2025 Invite to Learn with Pawsitive Ripples Effect Project

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Cultural Highlights

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month:

Learn about Yuri Kochiyama:  As a Japanese American youth she was imprisoned in internment camps, later becoming an important civil rights activist & community organizer known for building bridges & solidarity.

"Yuri & Malcolm"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xje14nAK2Xc

"Sandra Oh reads Yuri Kochiyama"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApXSv6845cU

"AAPI Civil Right Heroes - Yuri Kochiyama"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUOrXkzoBg

African American Origins to Memorial Day:

Check out these short videos and the article, "African American Contributions to Memorial Day", from the U.S. national Parks Service to learn about the origins of this holiday. 

"The Black History of Memorial Day"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGz4mct9NeM

"What They Don't Teach You About Memorial Day"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_OGD0wmM9E

"African American Contributions to Memorial Day"

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/african-american-memorial-day.htm

Black History Month:

(Theme - African Americans & Labor)

We recommend the documentary, Farming While Black, which " examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation of Black farmers reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jF-8gY0BQ

  Also check out:

"Farming While Black: Leah Penniman" (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiDSMKpkRg

"How This Activist Farmer Fights Racism Through Food: TODAY Original" (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZq3jITD2g

"Foresight", shown below, demonstrating  the legacy of African women braiding seeds in their hair before boarding transatlantic slave ships, was created by Naima Penniman.

While many people with beloved animals have their own beliefs & personal evidence on how animals can impact our mental health & well-being, check out these short articles to learn more:

"How Do Companion Animals & Therapy Animals Support Mental Well-Being?"

 https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/companion-and-therapy-animals-mental-wellbeing#:~:text=Specifically%20within%20the%20psychotherapy%20environment,and%20encourage%20sharing%20of%20feelings. 

"How Pets Impact Our Mental Health"

https://habri.org/blog/how-pets-impact-our-mental-health/