…and through kaleidoscopes
Will you join us by making a contribution to continue our collective work of justice rooted in the understanding of our shared humanity and interconnected future?
When elements of a kaleidoscope are intentionally moving together, the image we see shifts and transforms in its entirety. From this, we can learn that when we move in interconnected, dynamic, and responsive ways, a new, emergent whole is possible.
Over the last few months, we have found ourselves reflecting on the guiding metaphor of kaleidoscopes. We have found that kaleidoscopes speak to how intentional we need to be when opening ourselves up to being seen and remind us that in order to experience the beauty of the whole, our shared humanity, we must move differently.
At YWCA Madison, we remain fiercely committed to centering the practice of our values of humanity, community, growth, and restoration in pursuing intersectional racial justice, collective healing, and co-liberation. We are so grateful to have you as part of the beloved community of collaborators with whom we are constantly creating the liberated world we dream of for ourselves and for future generations.
Maliha Nu’man
Maliha Nu’Man is a student at Madison West High School. She has always thrives in creative places that place emphasis on writing and advocacy. Nu’Man has currently self published two poetry books Photograph and Polaroid that can be found on amazon. This past year She has also worked closely with Madison’s Youth Poet Laureate Cohort under Angela Trudell Vasquez. When she isn’t writing, Maliha enjoys drawing, hanging out with friends, and being apart of clubs at her school including Sifting and Widowing which is a civics engagement club. Maliha has shared her poetry with The Art Lit Lab, The Children’s Museum, UW Madison and more. Maliha hopes to learn from mentors in her workspace and find new ways to capture the beauty and essence of poetry.