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Category Archive: Social Justice

Time to Speak Up

The poem “Zero Silence” calls Americans to summon the courage to speak against authoritarianism.

May 26, 2025 Immigration/Refugees, News, Peace, Politics, Science, Social Justice, U.S.A., Violence, World News

Restricted Words

Words are disappearing from government documents.

March 26, 2025 Culture, Legal, News, Politics, Social Justice, U.S.A.

Say That

“Say That” by Anne McCrady appeared in the 2019 international anthology Living Peace, commemorating the U.N. International Day of Peace and those living compassionate lives of service.

April 20, 2023 Children, Conflict, Peace, Social Justice, Violence, Women

Brutality at the Border

“Lost” was written in response to the brutality against children at the U.S. Southern border.

June 5, 2019 Children, Government, Immigration/Refugees, News, Social Justice, U.S.A.

U.S. Healthcare Policy

“Health. Care. Well. Being.” considers American moral health in light of the current U.S. healthcare bill.

June 22, 2017 Culture, Elders, Government, News, Politics, Social Justice, U.S.A., Women

Orlando Shooting

“Pulse, 2016” honors those slain in Orlando in a mass shooting.

June 15, 2016 Bigotry, Culture, News, Peace, Racism, Social Justice, Tragedies, Violence

The Panama Papers

“Safe Haven” considers the money culture exposed by the leak of the so-called Panama Papers.

April 5, 2016 Corruption, Economics, Finance, Global News, Government, Legal, News, Social Justice

Baltimore Riots

“A War for More” – a poem written by Anne McCrady in response to the April 2015 riots in Baltimore, Maryland.

April 29, 2015 Children, News, Racism, Social Justice, Society, Tragedies, U.S.A., Violence

Indiana “Freedom” Law

“Observe Warning Signs” – a tongue-in-cheek response to Indiana’s recent Religious Freedom Restoration Act

April 2, 2015 Politics, Social Justice, Society, U.S.A.

Monday, January 19, 2015

“How It Is” – a snapshot of the news on one day in January

January 21, 2015 Children, Conflict, News, Peace, Politics, Science, Social Justice

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