November 25 marks the first day of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. It is an international campaign that first began in 1991 and remains an annual event run by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. The campaign ends on December 10, which is National Human Rights Day. The campaign’s goal is bringing…
It’s that special time of year again: Halloween! While there are many fun, festive traditions of this spooky season, there are some components that are just a little too scary. I’m talking about culturally and socially insensitive costumes that mock people’s lived experiences. All too often we see people dressing up in costumes that stigmatize…
Lately, the gun violence prevention community has faced both important wins, especially in the legislative context, and intensely tragic events, such as the three devastating suicides in the past weeks. Two of these were survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sydney Aiello and Calvin Desir. The other was Jeremy Richman, founder…