Facing discrimination and racism

4 stories.

Connecting Seniors

Fighting Loneliness and Separation with The Chatty Cafe with Glenys Reid

At 65, job loss forced Glenys to confront her own ageism, then she built a national network to heal the loneliness she saw everywhere.

Kintsugi Heroes

The Puzzle Piece: How a Father's Death at 4 Led to a Movement for Connection

Luke Cook lost his father at 4 and spent 35 years hiding that grief until three simultaneous losses at 39 forced him to reckon with it and build something his daughters would never lose.

From There To Here

Tanks at the Gate: How Steve Khouw Found Freedom in Australia

A refugee who fled Indonesia at 9 now advocates for migrants exploited by platforms and men at risk of suicide, driven by his parents' conviction that freedom matters.

From There To Here

Let's Talk About It: Loneliness, Racism, and Finding Belonging with Ochan Aba

A South Sudanese-Ugandan content creator reveals how racial profiling, crushing loneliness, and the courage to speak honestly on camera transformed his silence into a viral movement for migrant belonging.