I drew Vicente from the Dominican Republic to celebrate Plant With Purpose turning 40 this year.
One thing I love about the organization I work for… and this is perhaps my very favorite thing… is that they’re all about the people. There’s so much respect and consideration for the dignity of each person in communities that aren’t often on the receiving end of that treatment.
When stewarding the stories we tell, I feel like this is the part of the organization I’m stationed in front of to protect. To make sure that each person’s dignity and humanity gets to be a part of their stories. That we aren’t putting words in their mouths, but listening and leaning in. That we aren’t treating real people like generic names in a story, but that we recognize the unique things that make them who they are.