December is a global celebration of Universal Human Rights month. Perhaps I am being an alarmist, but I fear 2024 may be the last year Universal Human Rights will be celebrated in the country I have called home my entire life—the United States of America. First, the name “United States” feels like a lie. We […]
December is Universal Human Rights Month, with several individual observances throughout. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by representatives from various legal and cultural backgrounds and proclaimed by the United Nations on December 10, 1948—75 years ago. Why, then, are we still seeing abominations of human rights around the world in 2023? […]
There have been several shocking decisions coming out of the Supreme Court. I can’t help but comment on and theorize what the underlying cause really is, and it may not be what you think. I do not consider myself a big political junkie, but my top three values are kindness, integrity and justice for all. […]
I’ve been reading Kim Scott’s book, Just Work: How to Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to build a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity, and think it should be required reading for people in MBA programs and for anyone aspiring to be a good leader or an ally. What I find compelling about this book is […]
Welcome to Pride month! I consider myself cisgender and heterosexual. My adjectives are she/her/hers. This is information I don’t typically need to share because I have heterosexual privilege. I’m not proud of it; I didn’t ask for it; it just is. Heterosexuals can exist in daily life with ease, a reality that our society doesn’t […]
In honor of National Foster Care Month, I wanted to write an article about the truth of foster care: There is a beautiful side of foster care and there is a diabolical side. I will write about both, as well as my opinion of what a great foster parent looks like and what foster children […]
Black Lives Matter. It is clear that our society operates with the understanding “white lives matter.” As for blue lives, frankly, they don’t exist, as it is a uniform you can shed, unlike Black skin. In reality, both responses are a resistance to the affirmation that needs to be spoken out loud—especially by those with […]
October is touted as National Bullying Prevention Month, but what are your plans to stop bullying? As a counselor educator, I’m constantly telling new therapists that making plans to simply stop bullying won’t work. People don’t have the energy for agendas to simply stop a behavior; we need to formulate plans that address what will […]
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I had a conversation with someone today about Black Lives Matter, not surprising since I write about it almost daily on my personal Facebook page (www.facebook.com/kimolver). We discussed why there are so many older white males, in particular, fighting the concept of Black Lives Matter. The person posed that the opposite of love is hate […]
