As we watch with sadness in our hearts the devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, each wreaking havoc back to back with no room for us to take a breath, I have noticed a pattern. People with homes destroyed, left behind after calls for evacuation, helped by friends and neighbors also left behind in the wake of the disaster, have been questioned by the general population about wh[...]
I didn’t grow up in a household that valued politics or followed them or gave much of a nod to world events. I don’t remember having charted discussions about the happenings of the world as it extended outside the walls of my home. There were enough trials to face inside that we diverted our attention there. Still, in my efforts to make advocacy feel accessible and encourage other[...]
There was a good portion of my young life that I lived in a fog of indifference disguised as passion and rebellion. I was lazy and disinterested in the world around me. I think that it was a phase of apathy, a phase of feeling like if I didn't care then I wasn't responsible for the outcome, I wasn't required to deal with opposition, and somehow it was just cooler to be indifferent.[...]