Surely, we can all agree that 2020 has been a filthy little year! With over three months to go, it’s painful contemplating what more havoc might come. After an extended trip abroad, I returned to the US in December 2019, with no idea what was soon to follow in 2020. Long flights are difficult, and […]
After brutal killings of women during the past two weeks, #stopkillingwomen is trending on social media and helping to bring South Africa’s cases of gender-based violence to the surface. Some believe that “frustration and anxiety caused by the Covid-19 lockdown increased violent attacks in South African households”. Social workers also think the June 1 lifting […]
Since my return to the US in 2020 and most recently after the partial lifting of Covid-19 social distancing restrictions, I’ve become aware of youth subculture groups in my community. I live in an Oregon college town with a diverse youth population. Each subculture has a decidedly unique “style”. I wanted to take photos, but […]
