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  • Impending National Boycott of Georgia

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Paulina Hernandez, Southerners on New Ground 919.323.2057 Xochitl Bervera, SomosGeorgia 404.861.0756 B. Loewe, National Day Laborers Organizing Network 773.791.4668 Russell Roybal, National Lesbian and Gay Task Force 202.306.3047 Sue Hyde, National Conference on LGBT Equality, Creating Change 617.320.6635 IMPENDING National Boycott of Georgia Local and national groups press Governor Deal to [...]

  • [Hands & Feet] Letter from a Pastor

    I attended Decatur United Church of Christ this past Sunday morning. Their senior pastor, Reverend Glenna Shepherd, shared powerful words of hope during the inter-faith blessing at the Rally for Truth at the Georgia State Capitol this past Thursday. You can find the message she shared with the crowd here! She and I had the opportunity to [...]

  • GEORGIA Rally for Truth and Dignity – Say NO to Hate!

    MEDIA ADVISORY Media Contact: Xochitl Bervera (404) 861-0756 Kathrin Ivanovic (215) 776-1162 Adelina Nicholls (770) 457 -5232 THOUSANDS TO DESCEND ON THE STATE CAPITOL TO PROTEST CONTROVERSIAL ARIZONA COPYCAT LAWS Immigrants, students, members of the civil rights community, representatives of labor, faith and business communities, and other everyday Georgians band together to demand Governor Deal [...]

  • Letter of “Congratulations” to Del. Tiffany Alston

    Welcome to another installment of Hands and Feet highlighting folks on the ground and in the trenches, fighting for their families and communities. Prudence Juris and I have only been friends for a short while, but in that time I have learned many valuable lessons, the most important being about patience. She recently penned this [...]

  • IWD 2011, Remembering Our Unsung Heroes

    As we gather today – across the United States and around the world – to celebrate 100 years of victories women have won for themselves, their families and communities, I am also reminded of the many unsung heroes in our communities now and those who came before us. I am reminded of my mother, Sigrid [...]

  • Unceasing Gratitude!

    After what has seemed like months and months (and months) of transition, I have finally landed on solid ground and feel so settled, joyful and full of life that I can barely contain myself. It’s been a long road, filled with moments of doubt and fears that I would be swallowed up by an all-engulfing [...]

  • Sudan Votes and the World Watches

    “The world will be watching in the coming days, and the United States will remain fully committed to helping the parties solve critical post-referendum issues regardless of the outcome of the vote.” – President Obama said at the onset of voting in southern Sudan on January 9th The people of southern Sudan are currently voting [...]

  • I’m Back!

    2010 was a mixed bag, filled with a lot of laughs, some tears and a lot of life lessons. I took some time to re-group and re-evaluate and I am back, better than ever! I am excited about all that 2011 has to offer – nurturing existing and new relationships, living with intention, daring to [...]

  • 2010 in a Nutshell, The Good, Bad and Ugly

    As 2010 draws to a close, I can’t help up reflect on this past year. I’ve taken some time over the last couple of weeks to reflect back on experiences of the past year and began to set some goals for the coming year. I finally started constructing my bucket list and will be posting [...]

  • Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Frohe Weihnachten! Feliz Navidad! from TDProjekt

    All of us at the Diversity Projekt wish everyone whose paths we have crossed with throughout the year a very Merry Christmas, Frohe Weinachten, Feliz Navidad! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents, and especially for sharing your lives with us! We are excited and encouraged by what 2011 will bring and hope to build [...]

  • [Hands and Feet Profiles] – Jamila Gaskins, HIV Prevention We Must

    The Diversity Projekt believes that building awareness around important social justice issues and providing a platform for individuals, initiatives and organizations who are the Hands and Feet of social justice, is imperative to achieving a just and equitable society. If you are or know of an individual, cause or organization we should be highlighting on [...]

  • DREAMing A Little Bigger Today!

    There are more than 86 million migrants active in the global economy! International Migrants Day commemorates the United Nations’ adoption of  International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on 18 December 1990. This day is an opportunity to recognise the contributions made by millions of [...]

  • Human Rights – Benefits of Peace, Consequences of War

    Today is International Human Rights Day, a day to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first global enunciation of human rights enacted by the United Nation’s General Assembly in 1948. If you aren’t familiar with UDHR, you can read it here (in multiple languages). Today we remember those who came [...]

  • The Other (Messy) Side of Adoption

    I can’t seem to pump these blog posts out fast enough, now that my blogging mojo is back in full swing. Today is the last day of November and thereby the last day of Adoption Awareness Month. A few weeks ago I shared about the many ways my life has been touched by adoption, about [...]

  • Thanksgiving, Veil Over Indigenous Truth Telling

    More than 60,000 refugees relocate to the United States every year, fleeing ethnic, religious, gender, and political oppression and persecution. Organizations throughout the country welcome them, providing shelter, clothing, food, and employment opportunities to aid them in building new, safer and happier lives. While we welcome these new Americans, we continue to perpetrate the same [...]

  • (m)Health, Innovation for an Equitable Society

    This post is long (long) overdue! A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the 2010 mHealth Conference that was held in Washington, DC this year. While I initially registered as a blogger, the conference upgraded my registration to a full press pass when I signed in. I was pleasantly surprised (elated actually)! [...]

  • Thoughts on Thanksgiving

    Just some thoughts to ponder while you enjoy your turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings….  

  • Adoption, More Than Just About Me

    My mom jokes that my dad got two for the price of one when they were married. I couldn’t have been older than three years old, two years after my parents met. My birthfather disappeared months earlier, a common story shared by many occupation children everywhere the US military has it’s footprint. Committed to our [...]

  • Kathrin’s First Benediction

    Since Kathrin (that’s me) doesn’t benedict very often, I thought that sharing would be appropriate…..  

  • Nativity Fast, Fasting, Reflection and Prayer

    I love this time of year, not because of what our hyper-consumer culture has transformed it into, but for what this time of year has and continues to represent for Christians for ages of ages. It’s a time of year where I often return to a meditation that I learned many years ago when I [...]

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