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    Becoming People Who Build Thriving Relationships

    by Jacqueline Jannotta February 21, 2021
    two hands, different colored-skin, forming a heart

    Last week’s post spoke to bridging cultural and philosophical divides, as told through the story of my own Jewish-Catholic marriage. This made finding a thematically connected nonprofit a bit challenging, so I decided to choose one whose mission is to support healthy relationships. Because regardless of background, every relationship has to navigate differences in order to thrive. I was happy to learn about the highly-rated One Love Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to teaching young people how to recognize the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships.

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    Love Makes All Things Better

    by Jacqueline Jannotta February 13, 2021
    February 13, 2021

    Picture the type of person you think represents society’s worst enemy today. Is it a Wall Street hedge fund manager? Proud Boy Q-Anon follower? Third-world refugee? A communist? Then fast-forward…

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    Becoming People Who Cultivate Women Leaders

    by Jacqueline Jannotta January 30, 2021
    January 30, 2021

    The Women’s March four years ago was a reflexive response by women who felt cheated by a system dominated by men since its inception. I’m grateful that the worldwide march…

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    Becoming People Who Build a Better Community

    by Jacqueline Jannotta August 14, 2020
    August 14, 2020

    The Black Lives Matter protests in Portland are nearing 80 nights of activism. And as described in last week’s post, Hogwarts Meets Portland, the protests have been relatively peaceful since…

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    Hogwarts Meets Portland

    by Jacqueline Jannotta August 6, 2020
    August 6, 2020

    Funny how fiction and reality often merge. Each reflects the other, no matter how much time passes between when a story was written and when a person interprets it. Such…

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    Embrace the Unknown

    by Jacqueline Jannotta July 10, 2020
    July 10, 2020

    “Do you think it’s possible that humans will ever evolve beyond war?” I asked, casually sprawled on the dorm lobby sofa. Mike’s response was a swift, flat-out “No.” “Not even…

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    Becoming People Who Stand for Equality and Racial Justice

    by Jacqueline Jannotta June 22, 2020
    June 22, 2020

    As evidenced in The Illusion of Progress, one thing that gets me through these ongoing moments of collective stress is to zoom out and view them as history in action.…

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    The Illusion of Progress

    by Jacqueline Jannotta June 11, 2020
    June 11, 2020

    Do you ever have dreams so visceral that it takes a while to get grounded in reality once you wake up? When I was about 13 years old, one particular…

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    The Seeds of My Sexism

    by Jacqueline Jannotta February 21, 2020
    February 21, 2020

    A vicious catch-22 frustrates the hell out of me, particularly as a mother of daughters: we need more leaders who are women and people of color, but this doesn’t happen…

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    Becoming People Who Help Immigrants Thrive

    by Jacqueline Jannotta December 2, 2019
    December 2, 2019

    Last week I shared a story about how an experience I had during our year abroad put me in the shoes of any new immigrant who’s ever come to America. …

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