This past year I have written more online. I have used social media to ask the questions my heart ponders or frets over, share the news that crosses my path, and to articulate the ways I make meaning of the world around me. The responses from people reading my words have helped me see more […]
Category Archives: Social Impact
Do Whatever You’re Good At
I’m thankful for this reminder for acceptance and forgiveness from Heather Plett. If you’re busy dismantling the patriarchy, you don’t need to know how to fold a fitted sheet. If you’re a safe place to land for wounded friends, it’s okay if you forgot to take out the trash this week. If you’re creating a […]
2017 Reflections and an Invitation
My sense is that 2017 will (continue to) test our humanity and our devotion to freedom for all on this planet. Here in the United States, a question seems to be around how much do we truly believe in a democracy, in some version of this radical experiment of a government for and by the […]
Indigenous Peoples – Keepers of the Library of How to Be Here on This Mother Earth
A very powerful account of the significance of what has already happened in this Indigenous peoples led movement, history that has been made. So much has been accomplished. So much to learn from this moment… and to apply to the other areas where resistance and courage in the name of peace and Life is needed. […]
From My Perspective…
From my perspective… The majority of us live in bubbles. We mostly connect with people who are like us. Our contact with folks who are different primarily comes through media — television, movies, books, social media — or through interactions that revolve around commerce — at a store, restaurant, service station. There are a few […]
Wiser Together: Partnering Across Generations
This article originally appeared in Fieldnotes BY JUANITA BROWN & ASHLEY COOPER Tucked away in the small Appalachian community of Burnsville, North Carolina, is a family farm and a place of meeting that has recently become the new home base for Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, Co-Founders of the World Café. Together with Ashley Cooper, a […]
On Thursday, February 24, national scientists and leading developers of serious games and gaming technologies will convene at Gaming the Future: Connecting Innovation & Education, a national press conference and interactive science exhibition in Asheville, North Carolina. Hosted by ABSCI, a North Carolina-based sustainable communities initiative, Gaming the Future will take place at Grove Park […]