Roddenberry Fellowship
The Children of the Shore
By Aideé Granados Aideé Granados, 2021 Roddenberry Fellow and founder of Rosa Es Rojo, Inc, writes about her experience as a young child that has shaped her outlook on life and dedication to educating Hispanic women on wellness and cancer prevention. “Money for bread?” Timidly and rapidly, the children of The Shore repeated this…
Read MoreWe Could Win The Election, But Lose The War, If We Don’t Orient Differently.
Adrienne Evans Executive Director for United Vision for Idaho 2020 Roddenberry Fellow As we approach the upcoming election, we have to ask ourselves, how in the world does forty-some percent of the population continue to support an administration that is literally responsible for killing them? The Republican Party of today is entirely focused on a…
Read MoreLive long, prosperous, and trauma-informed
Andy Blevins 2020 Roddenberry Fellow Long-term, episodic dramas do not often showcase the impact that traumatic experiences can have on a person’s life, despite most characters enduring life-altering crises in every show. At the turn of the century, many Americans used their television time as a means of escape from the mundane, and even traumatic,…
Read MoreWhen The Lights Go Off During Fire Season, The People Can Turn them Back on
Crystal Huang People Power Solar Cooperative 2020 Fellow In the wake of one of the most devastating wildfire seasons in California’s history, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and other California utilities carried out widespread “Public Safety Power Shutoffs” (PSPS) across urban and rural areas The PSPS program, which purported to protect against wildfires during especially…
Read MoreProductivity “Hacks” to Let You Focus on The Big Picture
Jose Magaña-Salgado #ACA4DACA 2020 Roddenberry Fellow August 18, 2020 As someone running a consulting firm with multiple clients and competing deadlines, every hour in my day counts. I often find myself brainstorming how to increase productivity to attain a helpful and happy work-life balance. Below, I share my productivity hacks to help you spend less…
Read MoreHundreds of arrested protesters gain access to lawyers
Jelani Anglin Good Call Co-founder & CEO August 4, 2020. . . . Hundreds of arrested protesters gained access to lawyers immediately. The thousands of Black New Yorkers arrested each year do too! Widespread protests and the large numbers of protesters recently arrested have brought to glaring light an issue faced by millions of…
Read More9 Organizations to Support This Holiday Season
Was it just us or did 2019 feel loooooooong? Well, it’s finally December and time to take stock of the past 12 months and look ahead. How do you want to wrap up 2019? What do you want 2020 to look like? Whether you want to make a difference, support an important issue, or up…
Read MoreMeet a Fellow: Sonya Passi
Meet a Fellow: Sonya Passi November 3, 2019 Meet Sonya, a 2019 Roddenberry Fellow Sonya is the founder of FreeFrom, a national organization on a mission to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety with and for survivors of intimate partner violence, so that they have the opportunity to live free from abuse.…
Read MoreThe Cost of Charity
The Cost of Charity Hannah Dehradunwala | October 26, 2019 I’ve been thinking a lot about money and how we dance with it. In the nonprofit world, it feels like an awkward bachata with a partner that your parents have set you up with. You try your best to touch minimally, making shy and…
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