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| Stories of Hope and Survival: Gifts that Give Back |
| December 11, 2020 |
This pandemic holiday season, we look at ways consumer dollars can make a difference. From a children’s book about Sikh centenarian marathoner, Fauja Singh – to a virtual marketplace to foster connections with refugees. |
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| Fauja Singh Keeps Going: A Conversation with Simran Jeet Singh |
December 11, 2020 |
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Sikh characters in children’s literature are the rarest of the rare. But Simran Jeet Singh, a New York-based writer, teacher, and advocate, set out to change that with “Fauja Singh Keeps Going,” an illustrated picture book about the real-life 109-year-old Sikh marathon runner who shattered world records.
As our discussion continues, Simran Jeet Singh gets personal, reflecting on how he confronted racism growing up in south Texas, when he moved to Boston and how he learned the struggle of belonging is so common for immigrants. Jeet Singh explains how these experiences and his hopes for the future inform his work as an activist and why representation in culture and media matters.
Simran Jeet Singh, Author of the children's book, Fauja Singh Keeps Going, educator, and activist. He is a columnist for Religion News Service, host of the Spirited podcast, and a visiting professor of religion at Union Theological Seminary.
Simran Jeet Singh
Fauja Singh Keeps Going
Penguin Random House
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| From a Ministry to Marketplace: Ethical Shopping with the One Journey |
December 11, 2020 |
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With pandemic restrictions, sales at e-tailers and big box stores have never been better. But where can you shop ethically, assured that the money will reach the artisans? One Journey, a nonprofit organization based in Virginia is promoting the creative endeavors of refugees by hosting a virtual holiday marketplace this year. Co-founder Wendy Chan, guided by her faith, hopes consumers will create positive connections online and choose to invest in gifts that give back this holiday season.
Wendy Chan, co-founder of the One Journey Festival and NOVA Friends of Refugee.
Yogi Medepalli, Communications, Website & Marketing director for the One Journey Foundation.
You can shop the One Journey Festival virtual holiday marketplace here.
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