On a rainy Friday evening a few days ago, 17 people gathered for two hours in a meeting room at the Campus Center on the campus of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Their mission: to gather their thoughts about…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Hawaii’s Young Progressives Demanding Action (YPDA) are poised to make their voices count!
Tagged with: automatic voter registration, AVR, olvr.hawaii.gov, VBM, vote by mail, Young Progressives Demanding Action, YPDA
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
John Victor Morais:Teenage immigrant. “Self-made” man. Beloved father.
Neither of my parents were college graduates. But they were so wise, so open to the world and so adept at pointing all of their children in the direction of higher education that the fact that they had not had…
Tagged with: Gladys Vaz Morais, John Victor Morais
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Guest Post: Rev. David Gierlach asks: “Do We Dare?”
With thanks to Fr. David Gierlach, Rector, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu, for permission to publish this sermon. Luke 21:5-19 Why do you suppose that Jesus is warning his friends about what the future holds? After all, in those…
Tagged with: Dorothy Kazel, Ita Ford, Jean Donovan, King's Bay Plowshares 7, M.O.R.E., Maura Clark, Poor people's Campaign, Rev. Dr. William Barber 11, Scott Warren
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Remembering Gladys Morais who joined the angels Nov 8, 2015.
Your grandchildren, Zubin and Sheela Jane, sing the Malayalam hymn you taught them. And we sing it now to your great-grandchild. It’s been four years since you crossed over to join the angels, but you still feel very present in…
Palestine and Decolonial November (and October): COME HEAR VOICES FROM PALESTINE
If you are haunted by the continued oppression of the Palestinian people, if you don’t know enough, but are open to hearing more, mark your calendar for this series of talks, part of PALESTINE and DECOLONIAL NOVEMBER (AND OCTOBER!). YOUSEF…
Tagged with: "deal of the century", J. KĒHAULANI KAUANUI, Noura Erakat, Rana Barakat, Yousef Aljamal
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Grace, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized
Do legislators feel the “fierce urgency of now?” Voters want to see that they do.
This OpEd was first published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Oct 2, 2019. I have the privilege of working with various nonprofits on issues of community well-being. These nonprofits are doing courageous work on shoestring budgets, filling the potholes in…
Tagged with: Business Roundtable, Jamie Dimon, Living Wage Hawaii, One Job Should be Enough, Speaker Scott Saiki
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Living wage, Uncategorized
GUEST POST: “Housing is not our mission” cannot be an excuse! Advocates urge re-think of Aloha Stadium development
Honolulu is the houselessness capital of the United States. It is obscene to read about developers offering $35 million penthouses for sale while several thousand people are living on the sidewalks across the islands. Every branch of government must examine…
Tagged with: Affordable Housing, Faith Action for Housing Now Coalition
Posted in Affordable Housing, Equality and Faith, Uncategorized
Posted in Affordable Housing, Equality and Faith, Uncategorized
Guest Post from Faithful America: Ask your pastor to preach about the climate crisis this Season of Creation
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/us/iyw-how-to-help-hurricane-dorian-victims-trnd/index.html As Hurricane Dorian threatens the southeastern coast, Faithful America members pray for everyone in its path, and for all first responders. We also recognize that hurricanes are getting larger and more dangerous because of climate change, which threatens the…
Tagged with: Bahamas, Climate Crisis, Hurricane Dorian
Posted in Climate Crisis, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Climate Crisis, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Guest post: Rev. David Gierlach on “Thinking Lightly”
Luke 13:10-17 Today’s gospel lesson is an invitation to take a step back from our usual ways of looking at life, at each other, and at the problems facing the human family in this day and age. It’s an invitation…
Tagged with: Emmett Till, Jim Crow, Rev. David Gierlach, Slavery
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
GUEST POST: Paul Simon’s special Maui concerts to support biodiversity conservation and ʻāina momona.
With thanks to Kevin Chang, Co-Executive Director of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) for permission to repost this from the KUA blog. Hurry! Get your tickets now! Two shows only! “The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls…
Tagged with: Auwahi Forest Restoration Project, Kevin Chang, KUA Hawaii, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Paul Simon
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized
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