“To get involved with a cause, you really have to become aware of it. You have to go on the ground and see with your own eyes, the people who have been affected by it, their process in how they’re combating it, and what the organization represents.”
David Arquette
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“Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak.”
Walter Lippmann
Articles on Movements and Causes
Social movements and people working on causes they care for have shaped our rights, our politics, our culture and our ways of life. Those movements begin with the interactions people and communities have with others and grow from there. The world wouldn’t be what it is today without these.
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A Coup is Happening, and I’m Planning a Festival?
A coup is actively happening in our government, nothing is happening to stop it, and I’m sitting at home preparing for the next festival.
Interconnections Between the LA Fires, Capitalism, Colonization, and the Climate Crisis
Barely a week into 2025, and the chickens have loudly come home to roost. The interconnections between everything happening are all but screaming in our faces right now.
Xochil Xitlalli Ancestral Art – Anchoring the Past, Present, and Future Through Art
Reclaiming her Indigenous culture, Xochil Xitlalli anchors the past, present, and future through her ancestral art inspired by her worldview through the Meso-American lens.
Little Miss Hannah Foundation Enhances Quality of Life for Children With Rare Diseases
The Little Miss Hannah Foundation, a Vegas-based non-profit, helps children with rare and medically complex diseases receive the necessary support and equipment.
What Do We Do Now? Commentary On the Election and the Path Ahead
An editorial on what I’ve felt and observed after the election, and what the next steps are in terms of resisting what’s coming.
Las Vegas Breast Cancer Warriors – Warriors Supporting Warriors
After a 2nd breast cancer diagnosis, AnnaMarie Missisian founded Las Vegas Breast Cancer Warriors to support other breast cancer patients/survivors!
How? – A Poem About Navigating the Collapsing World We Find Ourselves In
A poem about how to navigate the collapsing world around us and find the answer to “How” we can get to the other side of this.
East Las Vegas Seed Share – Sharing the Love of Gardening One Seed at a Time
East Las Vegas Seed Share encourages locals to save and share seeds from their gardens with others who are gardening in the community.
Save Marcellus Williams: Stop Missouri from Executing an Innocent Man
On September 24, the state of Missouri plans to execute Marcellus Williams for a crime he did not commit. After serving nearly 24 years, Williams only has two days left for us to save his life and demand Gov. Mike Parson not to allow Missouri to take an innocent man’s life.