A huge thank-you to all the activists and participants that came to the march. Particularly, a thank you to Sade Famuwiya, Peter Stern, and Liz Stewart for empowering Project Femme to represent young people at this march. We tell ourselves stories in order to live,...
Muzoon Almellehan, on the surface, may seem like any ordinary, young Muslim girl you might meet when travelling in the Middle East or in some American or European neighborhoods. But at 19 years old, she is not only UNICEF’s youngest and first refugee Goodwill...
In the world of youth politics, Mariam Dogar is a rising star. Currently a freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she sits on the executive board of the MIT Democrats and serves on Cambridge’s Ward 2 committee, which she co-founded. She’s part of the...
On Feb. 1, Reverend Dr. William Barber II was presented with an honorary doctorate degree of Humane Letters by Occidental College in its very own Throne Hall. Following his presentation, Rev. Dr. Barber gave his talk on “Revival, Resilience, Redemption After...
This weekend marks the week anniversary of the end to a historical election season. Disbelief, shock, anger, betrayal, sadness, were only some of the emotions that permeated through the air as a man who stood for racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and...
On Jan. 21, an estimated 750,000 citizens participated in the Los Angeles Women’s March, an inaugural protest aimed at recently-elected President Trump. Despite the organization as a Women’s March, the event amassed support for a number of social issues at the moment....
When activism meets art, the issues at hand are no longer abstract political ideas or mere talking points on clipboards. Instead, they become something more humanized and relatable. Artists at...
Patricia Huerta’s Masters of Fine Arts performance, "You Are Somewhere Eye Depart," at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) challenged the traditional definition of choreography and engaged with the audience in order to create an “in the now” performance....
