By Alexandra LaneInspired by the reflections of Johnston Service Corps 2021-2022 CohortIt is noon and that is to say,the sun will go no closer to heaven todaythat is to say, the shadows are sparse here in this spacethat is to say your prayers sit ultraviolet in the room—burning through both halves of the day.Humans create […]
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At The Table
By Alexandra LaneLaughter rings the dinner bell.Joy, the raw clanging in your bones.It is time to sit;to hold hands in grace;to hold grief in place,if only so briefly,for a world changedby suffering and its echoing toll.So, then pass the peace warmth coursingfrom bowls to palms.A share for all,a sort of justice found here among you.Forks […]
Meet Maria!
Hey, y’all, my name is Maria Pellicier and I use she/her pronouns. I grew up in Monrovia, MD before moving to New York City to study social work and Spanish at New York University. I graduated from NYU in 2020 (in my parent’s living room!) and then shortly moved back to Brooklyn to work at […]
Meet Callie!
I knew going into this year that it was going to be transformational for me. I didn’t know how or why, but I could feel, in my bones, that a year with Johnson Service Corps was the right move. And as the year has unfolded before me, it has felt like a series of clarifications […]
Meet Henry!
I’ve been thinking about all these micro-plastics in my bloodstream recently. Brushing my teeth is clearly good for me, and for those who have to sit near me, and yet my brush and toothpaste have been designed in such a way that microscopic, lifeless waste makes its way into my bloodstream. Yikes! People say, and […]
Meet Cecilia!
Hi everyone! I’m Cecilia, and I moved all the way from Seattle, WA to North Carolina to participate in JSC. It’s one of the farthest places from home that I could have traveled to in the entire country, which was a somewhat intentional decision. I came to JSC in hopes that I would gain greater […]
Meet Juan Ramon!
Hello! I am Juan Ramon Riojas and I call Woolmarket, Mississippi home. In Fall 2020, I applied and was accepted into law school. In May 2021, I graduated from the University of Mississippi Lott Leadership Institute and Honors College with a major in Public Policy and minors in Arabic and Philosophy. While I was excited […]
Meet Mollie!
Hey everyone, thanks for reading. I’m Mollie, and I’m the solo North Carolinian in this year’s cohort! I attended high school in Weaverville and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in the “graduation that wasn’t” of May 2020. After graduating, I moved to California to complete a year of service in Oakland with a different service […]
Meet Liv
Joining the Johnson Service Corps, I had no idea what to expect. Never in my life have I moved to a new city by myself to live with a group of strangers and engage in regular spiritual experiences with them. Yet, come July, there I was packing up my life to do just that. Was […]
Meet Macie
At this point, anyone who has heard me introduce myself on even just one Zoom call in the last month knows that I’m a writer. (If we haven’t met yet: hello! I’m a writer!). Words are my favorite, however, I’m finding I can only come up with one good one to sum up my JSC […]