Dear God
Dear God, I have tried to believe in you. I really have. I desperately want you to be there. If you aren’t there, it would be difficult for me to have the hope I need to keep going, to push …
Humanity Archive
Let go – even if you can’t forgive
‘It’s important to forgive and forget’ is a widely used piece of folk wisdom. However, it’s not that simple. For someone to feel under pressure to forgive, they must have been hurt, betrayed or abused in some way. It is …
It’s Time to Stop Funneling Youth of Color Into Criminal Court
Lawful but awful. This is the phrase that is now commonly used to describe the deadly shootings committed by the police against people of color.
Imprisoned as Teens, Speaking Out as Free Men for Change in Juvenile System
WASHINGTON — Incarceration can be difficult for mature adults, but it can be irreversibly traumatic for adolescents.
Responding to Moral Injury in Veterans
The following article is derived from a talk I was asked to give on moral injury for the VALOR Center at John F. Kennedy University. In this talk, I outline what leads to moral injury and the difficulties moral …
Prop. 57 Wins at Ballot Box: California Voters Pass Measure to Keep Youth Out of Adult Courts
On Tuesday, California voters signed off on a ballot measure that will reform some of its criminal sentencing policies, including overturning a law that has led to the prosecution of thousands of youth in adult courts since 2003. Voters in the …
Be Graceful
‘Grace’ has two main definitions. It can refer to elegance and poise. But it can also mean decency or honour. Both of these aspects can be helpful to us, especially the latter. Let’s consider each in turn. A graceful person, …
A ‘Soft’ Landing for Human Trafficking Victims
Last week, Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors voted in favor of refurbishing the “soft room,” a space that the Sheriff’s Department uses to interview and offer services to victims of human trafficking.
Finding the Questions: The Ethics of Voluntourism
Image via STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN PRIZE THIRD-PLACE WINNER By Margaret Desmond It is almost two in the morning and I am standing on the side of street in Guatemala while the driver rings the bell for what must be …
Bryan Stevenson: To heal our national trauma, we need to face our genocidal past
Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, won a U.S. Supreme Court case banning mandatory life sentencing without parole for anyone age 17 or younger. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, a state that officially celebrates Robert E. Lee and Martin …
