Poem of the Month: AAPI Climate Activist and Poet Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner’s The Butterfly Thief
Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner calling on us to protect her beloved but threatened Marshall Islands. Credit: Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner By Alliance President Terry Gips You’ve heard the desperate pleas by Asian Pacific Island …
Art of the Month: Cecilia Vicuña’s Artistic Knots Remind Us “Your Rage Is Your Gold”
Brain Forest Quipu Installation by Cecilia Vicuña at Tate Modern, 2022. Credit: Tate Photography (Sonal Bakrania) By Alliance Communications Coordinator Amy Durr It’s a pleasure in honor of Earth Month …
Song of the Month: Joy Is the Strategy — Angela Gabriel’s Uplifting Protest Song, We Were Made For These Times
“We still have space in our hearts for ICE agents who are willing to walk away from the path of violence and take accountability for harm they’ve caused. We paid …
Poem of the Month: Stop Complaining, Start Empathizing — Rudy Francisco’s Spoken Word Poetry for a Wounded World
Rudy Francisco’s goal is to continue to assist others in harnessing their creativity while cultivating his own. Rudy is the 2009 National Underground Poetry Slam Champion and 2010 Individual World …
Overcoming the Uncivil Wars, Part 8: Common Ground for Possibility in the New Year — Three Musical, Clergy and Poetic Messages of Hope
Amanda Gorman, the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate, after just having performed her poem ‘New Day’s Lyric’. Credit: S. Cole Kiburz By Alliance President Terry Gips …