by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 30, 2023 | ShiftHappens
Sarah Yener, the English Department Chair at a high school in Antalya, Turkey, created a project that is having a profound effect on the lives of those who lost everything when earthquakes struck the Turkey/Syria region in February 2023. Prior to applying to The...
by Nandini Jain | Mar 24, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
Dakota McMahand-Owens, founder of Budding Artists, started her organization in response to the lack of access to high-quality arts education for young children in her community. As a classically trained pianist, who took her first piano lesson at Watts Towers Art...
by Liza Di Georgina | Mar 17, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
The province of Manitoba has the second highest inflation rate in Canada making it difficult for many families to make ends meet. “You can rebuild what was lost. You can create something out of nothing even when other people don’t believe it”, Torrence Ledwich,...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Mar 10, 2023 | ShiftHappens
In late November, Greta McClain, Executive Director of Silent No Longer TN, was approached by a fellow community organizer about a coalition she and some others were trying to start called, “The People’s Party Coalition.” This collection of individuals and...
by Liza Di Georgina | Mar 3, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
After experiencing three shootings in Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida, Yuki Jackson knew it was time to act. “Do what you can with what you have to make a difference. Even if it takes a while to see the impact you are making”, Yuki Jackson, Founder of The...