Social Justice

As 2022 comes to an end, I am finally returning to my blog after a long hiatus. As pre-pandemic programming has slowly reemerged, I decided it was finally time to dust off my blog to share [...]

In this post I journey through the connections and partnerships I made this last year and those I look forward to in the new year.

I am thankful for my first bicycle, a gift from my parents at the age of five that inspired a lifelong love for riding. In the years since I have biked to school, to work, to have fun and to run [...]

People came out in record breaking numbers for the 2017 Women’s March and sister marches on January 21, 2017. An estimated 2,600,000 people, worldwide, participated. My husband and I [...]

The other day I turned to an unread stack of The New Yorker magazines, in which I found some gems among all of the disquieting election talk that was wearing me out. Among the stories that gave [...]

In late October, journalists, social sector leaders and communications pros from around the world gathered in San Diego, California, to share insights and ideas for using the power of [...]

Since the parks inception, nonprofits and citizen action groups have worked to help fix the park and offer experiences for youth.

Tell me your zip code and I will tell you your life expectancy. Those are the words of Dr. Robert Ross, President and CEO of The California Endowment, who talks about the dire statistics related [...]

On Monday, June 20, Outward Bound Bay Area’s executive director, Josh Brankman, will be a guest on Michael Krasny’s Forum on KQED. Tune in on the radio or online at 10 a.m. or listen to the [...]

Christa Gannon, a Stanford Law graduate, built Fresh Lifelines for Youth on the advice from kids who were facing lengthy prison sentences. Learn more about this innovative program, which just [...]