I’m wrapping up some work with a network focused on just and sustainable food systems, and based on work we have done and conversation we have had to date on…
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Governance Dilemmas — Boundary Conditions for Navigating Networked Peacebuilding
As actors engaged in peacebuilding and social change, we often find ourselves grappling with complex dynamics while facilitating the establishment of effective governance systems. Three recurring themes, or dilemmas, have…
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Changing the Conversation Around Reproductive Justice
“Reproductive justice” was first coined in 1994 by the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice and defined in 1997 by Sister Song (a formal outgrowth of that group) as “the human…
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Bending the Arc Toward Racial Justice
PART 1: Juicy Questions about Building Capacity for Racial Justice If you’re a regular reader or part of Interaction Institute for Social Change’s network, you’ll know that we build collaborative…
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Creative Freedom for True Equity
Equity is often discussed, but rarely understood in a context that speaks to the core challenges of people who are under-represented in race, religion, gender, socio economic status or who…
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Ceremony: Reyoking the Sacred with Our Social Justice Work
“Disability is an invitation to relationship…It’s that opening that creates the whole ecosystem.” – Sophie Strand “Poetry is the language of the apocalypse.” – Bayo Akomolafe1 As the newest members…
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Reclaiming Care Beyond Roe v. Wade
When the state cannot guarantee our safety, we turn to community as our ancestors did On June 24, Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court after nearly 50…
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From Learning to Doing
Many years ago I was teaching high school English on a small island in SE Alaska. I asked the class to compare a piece of literature to the story of…
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The illusion of hopelessness
The war in Ukraine is a symptom of something bigger— and within reach In times of war, we are led to believe we are powerless. We are told that violence…
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