Category Archives: civil rights
Overtaken or working through?
Last week I wrote about how my professional and personal worlds are colliding now that I’ve started working for a project that advocates for kids (of all kinds, but especially with special needs) and their families in healthcare reform. Sitting … Continue reading
“Let there be peace, welfare and righteousness”
Reflecting on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s contribution to peace thought I’d share a blessing by Hagen Hasselbalch which I found in Earth Prayers. It so beautifully captures the open-armed ambitions of the peace movement inspired by folks like Dr. King: … Continue reading
No big whoop?
The special needs blogosphere and social media outlets are abuzz about this recent Target ad featuring a boy with Down Syndrome. This kid is cute. Really cute. It’s great to see him there. The big news isn’t the fact that … Continue reading