Jul 9Hey There… Your Priorities are ShowingI have long appreciated the time-honored Quaker proverb, “Let your life speak”. Our lives are a reflection of our choices and responses based on what we believe is most important. It’s another way of saying “your actions are louder than your words”. No matter our financial worth, race, or level…Priorities3 min readPriorities3 min read
Mar 7, 2022Can Space Exploration Heal Our Relationship with Earth?Perspective is what we believe to be true. It’s the lens from which we see the world, informing what we value and dictating our priorities. It is the bedrock of our behavior, culture, and social agreements. If you want to change something, it is important to know how it came…Space Exploration7 min readSpace Exploration7 min read
Nov 17, 2020How can we prioritize space exploration when the world is on fire?As a lifelong human rights and environmental activist working in the space community, I’ve been contemplating this question a lot lately. So I took a moment to pen my thoughts. It seems we have a chicken-and-the-egg issue, rather than an either-or issue. “We cannot solve our problems with the same…Environmental Issues4 min readEnvironmental Issues4 min read
Jul 5, 2020Power, Neutrality, and ParticipationRacism is not about hate, it’s about power. One may choose to hate those they wish to subordinate, but it is not necessary to maintain power over them. The nature of discrimination is that it posits a belief of superiority over others and develops policies to support those beliefs. If…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
Jun 4, 2020RACISM: A National PriorityTime to Make Some Big Commitments Is this the kind of nation we want to be part of? MLK gave his speech at Lincoln Memorial 53 years ago. Yesterday it was occupied by the National Guard confronting peaceful protestors standing up to the same racial constructs King spoke of that day. Is this the home of the free and the brave? …George Floyd6 min readGeorge Floyd6 min read
Jun 1, 2020What to do with White PrivilegeWith great power comes great responsibility… Racial discrimination and oppression was originally developed to support a desire for cheap labor in Europe. …4 min read4 min read
Apr 5, 2020Allow This to Change YouA Way of Being in the Time of COVID-19 Humans were created for interdependence, touch, and community. These experiences are fundamental to our vitality. It’s difficult to live a healthy life in their absence, yet the current environment causes us to embrace physical distancing as the most logical response. This…10 min read10 min read
Mar 12, 2019Decriminalizing Marijuana in TennesseeAn Open Letter to Tennessee Legislators Rep. Glen Casada / @GlenCasada Sen. Jack Johnson / @SenJohnson As your constituent, I am writing to ask you to please support SB 256/HB 235, seeking to amend criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. It’s time legislators ask more critical…Criminal Justice Reform3 min readCriminal Justice Reform3 min read
Aug 28, 2016I Ask for WonderPosted by Jared Angaza on Aug 27, 2016 in Activism, Lifestyle, Philanthropy | No Comments Photo by Adam Dyson (one of my favorite muses) AdamDyson.com I’ve been a philanthropist and activist my whole life. It’s part of my identity. It derives from my profound love and reverence for our human…Awe3 min readAwe3 min read
Jun 27, 2016Let Me InOur friend Jonathan Olinger at HUMAN recently wrote and directed the latest Alicia Keys video, Let Me In. The film is a tribute to the refugee crisis around the world. There are more refugees today than at any other time in history. Half of them are children. Despite all our…Refugees3 min readRefugees3 min read
