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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: equity

This Indigenous man survived a 10-year Amazonian odyssey—but not COVID-19

BY SCOTT WALLACE – PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES – National Geographic “After a violent ambush, Karapiru wandered the forests … More

Advocacy, ampathy, brazil, Charlie James, Education, environment, equity, health, Indigenous people, Karapiru, National Geographic, Research, Science, splitting the Awá’s territory in two.

Advocate, Volunteer, and Donate.

Why I volunteer, advocate and donate to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Two of my books will donate net profits … More

advocate, Donate, equity, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, medical expenses, Research, uncovered medical bills, universal health care, volunteer

Supreme Court Upholds Vital Patient Protections

Advocacy activities with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society have played a significant role in gathering support among legislators, the public, … More

Advocacy, cancer patients, Education, end of health care descrimination, equity, health care protection on preconditions, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, M Barrett Miller, Social Justice, Supreme Court

Relative invisibility makes for uphill battle to get COVID vaccines for Americans with IDD

Very moving and very informative. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities like Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Autism often have … More

Autism, Covid19, Developmental disabilities, Down Syndrome, equity, fairmess, IDD, inequality, PBS, William Brangham

Our Racial Pandemic

The following was written, compiled, by an 18 year young lady who is passionately concerned by what she is witnessing … More

Advocacy, Black Lives Matter, Economics, equality, equity, history, involvement, justice, opportunity, parity, Politics, truth, USA

‘Brink of collapse’: parents of disabled children buckling under 24-hour care

Cancellation of outside help during coronavirus crisis leaves families to provide complex support Amelia Hill – The Guardian “Parents of … More

Disabilities, Education, equity, health, life, Special Education, truth, United Kingdom

What the five living presidents say about the protests

Compiled by Mariah Kreutter –  June 6, 2020 “As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continued across the nation … More

American unrest, culture, descrimination, equity, history, life, Opinion, parity, Politics, survival, truth, USA

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent … More

culture, Economics, equality, equity, history, Letter from a Birmingham Jail, life, Martin Luther King Jr., Politics, survival, truth, USA

McDonald’s Workers in Denmark Pity Us

Imagine, just for a moment, what kind of country America could be if we followed the proven policies of other … More

Denmark, Economics, equality, equity, happiness, inequity, Opinion, parity, taxes

Four Students Were Killed in Ohio. America Was Never the Same.

I know that talking about all this is like talking about the Crusades to Middle School students. Boring, not relevant, … More

equity, history, Kent State, Opinion, protests, Resistance, survival, truth, University of Notre Dame, USA, Viet Nam war

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