by Amelia Lorrey | Sep 2, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
Robin Valenzuela had spent years researching the intersection of child welfare and immigration enforcement in the U.S. when, in 2016, the election prompted her to take action. “I wanted to do something more than just write about these issues,” she recalls. She started...
by Natasha Reilly-Moynihan | Jul 8, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
One of the most challenging and important things for our country and our world to try right now is to engage in conversations and hold space for people to share their stories without judgment. The ability to give full, open-heart and mind attention to people –...
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 | Jan 7, 2022 | Heartivist Of The Week
When the Napalese Lounge and Grille in Green Bay, Wisconsin decided to install a public art mural to foster pride and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and host a modest celebration in its honor, they had hoped it would encourage cooperation and collaboration among...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Oct 8, 2021 | Heartivist Of The Week
In the summer of 2020, Kerry Dolan, an assistant principal at a Chicago high school, received a letter addressed to the entire body of predominantly white teachers and administrators. Signed by over 100 mostly BIPOC students, the letter described their feelings of...
