Written by:Melissa Greenhagen Assistant Director | Institute for the study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy | Northern Illinois University I was introduced to the Living Room Conversations (LRC) model by a friend and colleague working in student engagement at [Northern Illinois University] NIU, and it sparked the idea of using it as a tool […]
Haya: Asian-American: a term set to define a vast group of more than 3 billion people from across the continent of Asia, across various cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Asian and American; American and Asian. Yet we’re still somehow not enough for Asians or Americans. Declan: Whilst I do live in Asia, I find that my
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Authors: Brigitta Rongstad Strong, Annamarie Schaecher, Anne Gold, Ethan Knight Water is both critical and scarce across the desert southwest and a topic that touches on the lives of everyone in the communities. We are Water brings a traveling exhibition and interactive educational programs to libraries in rural, Indigenous, Latinx, and rural communities in the
We are Water: Connecting Communities Through Stories and Conversations Read More »
Stories carry memories, history, and wisdom. They have the ability to ground us in an experience we may know little to nothing about, yet invoke feelings as if we were part of that very experience. We use stories to widen our understanding, deepen our capacity for empathy and compassion, and connect to lives of generations
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By: Anaïs Maseda Being someone with a richly diverse background and ancestry, I grew up confused about my ethnicity with constant questioning about my African-American culture. It took me quite some time to feel comfortable identifying as Black, feeling as though I was not Black enough and I often fell short of knowing about Black
February 2023: Black History Month Read More »
We are standing, yet again, at the edge of where our past year concludes and our new year is peaking over the horizon. What sort of lessons have we learned from this past year? What are we letting go of? What sort of experiences or projects are you looking forward to? Taking the time to
January 2023: New Year Read More »
Show your support and order your limited edition t-shirt today! We are incredibly excited to announce the talented winners of our very first art contest! Each artist submitted their interpretation of the theme, respect.relate.connect! Berta H. and Ziye W. submitted their wonderfully different and equally representative designs that you can see below. Read more about
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By: Sophia He Youth Council Consciously or unconsciously, our communities contribute to our identity and sense of self. While each of us has our own unique identity, whether a community is one that “bridges” or “others” plays a crucial role in the formation of a healthy identity and ultimately, a healthy community. Othering is a
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For me, respect involves understanding rather than judging. As a human being and a social animal, I encounter inevitable situations where I interact with others. Some of these interactions might be voluntary, some might not, but all of them require the participation of at least two entities and therefore a platform where attitudes such as
Respect: How do you define respect and how do you experience it? Read More »
By Sophia He As inevitable navigators of society and the internal mind, we are all , right at this moment, going through experiences that shape our values and political beliefs. For teenagers, schools are a major part of their lives and play an indispensable role in the shaping of these values, whether intentionally or not.
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