All it takes is raising your voice
It always feels pretty fabulous to teach, to work with young people, to learn from them. Today, I am especially proud to learn from the bright-eyed students that I see each […]
of shoes and basketball
Today’s Inspired story spans two continents– North America and Africa. It is the story of an African basketball player going to college in the United States while remembering his homeland and […]
Hunger for Justice
One of my students recently shared this prayer with me. She learned it in Nicaraqua, and thought I’d like it. It broke my heart open when I read it; it’s […]
Three Resolutions to Consider for 2009
The journey of embracing one’s self for who you really are isn’t just an item on the to do list that gets checked off all neat and tidy one day […]
I am an activist because…
Last fall, a friend from high school e-mailed me to say that he was now the principal of an alternative high school in the Bronx and he […]
Calling the Circle
So I have been waiting to actually say these words for a while because I wasn’t sure if it would be possible to make all the details, odds and ends, […]
Reflections on Consumption and Economy
I am not much of a shopper. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of excess cash and so I worked and took care of my own expenses. Rarely was […]
