**This is a repost. Please make plans to join us for a lecture and discussion with Dr. Wakar Uddin on Monday, Nov 13 at 630pm, in the Edge of Chaos. Trigger warning: this blog references graphic physical and sexual violence. Please do not read if easily affected by these topics. “Now is the worst … Continue reading Crisis in Myanmar: Ethnic Cleansing of the Rohingya
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It’s Not Just Irma and Harvey: Deadly Floods Affect Millions Around the World
These past few weeks have been a very vulnerable time for our global community. Media has been predominately focusing on the countries and victims affected by Hurricane Harvey, Irma, and Jose, however nature’s violent outcry stormed communities all over the world- not just the hurricanes in the West. Powerful monsoons struck South Asia, affecting more … Continue reading It’s Not Just Irma and Harvey: Deadly Floods Affect Millions Around the World
The Reality of Climate Change and its Effects on Human Rights and the Refugee Crisis
What is climate change? To understand climate change, we must first know what climate is and how it is different from the weather. Weather is what we see change on a day to day basis. We can see and feel the changes in weather: sunny one day, rainy the next, and back to sunny again. Weather also … Continue reading The Reality of Climate Change and its Effects on Human Rights and the Refugee Crisis
The Arc of History Bends towards Justice
On Sunday, January 15, 2017–the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr–Ajanet Rountree and I filed into the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, a day before the nation officially recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The historic location held a special church service commemorating King and his contemporaries, reinforcing the role Birmingham … Continue reading The Arc of History Bends towards Justice
