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Photo by Marianna Smiley on Unsplash.

Healing Cycles of Institutional Harm with Indigenous Wisdom

As a 32-year-old Indigihood femme, several physical injuries and inflammatory conditions have taken toll on my mental and spiritual health.
September 19, 2023
Giselle Pérez-Aguilar
Social Justice
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This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy

January 24, 2021
Synapse
[Originally published on January 26, 1995.] On Jan. 20, Joseph E. Marshall, a founder and executive director of the Omega...
Social Justice

Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege

January 24, 2021
Wynton Sims
I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong...
Social Justice
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This Date in UCSF History: Panel Decries Impact Of Modern Medicine On Native Health Care

December 3, 2020
Synapse
Originally published on December 8, 1992. In order to survive, Native Americans must maintain their tribal customs and not give...
Social Justice
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Black Lives Matter

November 14, 2020
Ali Zahir
[This submission won third place for the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category.] An aerial photograph of the Black Lives Matter...
Social Justice
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Apology Owed to Bayview Hunters Point Residents

November 1, 2020
Ahimsa Porter Sumchai
Dr. Balmes apologized for information published by this San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Balmes need not apologize to me! Dr. Balmes...
Social Justice

This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality

October 25, 2020
Synapse
Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...
Social Justice
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They Tell Me 'Go Home'

October 5, 2020
Nina Escueta
This submission earned Nina Escueta the first place winner of the Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Mangoes, ripe and green...
Social Justice
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Police Violence and the Creation of the Berkeley Free Clinic

September 29, 2020
Henry Carter
Le Wen Chiu
This entry earned author Henry Carter first place in the personal essay category of the 2020 Synapse Storytelling Contest, which...
Social Justice

Holding a Critical Lens to UCSF

September 28, 2020
Leandrew Dailey
The year 2020 has shaped up to be the most socio-politically tense year from COVID-19 to global protests of police...
Social Justice
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