Humanity Archive
It is understandable, of course, that we will seek to avoid suffering whenever possible. We look dimly on people who seek to impose suffering on others and regard wanting to inflict suffering on ourselves as a form of pathology. Clearly, …
According to a recent report by Oxfam America, the United States leg of the worldwide organization, poultry workers in the U.S. have been denied bathroom breaks and, as such, resorted to wearing diapers to work. While on the slaughter line, …
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that over the next six months it would phase out a program that has enabled about 800,000 undocumented young people to avoid deportation, placing their fate in the hands of Congress. Speaking on behalf …
Last week, I arrived at the Nursing Home job that I still maintain on weekends to a disturbing discovery. A nurse pointed out to me that sometime during the previous shift, someone had scrawled the eleventh letter of the alphabet …
Durham, N.C. — The Youth Justice Project released the following statement on Facebook earlier today in response to the Trump administration’s decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: “Here at Youth Justice Project, we value dignity, community, …
For the past nine months, advocates have been mounting a campaign to improve the living conditions of youth incarcerated in California’s juvenile halls, camps and ranches. Changes up for approval include requirements that correctional staff respect the gender identity of …
Image via The recently published article on doctor’s lack of expertise in treating transgender patients in The Guardian is an important step forward in highlighting current disparities in healthcare services for this population. The study, based on interviews with sample of 23 …
In 2000, less than a decade after its founding, the National Family Preservation Network was facing an abrupt demise. The organization came into existence as research began to support Intensive Family Preservation Services (IFPS), commonly known as Homebuilders, the model …
I first heard this old Yiddish story, which has roots in the Talmud, from Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz.1 While we are in the womb, we know everything there is to know about the universe, but we forget it all at birth. …
Although today I am an attorney and a proud leader in an executive role at First Place for Youth, at 18 years old, I was struggling. I didn’t have a relationship with my parents for a time. I also had …
