Melissa StekTrump’s second West Michigan visit of 2024 will be brief, but immigrants are here to stayWell, here we are again. Trump came to West Michigan in April and he’s back again today — with the same anti-immigrant agenda as before…Jul 20Jul 20
Melissa StekinAn Injustice!Senate Democrats: Be Antiracists and Pass Citizenship for ImmigrantsSince the summer of 2020, following the devastating murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery, countless numbers of people…Dec 20, 2021Dec 20, 2021
Melissa StekWhen a Paint-By-Number Becomes Your SurvivalIn times of great duress in my life, making art has been the key to my survival. When things were challenging at home as a kid, I’d hole up…Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021
Melissa StekinAn Injustice!While You Were Sleeping, the Senate Made a Historic Move on ImmigrationMy email inbox is strangely quiet this morning, other than one email that arrived in the earliest hours of the morning from colleagues in…Aug 12, 20211Aug 12, 20211
Melissa StekNo More Misogyny Math, It’s Time to Throw Some PunchesI did a lot of misogyny math today, forgetting that it’s not my responsibility to not be sexually harassed.Aug 1, 20212Aug 1, 20212
Melissa StekinAn Injustice!If the Government Can Pull a Vaccine, It Can Pull Police BrutalityThere are grassroots efforts in local communities across the country advocating for alternatives to policingApr 14, 20212Apr 14, 20212
Melissa StekOn Healing and HeliotropismI pulled my kitchen chair over to the window this morning to inch closer to the rising sun, the early chatter of the birds, the soft yet…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Melissa StekWhy Our Trauma Waits for SafetyI remember learning early in my social work career that trauma can’t be fully processed and integrated into the interconnected web of our…Mar 18, 2021Mar 18, 2021
Melissa StekThe World Needs My Big EmotionsAs a woman growing up in a culture that told me that my interpretations of reality and my big emotions were not to be trusted, I’ve always…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Melissa StekThe Little I Have is the Little I Can GivePastor Samuel sighs with a weariness in his voice, messaging me from his home in Ciudad Juarez after a long day out in his truck bringing…Dec 11, 2020Dec 11, 2020