in your face: the insistence of integrity
where leadership lives: the insistence of integrity INcite with angel… [more]
Gibrán Rivera | Ancestors in Training
Gibrán Rivera is a Senior Associate for the Interaction Institute for Social Change. His job is to… [more]
Creating Meaning by Facing Our Mortality
I was recently reading through Stephen Levine's book A Year to Live, which encourages people to live… [more]
Replenish Your Practice, Renew Yourself
You know exactly where it is. It is in the corner next to your hiking boots; it is in your… [more]
reimagining organizing, movements & leadership
this past weekend was reimagining organizing, movements and leadership in detroit. once we heard that… [more]
Map | The State of Marriage Equality in America
A more humorous take on the map of marriage equality in America. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama… [more]
Love that Does Social Justice | IISC
Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) is "a nonprofit organization that works for social justice… [more]
You Never Know Which One Will Be Your Last
It's been said that I've quit smoking. It's been said by me. I put it in print back in January, in this… [more]
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in your face: the insistence of integrity
where leadership lives: the insistence of integrity INcite with angel Kyodo williams “Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Of the many values … [read more...]
Welcome | may 2012
People all over the world have used the symbol of the Ouroboros to signify cycles, immortality, the eternal unity of all things. Renewal. Renewal is something that we can do every day, in every moment. The opposite is homeostatis, which we're actually psychologically more inclined toward. Still what we really want is transformation, to get beyond who we think we are. Why dream otherwise? Why strive? Renewal allows us to regain ground and to integrate what we’ve learned so that we can face what’s next with resilience and fortitude. Our stories this month touch on and lean into the many ways we seek, find, and satisfy that desire to progress and renew, bringing us closer to things that only seem to live in potential. For when we renew ourselves, physically, mentally, emotionally, we find they were always within reach. In May … [read more...]
activists allies & agents of change
Gibrán Rivera | Ancestors in Training
Gibrán Rivera is a Senior Associate for the Interaction Institute for Social Change. His job is to help people work better together. He is committed to the development of leaders, organizations and networks and uses coaching, training, process design and facilitation in service of those who are committed to social transformation. His graduate studies were in diplomacy … [read more...]
what’s HOT
Environmental Groups Get New Outlet to Raise Money Online
Learn more about Ioby, an organization that fundraises for environmental groups. They've already raised a ton for New York grassroots environmental … [read more...]
in TIME
may 2012
WEST COAST fearlessMeditation I | Practice of the Body CXC | Center for Transformative Change | Berkeley, CA Friday | … [read more...]
what’s NEW
ACRJ | Renamed, Renewed
For 10 years ACRJ has been, well, ACRJ. But they’ve recently taken on a new name--Forward Together--for their organization as a reflection of where they hope the … [read more...]
in the CENTER
Spring Cleaning in the Garden
We had our annual spring cleaning at the Center a couple weeks ago on a gorgeous, unexpectedly warm Northern California day. Usually we go all out and tidy the garage, … [read more...]
newDharma TALKS
newDharma Talk | A Time to Listen
How often do we heed the call of what our hearts are telling us? Most of us ignore them because the call isn't loud, immediate, forceful. And yet there is much to learn here. There are answers in us reflecting deep wisdom which are hard to discern without effort. Here, we might find ourselves, our path, our next steps...bliss. Hear this dharma talk with those ears. … [read more...]
wellness and being well
Game Over for the Climate
Climate change, oddly enough, is something you can believe in--or not. Whatever you believe, global warming is affecting us, and the changes are happening more rapidly than scientists originally expected. GLOBAL warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening. That is why I was so troubled to read a recent interview with President Obama in Rolling Stone in which he … [read More...]
in the MONEY
Environmental Groups Get New Outlet to Raise Money Online
Learn more about Ioby, an organization that fundraises for environmental groups. They've already raised a ton for New York grassroots environmental efforts. Environmental organizations from around the country last week got a chance to seek support for local projects by creating fundraising pages on Ioby, which stands for “in our backyards.” The nonprofit hopes … [read More...]
