The 821 Project

06/19/2022

We celebrate our hard-fought progress as a country on this Juneteenth, the second as a Federal holiday. It is very significant that our country acknowledges this day though we've yet to heal from the horrors of chattel slavery. However, we must also acknowledge the many challenges that we face and must overcome for racial equity. Most importantly, we must also be hopeful that we will overcome those challenges.

05/31/2022

We are again deeply disheartened by yet another mass shooting that took place, this time in Uvalde, TX.

We are thinking of the parents robbed of an opportunity to raise their children.We are thinking of the town of Uvalde, robbed of an opportunity to see what wonderful gifts these children would have been able to give to it. We are also thinking of the two teachers who spent decades in service to generations of students and are no longer here with us.

As human beings, we deserve to live in a world where we feel secure, safe, and affirmed. Every day that our legislators do not act on gun violence, no matter the circumstance, is another day our access to that right in its fullness is denied.

We send love to families in mourning. We stand in solidarity and send encouragement to the activists and leaders across the country who fight tirelessly against gun violence.

05/30/2022

On this Memorial Day, we honor the service members of every cultural and generational background who died while serving in the US Armed Forces. We also extend thoughts of healing and support to those who are mourning their loved ones.

The 821 Project will continue to work towards a more peaceful and just world to honor those service members who are no longer with us.

05/18/2022

Baton Rouge! Take a look at this!

There's no need to leave Baton Rouge to get a taste of exotic foods from faraway places.

05/16/2022

ICYMI: Our interview with Home is Here NOLA co-directors Julie Yael Ward and Lilian Alvarez is available to watch and listen to now! Click the link below to watch or listen to our conversation!

https://youtu.be/S30CIpY6A6Y

05/13/2022

Our interview with Julie Yael Ward and Lilian Alvarez is now posted!

Julie Yael and Lilian are both co-directors for Home is Here NOLA. In this interview, we talk about what drives Julie Yael and Lilian to do the work they do, the inequities immigrants often face in the immigration and incarceration systems, and how Home Is Here NOLA helps addresses them.

To watch/listen, click https://youtu.be/S30CIpY6A6Y!

05/10/2022

Our interview with Julie Yael Ward and Lilian Alvarez will be posted this Friday, May 13th! We're looking forward to you all watching our conversation with these two profound community leaders.

Julie Yael and Lilian are both co-directors for Home is Here NOLA. In this interview, we talk about what drives Julie Yael and Lilian to do the work they do, the inequities immigrants often face in the criminal justice system, and how Home Is Here NOLA helps addresses them.

05/05/2022

Since 1978, May has been designated as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We are celebrating the historical and contemporary contributions of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans to our country in the arts, food, politics from the local to global level, healthcare, journalism and activism.

Take this month to brush up on your history of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Expand your roots, knowledge and capacity for empathy now and always.

04/07/2022

April is National Poetry Month. At 821, we see the connection between poetry and global citizenship. It is through poetic expression that we build bridges, break down walls and speak truths about the human condition. Every culture across the globe has a poetic tradition, ranging from poetry slams and open mics in the United States to the Mahabarata epic poem in India.

To read some of our past braided poems from past NPM workshops, check out our website!

04/06/2022

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone in the Muslim community who is celebrating in southeast Louisiana and beyond!

We are wishing you a blessed holiday filled with peace, community, and restoration.

03/08/2022

The war in Ukraine has us disturbed and disheartened. There are no winners on either side of an armed conflict.

War and violence cannot fill a void left by an absence of peace.