Contrary to the world we live in that prioritizes fast and exponential growth at all costs, we lean into and luxuriate in the slow and meaningful process of building relationships, creating reciprocal partnerships, and collaborating with like-minded people, organizations, and institutions who strive to do things differently in a world that so desperately needs new approaches and new systems.

As the steward of Living Hyphen, a community whose mission has always been to amplify the voices that all too often go unheard, it is my responsibility to share, in no uncertain terms, that we are unequivocal in our support of a free Palestine.

We are committed to working across racial and religious lines to dismantle all systems of oppression and towards our shared liberation through our gifts of storytelling and story sharing.

The stories found in the pages of Learning from Disrupted Learners offer an intimate look into the experiences, emotions, hardships, and triumphs of young refugee leaders from around the globe. Their many nuanced stories provide a painful glimpse into the extreme challenges they must face and overcome as youth who have been displaced due to conflict, persecution, violence, natural disaster, or some other life-altering crisis.