Stories
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DEI Declassified: Exposing the Gaps Between Words and Action
We proudly stand alongside DEI Declassified, an independent, volunteer-driven initiative bringing much-needed clarity and accountability to how organizations engage with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
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Sahar Kishta: The Vanishing Echoes and Eternal Hope of the Qeshta Neighbourhood
Sahar Kishta shares a poignant journey through the Qeshta neighbourhood in Rafah, Palestine, a place once defined by family laughter and vibrant markets, now silenced by destruction.
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Aldeia Verde: Strengthening Indigenous Autonomy in Abya Yala
We’re honored to highlight and support the incredible work of the Instituto Etnoambiental e Multicultural Aldeia Verde (IEMAV) — an organization deeply rooted in ancestral wisdom and committed to sustainable development for Indigenous peoples across Brazil.
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Self-Compassion is the Work: Radical Rest As Our Main Collective Goal for 2026
As we wrap up 2025, many of us still find ourselves reflecting on a persistent and heavy shadow: the internalized pressure of hustle culture. Whether we are navigating corporate spaces or grassroots movements, we often carry harmful scripts that tell us we must be “always on” or that our value is tied to our productivity.
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A-yá Kukamíria: I Am Majé, The Voice of the Waters and Ancestral Healing
A first-person account by A-yá Kukamíria, an indigenous woman from the triple border between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru — Majé, healer, midwife, blessing practitioner, herbalist, and shamanic psychoanalyst.
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Gema Soto: The Journey From Hunger to Healing
Meet the incredible Gema Soto, a Venezuelan refugee who fled extreme hardship to São Paulo, Brazil. After a period of struggle and hunger, Gema found inspiration and purpose through gastronomy studies, which led her to successfully found Chevere Restaurante, a business focused on serving inclusive, sustainable food.
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is tied up with mine, then let us work together.
Lilla Watson (Indigenous Murri Elder of the First Nations of Sahul Continent, 1970)
