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Author Archives: Heather Yaden

Coming Out Queer & Godless w Aadil Salam, Pt 2: Coming to American & Coming Out

May 14, 2015by Heather Yaden 2 Comments

Storytelling is a social catalyst and powerful force for change.  The Embracing Identities Project is a series of narrative interviews about coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of communities. […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Coming Out Queer & Godless w Aadil Salam, Pt 1: The Best Thing & the Worst Thing

April 20, 2015by Heather Yaden 3 Comments

Storytelling is a social catalyst and powerful force for change.  The Embracing Identities Project is a series of narrative interviews about coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of communities. […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Coming Out Queer & Godless w Melanie Brewster: Don’t Tell Your Grandmother

March 16, 2015by Heather Yaden 2 Comments

Storytelling is a social catalyst and powerful force for change.  The Embracing Identities Project is a series of narrative interviews about coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of communities. […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Embracing Identities: Stories of Coming Out Queer & Faithless — Call for Participants

September 9, 2014by Heather Yaden 5 Comments

Storytelling is a powerful tool for social change and building community. The Embracing Identities Project is searching for personal stories of coming out as LGBTQ and atheist in a variety of […]

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Blog News & Events, Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

Power in Diversity: Storytelling as a Social Catalyst

July 22, 2014by Heather Yaden 5 Comments

Our lives are shaped by stories – even the most frivolous and whimsical are essential  in the construction of our subjective and shared realities.  Stories convey information we have learned; […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture, Religion & Secularism

4 Lessons from My Failed Project as an Able-Bodied Ally

June 13, 2014by Heather Yaden 2 Comments

This past January I had an idea for a project.  I work for a transition program in Berkeley, CA that provides life skills training and support for young people as […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Politics & Culture

Why I Went Back to Sunday Assembly: Thoughts on a Growing ‘Atheist Church’

May 9, 2014by Heather Yaden 6 Comments

Last Sunday, I woke up early, dressed myself in my nicest button down shirt and pants, and hurried down the street to church.  It hasn’t been a routine of mine in […]

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Memoirs & Journeys, Religion & Secularism

New Studies: the Rise of Men in ‘Pink Collar Ghettos’ & the Gender Wage Gap

April 29, 2014by Heather Yaden Leave a comment

This Year’s Equal Pay Day April 8th of this year was Equal Pay Day.  This rather unpleasant “holiday”, which originated in 1996, symbolizes the amount of additional days women must […]

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Politics & Culture

A Day of Mourning: Narratives and Counter-Narratives on Disability, Mercy, & Murder

March 4, 2014by Heather Yaden Leave a comment

March 1st, 2014 was a day of mourning. Vigils, organized by self-advocates and allies, took place across the country to mourn the loss of people with disabilities murdered by their […]

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