Beyond the Barriers is courageous and visionary. As its name beautifully captures, the individual journeys of our campus community defy projections and break down barriers. In turn, their collective narratives inspire hope but also reframe agency: we are forced to confront lives once discarded and ask how it might have been different had we believed more in the dreams of these talented youths and their communities much earlier than now. Their message is one of redemption yes, but not solely of themselves but of ourselves. - Raquel Aldana, Professor of Law
Our stories aren’t offered merely for your consumption. We share them to reflect back the material and social conditions that shaped most of our lives. We share them to challenge stigma and importantly, to show solidarity with others like us. - Beyond the Stats zine, Winter 2018
