Why do we value wise democracy’s “prime directive”?
The Wise Democracy Project has a guiding principle – its prime directive to evoke and engage the wisdom and resourcefulness of the …
Shrinking our Big Selves: Part 3 of “A big-picture, co-intelligent vision of diversity and privilege”
We are each a complex, networked, ecosystem of a self, not just a role or a race or a name. Beneath our …
A big-picture, co-intelligent vision of diversity and privilege (Part 2)
In this second post I share two more articles (in addition to the one featured last week) that have helped me understand …
A big-picture, co-intelligent vision of diversity and privilege (Part 1)
Discussions and struggles over diversity and privilege are up-welling in societies around the world, including in my own life and projects. In …
Seventh-Generational Oppression and Privilege
I’m awed by the current outpouring of transformational energy around racial justice – in the context of decades (even centuries!) of work …
The Trump doorway to an empathic new story
Normal is coming unhinged…. The social and environmental horrors likely to be committed under President Trump are likely to incite massive civil …
Two short reflections for the turning of the year
In 2014 we can awaken to the fact that we live in an era of unprecedented privilege, resources, and possibilities entering an …
Trayvon and George: Black, White, and Beyond
A Gallup poll shows blacks and whites divided on the George Zimmerman verdict and the reality of a biased judicial system. Where …