Selva Calderon (Bowling Green, KY)

What those of us who do community organizing need most is people who show up with the simple intention to actively participate. ✨Selva is one of those people. Month after month, year after year of the BabyNet community meetings (meant to collectively press into the needs of parents) Selva was always there. Often times, she’d walk to the meetings: pregnant, baby in carrier, pushing a stroller. Selva came fully present with the intention to listen and learn. She was there for “just this” which is rare in any act of life. Being present, without concern of the past or focus on the future is an area of growth for me that makes Selva’s loving presence that much more important to me through the years. It’s the emotional work of women like Selva that bring ideas and planning to life.✨