Un1ty: An Anthem For Humanity
A multilingual anthem for the world. Performed by Temple student Rushil Vishwanathan
Rushil Vishwanathan is a 19 year old singer, songwriter, composer, producer and performer. In a world of such amazing musicians and artists, he stands apart from the crowd through his versatility and creativity. He is well versed in creating & performing Pop, R&B, Indian Pop, Indian classical, Fusion, Pop-Country, and Chorale music and strives to keep expanding his repertoire as he continues on his journey. Rushil recently released his single, “Un1ty: An Anthem For Humanity”, a trilingual song in English, Hindi, and Spanish that focuses on spreading the message of unity and togetherness. If you want to listen to the song and follow Rushil on his musical journey, check out his music, social media, and website here.
Shoshana Bockol (she/her) is a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major and English minor at Temple University. Shoshana is Philadelphia-born and transferred to Temple in 2019 after her brief affair in the sciences. She is a member of NAISAT (Native and Indigenous Studies at Temple) after studying Two-Spirit persons and inter-community issues and is a poet with Temple’s Babel Poetry and Performing Arts Collective who has been nominated for the Best of the Net for her written work. Shoshana was recently awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Women’s Studies for academic achievement and LGBT+ advocacy. A current intern with Kensington’s local bookstore and publishing press, The Head & The Hand, Shoshana hopes to pursue interdisciplinary studies in graduate school combining GSWS, literature, and cultural anthropology.
Colin Evans is a senior journalism and economics major at Temple. He joined The Temple News, Temple’s independent student newspaper, in 2018 and serves as this year’s Digital Managing Editor. Colin has a passion for data journalism and has reported on a variety of issues affecting Temple and Philadelphia.
Alexandra Gordon is a 2020 Temple grad with degrees in Political Science and Africology, African American Studies. While at Temple, Alexandra was very involved in student organizations, serving on the executive boards of NAACP and BLSA. Alex was also initiated into the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at Temple University. Post-graduation, Alexandra co-foundered The Black and Brown Coalition of Philadelphia and currently serves as the Director of Operations for the coalition. This fall Alex will be returning to Temple University to pursue her Masters of Science in Communication for Development and Social Change in the Klein College of Media and Communication.
Diamante Ortiz (she/they) (CLA ’20) is the co-founder and Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Black and Brown Coalition of Philadelphia and a Communications Organizer at Reclaim Philadelphia. Diamante’s passion for community engagement, advocacy, and political transparency began throughout her childhood in Los Sures Brooklyn, with gentrification and uprooting to BIPOC and this carried over to her undergraduate career at Temple University, where she continued to support groups such as Stadium Stompers. Currently, she also sits as a Steering Committee member of Shift The Narrative Coalition, which develops political education around media transparency within newsrooms.
Ashanti Spells is a first-year Film and Media Arts major and Political Science minor at Temple University. Ashanti has always had a passion for improving the quality of her education and community by being a part of various clubs during her high school career, such as the Black American Student Association and Brown Bag of Hope. Ashanti has interned and volunteered with a few political campaigns, the most recent being Kamala Harris for the People. Currently, Ashanti is a member of Temple University’s FMA Racial Justice Task Force and its Black Visiting Artists and Scholars subcommittee, which helps to bring students some interactive and intimate film and media arts insight from successful artists and scholars in the industry from the BIPOC community.