Greetings Tzedek Blog Followers and Passers-by, As I look back on this residency experience, my mind focuses in on the big stuff—the highlights and the storm clouds. This year was challenging in…
My Year as a Tzedek Resident
Creating Space for Change
By Felicia Blow Defining The Safe Space Safe space is the subject of a lot of debate lately. Some see it as a prime example of Millennials – the generation everyone loves…
A Spirit of Resiliency and Coming Together
By Gwen Hill Asheville’s Invisible Diversity Browsing the locally-owned shops downtown or enjoying a meal at one of Asheville’s renowned independent restaurants, it would be easy (if naïve), to assume that Asheville’s…
Ferguson to Hood Huggers
By Hannah Henschel Community Discussion of Racial Justice In early December, I viewed the documentary Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory for the first time. Not only was this documentary impactful when…
Teaching Fish and Water
By Zachary Herman History of Social Justice People have been coming together to work for their collective sense of justice in every part of history. The practice is nothing new or revolutionary.…