Sarah Grand

Sunday’s Best, History’s Worst: Lessons from Selma by Matt Marraway

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Sunday’s Best, History’s Worst: Lessons from Selma by Matt Marraway

As we conclude our third day, I find myself reflecting deeply on this experience, and I cannot thank CWB enough. The knowledge and insight gained through these programs are truly […]

June 24, 2025 — Selma, Alabama by Jamie Baron Campbell

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / Comments Off on June 24, 2025 — Selma, Alabama by Jamie Baron Campbell

“I wasn’t following Dr. King. Do you understand? I was not following them. I was WITH them.And there’s a difference,” Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person who took part in […]

A Concentration Camp? by Lisa Tetrault

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, June 25, 2025 / Comments Off on A Concentration Camp? by Lisa Tetrault

The scale of the killing at Treblinka – the Nazi Concetration Camp outside Warsaw visited yesterday – defies comprehension—as well as its name.  The facts are clear enough.  Designed to […]

From Witness to Responsibility: What We Choose to Carry Forward by Gina Casalegno

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on From Witness to Responsibility: What We Choose to Carry Forward by Gina Casalegno

Today’s reflection session offered time to pause and hear the thoughts of others on this journey we are walking with one another. Many personal narratives resonated with the disparate thoughts […]

What They Couldn’t Shout: Bearing Witness in Warsaw and Treblinka by Lauren Vales

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on What They Couldn’t Shout: Bearing Witness in Warsaw and Treblinka by Lauren Vales

On Monday morning, I found myself looking for historical markers of the Warsaw ghetto. There are several parts of the wall still standing, but this walk through the ghettos required […]

In the Shadow of Tragedy, A Light of Hope by Joe Baker

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on In the Shadow of Tragedy, A Light of Hope by Joe Baker

Yesterday’s visit to Treblinka was a very emotional and meaningful experience. The memorials were very moving. In spite of the horrific events that occurred there, I was left with a […]

What Will We Accept? Power, Protest, and the Price of Silence by Christopher Meidl

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on What Will We Accept? Power, Protest, and the Price of Silence by Christopher Meidl

Beginning at Clark Atlanta (a little disappointing because we couldn’t get onto the campus really as they were filming a Different World reunion show -although that is exciting). But the […]

Rosa Parks Museum Reflection by Ashley Porter

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Rosa Parks Museum Reflection by Ashley Porter

Our CWB visit to the Rosa Parks Museum today was more powerful than I expected. The replica bus hit me and really helped me feel the weight of what transpired […]

Highlights of the Journey by Lisa Feinman

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Highlights of the Journey by Lisa Feinman

I have been in Poland for almost 3 days and have already walked many miles around Warsaw, tasted some delicious traditional fare, met dozens of inspiring teachers, and visited museums, […]

A Child in Stone: Memory, Survival, and the Quiet Victory of Family by Faina Linkov

By Sarah Grand / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 / Comments Off on A Child in Stone: Memory, Survival, and the Quiet Victory of Family by Faina Linkov

As I stood before the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, erected in 1948, a flood of uneasy thoughts rushed through my mind. The eastern side of the monument […]

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