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The Five Hindrances To Making a Difference on Social Issues

by Elisa | Mar 9, 2022 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Safe Spaces, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

I’ve heard it over and over again, that getting involved in social issues is just too much. I get it. There is a black hole of needs–another famine, another sick friend, and then the news is a constant drone of everything...

Advocating Well For the Homeless

by Elisa | Sep 13, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Giving Back, Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Human Rights, Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Poverty, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Stuff of the Heart, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

What does it look like to advocate well for the homeless? Especially when we are just everyday people? Learn some tips and wisdom here!

Understanding Foster Care As Changemakers

by Elisa | Aug 21, 2021 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Children-in-Need, Community, Family & Relationships, Fully Alive, Hard Conversations, Human Trafficking, Personal Growth, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

Have you ever thought “I wonder if we should foster?” or on the flip-side, “I could never foster?” Karly addresses all of this in our #JusticeDaily interview to give us understanding on foster care

Bringing Home Juneteenth

by Elisa | Jun 17, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Identity, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Ways to Make a Difference, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

What is Juneteenth? Here’s why celebrating freedom can be a good thing!

How To Not Be a Bad Advocate for Social Change

by Elisa | Apr 23, 2021 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Giving Back, Personal Growth, Seeking Justice, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

Occasionally, the best way to learn how to do something well is by learning what not to do. I empower people to be good advocates for social change, but these days I am seeing a lot of bad activism. Here are things not to say if you want your advocacy and activism to be better-received.

RESOURCES To Talk To Kids About Racism

by Elisa | Oct 3, 2020 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Create Awareness, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Human Rights, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

Do you need book ideas to talk with your kids about racism?

7 Writers of Hope on Racism

by Elisa | Jul 20, 2020 | Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Raising Kids, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

The Honest Truth About Loving Deeper (Art of Advocacy)

by Elisa | Jun 23, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Busy Moms, Community, Family & Relationships, Giving Back, Global Health, Human Rights, Identity, Leadership, Live Intentionally, Personal Growth, Poverty, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Spiritual Discipleship, Your Voice on Racism | 1 |

Loving others seemed good and something to be defined by. Until it was loving the same small group...

Movement or a Moment?

by Elisa | Jun 22, 2020 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Being World Changers, Conflicts, Wars, Genocides and Atrocities, Create Awareness, Human Rights, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, United States, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

“The Talk”: For Every Black American Son and Daughter

by Elisa | Jun 20, 2020 | Being World Changers, Family & Relationships, Human Rights, Raising Kids, Seeking Justice, United States, Your Stories, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

This is part of the series, Your Voice on Racism. Do you have a story to share? We need to hear...

3 Tips to Be a Peacemaker

by Elisa | Jun 7, 2020 | Art of Advocacy, Being World Changers, Community, Family & Relationships, Hard Conversations, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Leadership, Personal Growth, Safe Spaces, Seeking Justice, Your Voice on Racism | 0 |

When the world is crazy or when we care about something a lot, how do we do advocacy well. Here are three tips to be peacemakers!