I want to share what I am learning about parenting for social justice while navigating a terminal illness, or perhaps because of it. A...

** This may not seem like it is related to parenting 4 social justice at first, but it is, I promise. So keep reading! I had a...

* edited to remove the "terrorist" language after reading this instagram post.I'm grateful for this expanse in my understanding and I...

On the beauty and logic of letting kids guide conversations about oppression and the need for social change

Giving kids everyday opportunities to take action for social change

Recently I talked with a friend about how her white, middle class, 7yo is playing prison and police a lot. He doesn’t seem to respond...

I support the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s time for our third challenge in bringing social justice to our families and kids!  The...

This blog post is adapted from a speech I gave at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on 7/25/18 at a forum that was a collaboration...

By Kristen Elde, who lives in Leeds, MA, with her husband and preschooler From the introductory handout at Act for Social Justice’s...

By Kristen Elde, who lives in Leeds, MA, with her husband and preschooler From the introductory handout at Act for Social Justice’s...

A couple months ago my eight year old started watching soccer on youtube during his daily hour of screentime. It seems to be a good way...

There is a vibe of overwhelm in the air. Do you feel it? The vibrations are putting me to sleep instead of giving me energy. I feel...

Dinnertime at my house: “Kiddo, so you punched your classmate in the face? Tell me about what happened. When you are feeling angry what...

This blog post was written by Anna Mullany. She worked for 6 years at the Women’s Freedom Center, an organization working to end domestic...

My house has been a war zone for over a month. Around 6am the blasting starts – I’m often still in bed and cover my head with a pillow....

I lay on my floor this morning trying to stabilize my breath, which has been constricted for days, almost claustrophobic. Breathing in,...

When families come together in a social justice community of practice they have an infinite power to alter the fabric of their families...

To wake up this morning and find out that Trump will be the next president of the United States was like waking up to a nightmare with no...

For some time now I’ve been trying to figure out how to go with my kids out to Standing Rock, ND to physically be there and support the...

“Mom, why are we going to the rally?” “Black people are being killed by police in a way that is not fair, not just. Many people in our...