Inspiration for Activism Part II – 

• Participant in the 2018 Nursing Activist Think Tank; served as facilitator for story circles.
• Human Rights, Animal Rights, LGBTQIA Rights, Public Health Activist and Advocate,
• Empowerment through Story-telling Activism (Nurstory), Kindness as a Social Justice Act, Emancipatory Nursing Practice, Anti-Oppression Activism and Advocate for Social Change — Small Acts Matter, Community Gardener & Cyclist
• Mantras: “Our actions show what it is we value” & “Hope smiles on effort”
• History of specific activist involvement:
  • 2017- Nurstory Scholar – Story telling for social change and social justice
  • 2016-2017: Teaching for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Fellow
  • 2012- Public Health Association Activist – Diversity & Social Justice Nursing
  • 2001-:  Animal rights (No Kill Activist, No Animal Left Behind, Socially Responsible Medicine, Antivivisection in Science, Education, & Alternatives to Animal Testing)
  • 1997-:  Preservation of Community Gardening Action & Bicycle/Pedestrian Rights
  • 1986: International Peace Camp –  Activism for International Understanding and Peace