My mother took this picture of me and my brothers in Salzburg, Austria. It was the last vacation we did as a family before I left for the United States, and it reminds me of the importance of family, as I have no family anywhere close to the…

That small red smudge is a cardinal that had been resting on the vine covered awning outside the Arboretum. I believe that if you create the space for beauty and love, then beauty and love will flourish. Even if some beautiful things are fleeting,…

This is my Chimarrão mug next to my backyard fireplace. Chimarrão is a indigenous tea from my home region of south Brasil

I love Judaism and practicing its core values, even if my traditional spiritual practice is lacking. I love the community and services. Being at GVSU, I am mostly removed from that community nowadays, mostly by my own choice. Photovoice made me…

Participating in the Kaufman Interfaith Institute's Photovoice project provided me with an invaluable experience. It offered a safe and welcoming space for discussing a sensitive topic like religion openly. Sharing my beliefs without fear of judgment…

Black and white photograph of a musical group performing on stage during a Jesus rock concert held outdoors in West Chicago, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a Jesus rock concert held outdoors in West Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, a young woman is performing onstage in the background while a crowd of young people looks on while seated on the lawn, including a young…

Black and white photograph of a musical group performing on stage during a Jesus rock concert held outdoors in West Chicago, Illinois. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a Jesus rock concert held outdoors in West Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of parked cars are seen on a lawn with a Volkswagen Beetle featured in the foreground with a message written on the trunk that…

Black and white photograph of a Native American gathering held at the abandoned Belmont Harbor Nike missile site in Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, a woman is standing next to a chain link fence with multiple posters posted upon it in protest…

Black and white photograph of a group of Native Americans gathered on top of a hill at the abandoned Belmont Harbor Nike missile site in Chicago, Illinois. In June of 1971, this group of Native Americans and their supporters occupied the abandoned…

Black and white photograph of a group of young Native Americans gathered at the abandoned Belmont Harbor Nike missile site in Chicago, Illinois. In the photograph, a group of young people are standing and eating picnic food in the foreground, while…