social justice

Blog Post· — Throughout all of American history, people have protested to bring change, but do these protests actually provide an effective vehicle for social change? Peaceful protesting is a great way to...

Blog Post· — You crouch at your owner’s feet, the wonderfully pungent, slightly bitter scent of coffee washing your mouth every time you open it. You long for when you can taste the...

Blog Post· — It was a beautiful fall morning. The sun was out. The sky was clear. A perfect day to go biking. “Did they call you back yet?” I asked my mom....

Blog Post· — “Life isn’t always fair.” Remember that when you watch The Breadwinner. On the long Emirates flight to India, there were a lot of movies to choose from, but this one...

Art· — A graphic novel approach to a current issue, a collaboration between two friends. Click through to read the complete comic strip Transcript Page 1: Hidden in Plain Sight Written by:...

Blog Post· — By Sabrina Guo, 12 Until reading the recent news headlines, you may have had the impression that the refugee crisis that occurred from 2015 to 2016 was over. However, as...

Blog Post· — Gun control is one of the most hotly debated topics today. There are several reasons why it is needed today. According to the Department of Justice, between 1994 and 2014...

Poetry· — Sometimes at Stone Soup we receive several submissions that have to do with the same topic. Over the past weeks, we’ve received several related to gun violence, most notably school...

Blog Post· — My home, my street, my neighborhood, New York City, the USA, the Earth, our solarsystem, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe. In my life, in my point of view, everything...

Blog Post· — Have you ever met someone who seemed to accept everyone just as they are? Have you ever felt that way yourself?  When I read the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne,...