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In Wilmington, NC, one in four youth live in poverty while facing the 8th highest juvenile arrest rate in North Carolina, severe educational inequities with massive achievement gaps, and a mental health crisis where one in five teens consider suicide—compounded by the reality that many young people lack consistent access to caring adults who can pr
... See moreShannon Mattern • Library as Infrastructure
a community of friends and neighbors that provide both safety net and spring board—support when things are hard, and celebration when things are especially good. We, in turn, provide those things for them.
Mia Birdsong • How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community
We talk about how we can make events more accessible, and we absolutely need to be having that conversation more frequently and seriously than we already do. But aside from events, what does it mean to make your organization, Facebook group, or house accessible? What does that mean for those of us who are on a fixed income or have no income, or if
... See moreAlice Wong • Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People
When theater creates a space for empathy, audiences can be transported into situations that are beyond their own lived experiences and their hearts can crack open. If we are telling our stories successfully, then the theater is a place where everyone can feel a transformative sense of belonging – performers, writers, musicians, and even audience me
... See moreI’m not interested in having to step out of my daily life to have it or in creating a separate place in isolation from the rest of the world—that leaves too many people behind. We have to make it where we live.