Blog Posts: TakeHeartNow

endawnis spears: Take Heart Now

​endawnis recounts her journey of uncovering a hidden chapter of her family’s history, shedding light on her grandmother’s past—one muted for decades. Her story delves into the painful legacy of Native American boarding schools, where children were forcibly removed...

Jaimie D. Crumley, PhD

Jaimie D. Crumley, PhD is an assistant professor of Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah. She is a Black feminist public historian and intellectual historian who is currently pursuing two research projects. Her public history project examines...

Maia Ferdman

Maia Ferdman is a skilled facilitator, educator, and consultant with a passion for community development, peace-building, and education. She is the founding Principal of Bridges Intergroup Relations Consulting, a firm that supports organizations and communities to...

Interfaith Youth Alliance: Take Heart Now

This conversation features three high school students from Interfaith Youth Alliance (IYA). Each young storyteller, Rabina, Atousa and Leah, gives us a glimpse into their experience in the world as teenagers and why they are part of the IYA. IYA equips youth with the...

endawnis spears: Take Heart Now

​endawnis recounts her journey of uncovering a hidden chapter of her family’s history, shedding light on her grandmother’s past—one muted...

Jaimie D. Crumley, PhD

Jaimie D. Crumley, PhD is an assistant professor of Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah. She is a Black feminist...

Maia Ferdman

Maia Ferdman is a skilled facilitator, educator, and consultant with a passion for community development, peace-building, and education....

Maia Ferdman

Maia Ferdman

Maia Ferdman is a skilled facilitator, educator, and consultant with a passion for community development,...

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Celina Alvarez

Celina Alvarez

Celina Alvarez is Executive Director of Housing Works, recognized as one of Los Angeles’ most innovative and effective...

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Rev. Louis Chase

Rev. Louis Chase

The Rev. Louis A. Chase is a retired United Methodist clergyperson in the California-Pacific Annual Conference and...

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Judy Vaughan

Judy Vaughan

Judy Vaughan, CSJ, is the Founding Director of Alexandria House, where she lives and works. Founded in 1996,...

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