by Liza Di Georgina | Apr 14, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
“Starting something is an achievement. Taking the first step is already being on the way to something better,” Ruth Abwalo. In Uganda, 1 in 4 women aged 15 to 49 experienced violence by a former intimate partner in 2018, UN Women. Knitting is a silent promise for the...
by Tessa Graham | Apr 5, 2023 | ShiftHappens
This year Lourdes celebrates 33 years working to protect animals! Lourdes has been a grantee since 2018 when she received a seed grant to support the International Congress of Animal Rights in Veracruz, Mexico. Lourdes holds this yearly conference to bring together...
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 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 10, 2023 | Heartivist Of The Week
Every year 29 million cows die in the dairy and meat industry world wide. “Always keep in mind why you started, remind yourself why you wanted to change the world,” Nina Andersson, Animal Home Care. “If you want to change the world, start with yourself,” stated the...