In the month of May, we reflected on the 5th anniversary of George Floyd’s murder and the progress, backlash, and lessons since that summer of reckoning. The first hundred days of the Trump … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: May 2025
Catalyzing Change through Learning
From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part II)
By Mónica Roa, Puentes In the first part of this blog, I explored how the narrative of interconnection can serve as an antidote to authoritarianism by challenging fear-based stories that fragment … [Read more...] about From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part II)
THE VISTA: April 2025
April 2025 has been a month when many new voices have been waking up and openly decrying the serious crisis facing U.S. democracy; and, at the same time we see Black Americans explaining why they are … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: April 2025
From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part I)
By Mónica Roa, Puentes In a world where public spaces for social interaction are vanishing and digital platforms promote isolation through hyper-personalized consumption of entertainment and … [Read more...] about From Interconnection to a “Larger Us”: Expanding Circles of Identity, Care, and Solidarity (Part I)
Reflections on Democracy and Belonging: Our Journey
Horizons Project and the Othering & Belonging Institute brought together 12 social justice leaders from Europe and the U.S. to engage with the implications of authoritarianism and democratic … [Read more...] about Reflections on Democracy and Belonging: Our Journey
THE VISTA: March 2025
March has felt like an exceptionally long month, but as we collectively make sense of what is happening in the United States right now, we believe it’s important to listen to respected academics who … [Read more...] about THE VISTA: March 2025
