier. LIFT provides…
This Friday I wanted to highlight an amazing project which recently won the 2009 Echoing Green Fellowship. Accountability Counsel is an organization aiming to partner with communities harmed by international finance and development projects in order to hold international institutions and corporations accountable, and develop new accountability systems where none exist. Communities around the world…