Celebrating Cultural Diversity: The San Luis Valley Immigrant Resource Center
The San Luis Valley in Colorado has a history of diverse cultures: Native American, Hispanic, French, Anglo, and . . . Mayan. Mayan? But first …
Snippets: Be Curious
Brief descriptions of news to celebrate, updates, and serendipity.
Supporting Vulnerable Groups: LGBTQ
The One Colorado Education Fund’s mission is to secure protections and opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Coloradans and their families. Through …
Southern Poverty Law Center: Fighting Injustice, Spreading Tolerance
This what a group of young people in this country should look like. Could we just remember that with the exception of the Native Americans, …
Council on American-Islamic Relations
CAIR’s vision is to be a leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding. CAIR’s mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil …
Migrants, Refugees, and the Loss of Dreams as well as Homes
“The migrant is the ‘defining figure of the 20th century,’ so wrote Salman Rushdie some 20 years ago” re-quoted in a recent New York Times …
How To Love Your Country
Nationalism and its anti-nationalism opposite, of particular interest right now in India as well as the United States, play into the hands of authoritarian and …
Wolves, Elk, and Trump Supporters
One of several wolves at Yellowstone. Several studies on fear have been published providing us with a better understanding of various factors, such as the …
What Creates Hate?
My country is in shock. Many of us even experience some of the physiological effects: dizziness, confusion, nausea. But our shock is the number of …
Invite Three Authors for Dinner
What three authors (this is imaginary so they can be dead or alive) would you like to invite for dinner and an evening of conversation? …