International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

‘’Always remember you matter, you are important and you are loved and you bring to this world things no one else can ‘’  Charlie Mackesy Today and everyday we are celebrating all the diverse, vibrant women that somehow contribute to our ways and continue to take...

Earth Day Celebration with Zulal Kalkandelen

On April 22, UmAy Instagram hosted Zulal Kalkandelen, a well-known journalist and animal-rights activist. The online talk was moderated by Gunes Deren, our UmAy volunteer from Istanbul. Kalkandelen’s dedication to the ecological movement, her provocative...

UmAy News in Sallie Bingham’s Blog!

The prolific author, activist and philanthropist Sallie Bingham hosted us in her widely read blog at the beginning and the end of 2020. One of the best Christmas gifts ever! It was with great joy and gratitude that we read the section about UmAy and Ozlem, and learned...

Welcoming More Stories

We are happy to have hosted Sara on Sunday the 15th and began listening to her story of multiple successes and resilience. Sara comes from a mixed family (Palestinian and Syrian) in which many familial narratives of loss and displacement still linger wherever she...
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