by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Apr 8, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
In the summer of 2019, a small group of volunteers began to notice an important need within the refugee community in Athens, Greece. Women and LGBTQIA+ migrants and asylum seekers needed a safe space where they could engage in creative expression. In such a space, art...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Apr 1, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Isabella Hanson received her first Pollination Project grant for her work which focused on empowering girls when she was only nine-years-old. Then in 2020, at the age of 14, Isabella once again looked to empower and amplify the voices of youth, only this time it was...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 25, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Allyson Allen is not only an exceptional quiltmaker, she’s an artist and storyteller who is using her gifts to create works that inspire reflection and, most recently, stand up to censorship. In 2019, Allyson was thrilled when she won the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 18, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Imagine driving along a four lane road when you suddenly come upon a dog standing in the middle of one of the lanes. Would you stop and help? When Andrea Johnson found herself in that exact situation, it wasn’t even a question as instantaneous thought gave way to...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 11, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
The Mushroom Guy. That is the name the community has given to him. It might have something to do with the jacket he wears as it has a giant mushroom on the back but more than likely, it has to do with the fact that Jake Garza has done something extraordinary –...
