We live in a world today where survival means being able to plug in our laptops and cell phones. There’s also no heat and I haven’t seen a single power truck out anywhere. But, it’s nice to see everyone stepping up to help each other. this wise woman, in a conversation about the after-effects of… Continue reading
Tag: community
Wisdom, revamped.
I like both the quote (over-quoted as it is….though is it realllllly hers? and is it really that simple?) and the edits for quite different reasons. Mead’s empowering, idealized sense of communities working together is juxtaposed with Josh Miller’s pointedly cynical (but fair!) snark, which together, are both hilarious and sincerely wonderful. To me, it shows… Continue reading Wisdom, revamped.
I wrote a poem (?)
Don’t know if any of you faithful readers remember way back earlier this summer when a friend was looking for other friends to write a poem, but I finally did it. And I kind of like it. So, I now (with extreme trepidation) share it with you. Untitled (right?)i don’t know exactly what a poem… Continue reading I wrote a poem (?)
WANTED
WANTED: a skills trade. I would like someone who can come over to my apartment and help me organize my room so that I have an easier time staying organized and so that everything has a place. I will trade resume/interview skills or grantwriting lessons or event hosting 101 or dinner or whatever else you… Continue reading WANTED
Beautiful bag that was gifted to me and made by the Shining Hope for Communities Women Empowerment Project from the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Wearing it is a reminder of the strength and beauty that women worldwide possess and put to good use, but also the devastating climate that forces women to come together… Continue reading
Magic. Community. Candy. Hilarity. Happy Valentines Day everybody.(Source: http://www.hulu.com/)
Community is just SO GOOD. Held together by Abed. Master sound editing and storytelling. Cooky but awesome. ❤ it.(Source: http://www.hulu.com/)
Please join me in supporting OpportunityNation!
Please join me in supporting OpportunityNation, a new campaign of Be the Change Inc. that will change the United States of America in three specific and important ways.First, OpportunityNation seeks to build a national dialogue on opportunity. They believe opportunity is a core American value, and that it desperately needs to be injected into the… Continue reading Please join me in supporting OpportunityNation!
Jen Bokoff 