For No Name-Calling Week 2019, we encouraged students and educators across the country to create artwork using the theme of #KindessInAction in K-12 schools, because artwork has the power to change school climates for the better. Cole Mendelsoh, Milton Terrace Elementary How does this submission show #KindnessInAction in schools? This drawing shows love...
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On World Social Justice Day, A Reminder That Our Community Must Stay United
Jessica Chiriboga - 2018-2019 National Student Council Member LOVE. Love. Love. Love. Love must be the thud that drives LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers with each step forward. While my newsfeed’s coverage of the migrant caravan has largely featured reports of gross xenophobia and rhetoric, November 17 brought a heart-warming, yet sobering...
I am a Queer Girl in Sports. My Coach is One of my Biggest Supporters.
Jessica Chiriboga - 2018-2019 National Student Council Member Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. Breathe. Racket up. Extend through the serve. Follow through. I repeat those words in my head like a mantra as sweat rolls down my forehead. It’s a hot summer morning in 2017, the type of day where...