In the last few months I’ve heard things like, “We already have enough problems to deal with, why bother worrying about something happening in Palestine?” Okay let me ask you, ‘’Why shouldn’t I worry about Palestine?’’ 

Just because it's far away doesn't mean it's not real. The pain, the loss, the suffering— it’s  happening right now, whether you choose to see it or not. You don’t have to be physically there to be affected or to make a difference. If it's possible for someone who is far away to experience such devastation and injustice, it could happen to any of us, because we are all connected as people. No one is truly immune to these forces, which is why we must recognize the shared vulnerabilities we face and work together for change.

Until the year I turned 33, I thought Alzheimer’s Disease was a scary tragic thing that happened to other people. I didn’t think it would even remotely touch my life— until my father-in-law’s diagnosis.

So why am I talking about this now, on a random Saturday? Because today, Sept 21, is Alzheimer’s Awareness Day. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and is the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. But to most people it’s an irrelevant “old-age issue” that you don’t have to deal with— until suddenly someone you care about has it, and now you do have to deal with it.

I can't believe it’s already been six months since I started working at Moonbird. Time has flown, and so much has changed—my skills, my outlook, and even a little bit of my confidence (maybe?). When I first joined, I thought I'd just be doing video production and editing. Well, that’s not entirely true anymore! Here are six things I’ve learned in 6 months of Moonbird.

The Met Gala was only one of the glaring contrasts our world displayed in 2024. Sure, it’s an obvious one, almost too easy to talk about— celebrities posing in obscenely expensive clothes while Rafah is being carpet bombed. Smaller versions of this contrast exist every day— celebration juxtaposed with unimaginable horrors all around the world. So why now? Why are we calling in the millions for a digital guillotine to deplatform celebrities?

Investing in branding is not just about aesthetics. It's also about maximizing your potential to make a difference. A strong brand communicates your purpose, distinguishes your values, builds trust, and attracts people to your cause. You cannot afford to be generic or forgettable when your cause depends on the value your organization adds.

Steady pay is a lullaby that deludes us into thinking we are making a difference at work. We put our heads down, churn out content and chart out roadmaps— thinking if we do what we do well, then we make the world better. But people are dying— live-streamed on social media. So we start to remember the parts of us we’ve stopped listening to. Devastation awakens you from the numbing of daily living. The mundane cannot survive murder at such a scale.