“Courage is contagious.”
— Kathryn Pollak, Engaged Defenders for Democracy

Kathryn spoke at the ROOM 2.26 Roundtable this week about building a grassroots democracy movement from the ground up. If you missed it, you can read about her work in ROOM 2.26.

Writing always takes courage; we hope you’ll lend yours to our upcoming issue.

We welcome: Essays and Memoirs in any language*. Max. 1,500 words
Creative Writing | Written in English. Max. 2,000 words
Poetry | Written, audio, video, and/or mixed media
Community Projects
Books For Potential Review
The submission deadline for ROOM 6.26 is May 6, 2026

(*) Text in languages other than English will be translated by ROOM’s translators working with the author whenever possible.

We’ll be meeting again on May 3rd for a special event, co-hosted by ROOM and NYPSI, so save the date. MAKING ROOM FOR CHANGE  is a live panel with Lord John Alderdice, Karim Dajani, PsyD, and Eyal Rozmarin, PhD. [Register here.]

With thanks,
Elizabeth Cutter Evert, LCSW | ROOM Community Projects Editor
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