Messerli Kramer

"Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room." —Nora Roberts. On Christmas Eve, we hope that those of you celebrating are able to enjoy a relaxing evening before a busy Christmas day.

December 23 is , a secular holiday standing as "an alternative to the commercialization of the holidays" according to The New York Post. The first time it was introduced into pop culture was in a 1997 episode of .

motivates everyone to speak up and take action to end all types of discrimination in all forms, whenever and wherever it happens.

Today is recognized as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which seeks to advance the rights and well-beings of those with disabilities throughout all levels of our society. This year, the theme involves finding transformative solutions for inclusive development. In other words, we’re tasked with asking ourselves: how is innovation fueling not just a more accessible world, but also a more equitable one?