Simplicity: A Refocus on Our Need for Connection
As humans, our lives are filled with many things. Our day to day routines are so piled with things that we often lose track of how much we utilize in a day. There are the alarms to wake us up,…
Loving the Person in Front of You: A Message from Guyana
Dear Prospective Volunteers, Over the past few months, I have felt incapable at times. I have felt immensely under-qualified. I have felt so ignorant of the world and lost trying to understand systems I see failing people I've come to…
Thank God I’m Awake
At the ripe young age of 22 with only a few short months of death penalty abolition work under my belt, I found myself at a table in Washington, DC, rubbing elbows with the movers and shakers of the movement…
Why Do We Serve?
I don’t think many people know that a year of service can exist as an option, let alone know why someone would voluntarily take a position that pays $210 a month. Especially when half of that is allocated specifically for…
Resilient: Serving in Cincinnati
“Each human being, however small or weak, has something to bring to humanity. As we start to really get to know others, as we begin to listen to each other's stories, things begin to change. We begin the movement from…