See and create beauty.

Upstate South Carolina
Joined August 2009
Thank you @AraceliHLaroche @nmvalenzuela @MontesoFM @MegitaSmith Nora + Norma for the time together yesterday and for such clarity of vision and generosity of spirit
Co-creating locally, statewide & beyond w/ more intensity + #creativity for more #equity during the pandemic & recovery. Thankful for the countless collaborators who serve their communities & help us all connect #resources. Gracias expert Alianza #Retreat facilitator @MegitaSmith
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Co-creating locally, statewide & beyond w/ more intensity + #creativity for more #equity during the pandemic & recovery. Thankful for the countless collaborators who serve their communities & help us all connect #resources. Gracias expert Alianza #Retreat facilitator @MegitaSmith
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Thank you @nmvalenzuela for facilitating, @AraceliHLaroche for the idea + invites, @SCPASOs and @UWPiedmont @PalmettoLuna Appleseed Legal Justice + Hispanic Alliance for being guests. And thanks to all the orgs + gatherings that have forged a commitment to equity in Spartanburg
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#Wofford students conducted interviews in Spanish + English, w parents and youth, to better understand aspirations + challenges — and help co-create a thriving community, end disparities, celebrate hope ⁦@thesandralopez⁩ ⁦@csdinkins⁩ wyff4.com/article/wofford-st…
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Yes, we raise our arms in celebration and excitement about the new playground right downtown! Thank you @RwbookerRussell @SchoolDistrict7 , @SpartanburgCity , and @DennysDiner !
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Natalia Valenzuela retweeted
Worldwide the suicide rate is down by 29% since 2000. In America it's up by 18% econ.st/331xPGa
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Wealth shapes our socio economic opportunities which shape our health. There is something seriously disturbing with this graph. #wealthandhealth #health
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We need more school leaders to learn from your innovative insights on equity and School Finance Critical Theory. Full house at Wofford. An honor to meet and exchange ideas in person Prof @FromFireToTable y mil gracias Profe @LauraBarbasRh con @nmvalenzuela @AnneRodrick
Thank you ⁦@RwbookerRussell⁩ for sharing w our Alianza team priorities for educational opportunities + thriving for ALL our Spartanburg youth - it’s a privilege to work together w you in our community! ⁦@nmvalenzuela⁩ ⁦@AraceliHLaroche⁩ ⁦@SCPASOs⁩
Check out the newest Going PLACES blog from #2018PLACES fellow Natalia Swanson of the @MaryBFoundation: "A lesson about being in service to the arc of justice." Read it here: ow.ly/dYTj30l80wO
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“The last thing someone in the pit of depression can do is reach out. They need someone to climb down into the darkness, sit there with them awhile, then remind them there's a world above waiting for them when they're ready.” @sammyrhodes
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The Evangelical Immigration Table is launching a blog to tell stories around the country of churches, ministries, and individuals welcoming immigrants and refugees in the Name of Jesus. Join us in #TellingABetterStory. More info here: evangelicalimmigrationtable.…
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It's not political but biblical to stand & say it is indefensible, incomprehensible, reprehensible & completely unacceptable to profanely disdain countries of People of Color, but entertain welcoming people of blonde hair. Demonizing people is the 1st step to justifying anything
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Elisa is a remarkable young woman from Spartanburg, South Carolina & one of the folks involved in ChristianDreamers.us. She had me in tears as she prayed over a congressional staffer yesterday Hear her out, then join her in the #PowerToAct challenge at powertoact.org
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Natalia Valenzuela retweeted
... what if someone could just tenderly wrap up your kinda raw places no one even really knows about? Yeah, for you, right here: "How to Really Not Lose Hope in Your Hard Times Instead of Just Faking Hope (Brutally Honest Psalm #4)" annvoskamp.com/2017/12/how-t…
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