The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was a groundbreaking win for disability rights. However, the ADA was just the first step. Progress in disability rights has since fallen by the wayside, and there continues to be a profound misunderstanding of disability identity and social justice issues. It is time to talk about the …
by Stephanie Chalk 
Oklahoma House Bill No. 1775, the controversial state legislation that bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools, has been signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt at the beginning of May 2021. This bill bans certain topics regarding race and gender from being taught in public colleges and universities in the state. …
by Roxana Cazan 
Mental Health Awareness Month is the ideal occasion to discuss the ways in which race, sexuality, and socio-economic status intersect in our society I’ve wanted to write something like this about mental health for a long time – but I kept pushing it to the back of my mind. This past week I saw something …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
What parenthood can teach us about social justice On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, George Floyd’s murderer was found guilty by a jury of his peers on all three counts: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, while being arrested on the suspicion of having used a …
by Roxana Cazan 
The recent rise of the political far-right is just one symptom of the antisemitism and violence against women that plague Romanian society By Roxana Cazan On March 27, Romanian Jewish actress Maia Morgenstern and The Jewish State Theatre in Bucharest, Romania received a horrific email threatening with murder, arson, and defamation. Not only was the …
by Roxana Cazan 
Why is it that when I was faced with overt xenophobia, my heritage saved me? Why is it that I identified as solely Romanian, when someone was attacking me? I am a Romanian-American writer, teacher and healer. When this incident happened, I could not believe it. I felt the earth shatter under my feet and …
by Adela Sinclair 
What’s in an Ally? Engaged Philanthropy and Compassionate Partnership A Conversation with Cristiana Grigore at the Roma Peoples Project, Columbia University. Read the first part of this series on racism against Roma people here To further my understanding of what being an ally for the cause of the Roma people entails, I decided to interview Cristiana …
by Roxana Cazan 
Martisor March begins with the celebration of Marţisor on the 1st of the month, a day during which Romanians observe the beginning of spring. While the Romanian traditional society welcomed March as the start of a new agricultural season by celebrating the possibility of germination, birth, and renewal, modern communities in Romania, no longer dependent …
by Roxana Cazan 
We will weep in public. We will not wipe away our tears,Stifle our groans or quiet our anger.We will cause interruption and discomfortBecause that’s what grief demands. We will weep in public. We will create memorials together and alone,Whether side by side or across digital spaces.We will do it when it’s personal andWhen we never …
by Brit Cooper Robinson 
I’m a survivor of sexual assault. And I haven’t told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other. With these words, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez opened up such an important discussion on a critical topic. Trauma is all around us. Regardless of where you stand politically, trauma …
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