Like others in the Pres House community, I am from Minnesota. I grew up there, went to school there, learned American history there, and learned about the Civil Rights Movement there. It could seem like Minnesota and Alabama do not…
I appreciate artwork. I love to delve into the meaning of a yellow stroke of acrylic paint showing joy against an eclipse or how someone’s eyes convene a sense of longing only those with heartache will understand. One afternoon of…
The fourth day of our pilgrimage took us to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Compared to where we had been in Selma and the different levels of funding different sites had, this place was pretty well taken care of. We…
When I was a child, I thought Christianity was a religion that was made up for the sole purpose of keeping enslaved people enslaved. I can’t point to a specific time I was taught this, because it was something I…
When I think about living a life of protest, I think about something exciting and adrenaline-inducing. I think of marching in the streets and yelling and large-scale mobilizations. I think of big names in history; of icons; of legacy. This…
When I first came to UW Madison, I thought that I was going to have nothing to do with religion, prayer, or God. Because I went to a Catholic school, most of my school years had to include something about…
Sophie is a high school junior in the STEM Academy at Madison College. Stepping out of the airport, I was welcomed to Nicaragua with a sweltering heat and dozens of mosquitoes. Throughout the following week, I would be constantly itchy…
Aurora is in her second year pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. When I first signed up for BWAP, I knew next to nothing about Nicaragua. In fact, when I first signed up, we weren’t even planning to go to Nicaragua…
Jack is in his third year pursuing a double major in Economics and Personal Finance (Financial Planning) along with getting certificates in History and Development Economics. The main focus of our trip down to Nicaragua was to learn about the…
Mei is in her third year pursuing a degree in Public Health. Public Health, like Christianity, makes good use of allegory. One of the most popular allegories in Public Health is the “Upstream-Downstream” allegory, which reads like a parable. The…