Marshall Ganz | Why Stories Matter

“A story communicates fear, hope, and anxiety, and because we can feel it, we get the moral not just as a concept, but as a teaching of our hearts. Most of our faith traditions interpret themselves as stories as they are teaching our hearts how to live as choiceful human beings.”

The Price of Energy

The Church Rock uranium spill was an accident. The BP spill was an accident. The price of energy has become too high. When will we learn our lesson? Fossil fuels and nuclear energy are not worth it.

Reproductive Justice

ACRJ believes that reproductive justice will be achieved when all people have the economic, social and political power and resources to make healthy decisions about our gender, bodies and sexuality for ourselves, our families and our communities.

Create a Strong Vision | Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

We at Spirit in Action believe activists need to create a collective vision of what kind of world we want to live in—not a utopian fantasy, but a vision based on what we know is possible…if we focus too much on the problems we can’t see the possibilities

Wisdom Gained from Returning Home

An active member of the anti-war and Black Student movements of the 1960s, Dedan–at the time–thought of himself as a revolutionary. He now likes to refer to himself as a “soulutionary”, which he defines as a one who explores new paths by using the wisdom of the soul, guided by compassion and mercy instead of confrontation and dogma.

John Francis the Planetwalker

On his birthday in 1973, Francis decided to stop speaking as a gift to his community, to not argue for one day and instead listen to what others had to say. He found this so valuable that he continued to be silent the next day. This continued and he ended up not speaking for 17 years, with the exception of a phone call to his mother after 10 years of silence.

Doing Good Work

The Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) is a nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of collaboration within the social sector to create a just and sustainable world.

Cara Page | Reflections from Detroit: Transforming Wellness & Wholeness

In this reprint from Incite!’s (Women of Color Against Violence) blog, Cara Page shares her insights on healing justice, her work, and attending the US Social Forum.

Akaya Windwood | “… but I won’t be worried long.”

What is your relationship to worry? Akaya Windwood, President and CEO of Rockwood Leadership Institute, invites us to look at the impact that worry has on our inner and outer lives.

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