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Human Connection is a platform for storytelling. Our focus is on racial justice, human rights, and indigenous communities’ issues in the United States and around the globe. We share our work through blog posts, poetry, stories, and reels. This page is a space to recognize each other’s struggles, foster genuine human connections, share stories of resiliency, and advocate for a new era of peace and global solidarity.
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Editor: Kim Redigan, Meta Peace TeamJuanuary 20 , 2024For nearly two decades, I have been passionately engaged in interfaith work to advance inclusion, justice, and peace through genuine interfaith dialogue and alliance. Today, I am disillusioned. Sadly, I have found that in times of crisis, crucial issues go unaddressed, and hard conversations are off the table, shrouded in a silence that maintains the status quo. Too often, interfaith efforts revolve around social gatherings, shared values, and tolerance, forfeiting the opportunity to delve into the deep and pressing issues of our times, issues that demand our attention and solidarity. While fostering...
january, 2024In the bustling city of Birmingham, Michigan, Lori-Kamleh Ajlouny, a dedicated Christian Palestinian activist, and a long time Birmingham Public School employee, has spent her life championing Palestinian rights and promoting shared understanding among diverse communities.
Lori's roots trace back to Ramallah, Palestine. After moving to the United States, her parents were deeply committed for their children to maintain their Palestinian identity through traditions and culture. Her parents became very involved with the Ramallah community and with them were founders of an... |
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JANUARY 29, 2024Why is activism essential? Lebanese-American activist Mariam Alboustani would argue that it is fundamentally about humanity. Growing up in Kuwait and later moving to Lebanon at the age of ten, Alboustani’s formative years were profoundly influenced by the Israeli occupation of Lebanon. Ongoing conflict and war, driven by Western colonialism, shaped her perspective on the world and global issues. In June 1982, Beirut faced a three-month siege...
SHARING STORIES...CREATING CONNECTIONSAugust 13, 2023What are the first steps to solving generational, systemic social justice issues? For Asquith Clarke II, the healing process begins with truth.
Since he was a child, Asquith has been passionate about helping people. Initially dreaming of saving lives as a doctor, Asquith is pursuing a career as a truth-teller, which, in his own words, is "embracing and learning about the full history of my ancestors that isn't whitewashed." As a truth-teller, Asquith hopes to advocate for diverse, inclusive, and equitable education... 
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july 7, 2023Injustice isn’t easy on the human mind. It’s often numbing, draining, and depressing. When we so passionately fight for reform, only to see an issue persist, we become hopeless. Kim Redigan was raised during the devastating Vietnam War. Many of her neighbors and friends passed away in service. As such, her road to social justice was “grounded in her own personal experience.”
At 11 years old, Kim struggled with severe depression. She initially channeled her sadness and confusion through poetry. But when world conditions... |
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