The Advocacy Issue 2024
Honoring Her Because She Said, "I Will Help"
Honorees:
Kenzie Blackwell, Free.
Period poverty is in every zip code.
Shavon Drayton + Jayd Rodrigues, Horizons for Homeless Children.
Every child should have access to a high-quality, early education.
Amanda Durante of Wandering Heart Project
A foster child gets 10 minutes and a garbage bag to pack their lives and leave their home.
Kelly Johnson, End Hunger NE and The Community Harvest Project
Coming together is the first step to feed our neighbors in need.
Melissa Kaye, Joshua Kaye Foundation
Joshua wanted everyone to be happy and to be a part of the good on this planet.
Bobbie London, South Shore Stars
Families don't always look “traditional.” Neither are their needs.
Jaya Pandey, The Desi Moms Network
When building a village, put the woman before the child.
Marjean Perhot of Refugee & Immigration Services at Catholic Charities Boston
Welcoming the stranger.
CONTRIBUTORS
Sam Correia (LGBTQIA+ Voices- A love letter to Town
Tess Cruz Foley (DEI)- I was called a "White Savior"
Kim Miles (Humor)- A Letter to My Brain
Candy O'Terry ("The Story Behind Her Success")- “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Marie Romilus (Belonging)- Finding culturally competent therapists in the Black and Brown communities.
Lauren Teller (The Flip)- The Cold Plunge
Edie Burke (In the Pink Chair)
Dina Brennan (Just a Moment, Art)- "Color Noise"
Alissa Aronson (Just a Moment, Poetry)- "Queen"
Sarah MacKenzie (Just a Moment, Haiku)- "Inner Eyes"
BOOK REVIEWS
Janet Bibeau + Joanne Bibeau- Exploring the Concept of Advocacy in Fiction + Non Fiction
"Rough Sleepers" by Tracy Kidder
"Free Period" by Ali Terese
"No Place" by Todd Strasser.
"A Book About Periods" by Jessica Biel
"Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands" by Sarah Towle
"Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado
"15 Lies Women Are Told at Work" by Bonnie Hammer
"The First Ladies" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Honoring Her Because She Said, "I Will Help"
Honorees:
Kenzie Blackwell, Free.
Period poverty is in every zip code.
Shavon Drayton + Jayd Rodrigues, Horizons for Homeless Children.
Every child should have access to a high-quality, early education.
Amanda Durante of Wandering Heart Project
A foster child gets 10 minutes and a garbage bag to pack their lives and leave their home.
Kelly Johnson, End Hunger NE and The Community Harvest Project
Coming together is the first step to feed our neighbors in need.
Melissa Kaye, Joshua Kaye Foundation
Joshua wanted everyone to be happy and to be a part of the good on this planet.
Bobbie London, South Shore Stars
Families don't always look “traditional.” Neither are their needs.
Jaya Pandey, The Desi Moms Network
When building a village, put the woman before the child.
Marjean Perhot of Refugee & Immigration Services at Catholic Charities Boston
Welcoming the stranger.
CONTRIBUTORS
Sam Correia (LGBTQIA+ Voices- A love letter to Town
Tess Cruz Foley (DEI)- I was called a "White Savior"
Kim Miles (Humor)- A Letter to My Brain
Candy O'Terry ("The Story Behind Her Success")- “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Marie Romilus (Belonging)- Finding culturally competent therapists in the Black and Brown communities.
Lauren Teller (The Flip)- The Cold Plunge
Edie Burke (In the Pink Chair)
Dina Brennan (Just a Moment, Art)- "Color Noise"
Alissa Aronson (Just a Moment, Poetry)- "Queen"
Sarah MacKenzie (Just a Moment, Haiku)- "Inner Eyes"
BOOK REVIEWS
Janet Bibeau + Joanne Bibeau- Exploring the Concept of Advocacy in Fiction + Non Fiction
"Rough Sleepers" by Tracy Kidder
"Free Period" by Ali Terese
"No Place" by Todd Strasser.
"A Book About Periods" by Jessica Biel
"Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands" by Sarah Towle
"Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado
"15 Lies Women Are Told at Work" by Bonnie Hammer
"The First Ladies" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Honoring Her Because She Said, "I Will Help"
Honorees:
Kenzie Blackwell, Free.
Period poverty is in every zip code.
Shavon Drayton + Jayd Rodrigues, Horizons for Homeless Children.
Every child should have access to a high-quality, early education.
Amanda Durante of Wandering Heart Project
A foster child gets 10 minutes and a garbage bag to pack their lives and leave their home.
Kelly Johnson, End Hunger NE and The Community Harvest Project
Coming together is the first step to feed our neighbors in need.
Melissa Kaye, Joshua Kaye Foundation
Joshua wanted everyone to be happy and to be a part of the good on this planet.
Bobbie London, South Shore Stars
Families don't always look “traditional.” Neither are their needs.
Jaya Pandey, The Desi Moms Network
When building a village, put the woman before the child.
Marjean Perhot of Refugee & Immigration Services at Catholic Charities Boston
Welcoming the stranger.
CONTRIBUTORS
Sam Correia (LGBTQIA+ Voices- A love letter to Town
Tess Cruz Foley (DEI)- I was called a "White Savior"
Kim Miles (Humor)- A Letter to My Brain
Candy O'Terry ("The Story Behind Her Success")- “Put a Little Love in Your Heart”
Marie Romilus (Belonging)- Finding culturally competent therapists in the Black and Brown communities.
Lauren Teller (The Flip)- The Cold Plunge
Edie Burke (In the Pink Chair)
Dina Brennan (Just a Moment, Art)- "Color Noise"
Alissa Aronson (Just a Moment, Poetry)- "Queen"
Sarah MacKenzie (Just a Moment, Haiku)- "Inner Eyes"
BOOK REVIEWS
Janet Bibeau + Joanne Bibeau- Exploring the Concept of Advocacy in Fiction + Non Fiction
"Rough Sleepers" by Tracy Kidder
"Free Period" by Ali Terese
"No Place" by Todd Strasser.
"A Book About Periods" by Jessica Biel
"Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands" by Sarah Towle
"Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado
"15 Lies Women Are Told at Work" by Bonnie Hammer
"The First Ladies" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray