Give me an artistic license so I can sing to my captors in Syria. Let me embroider an eiderdown pillow for the Rutgers gay student to fall onto under the George Washington Bridge. Let me create a magic dragon with a special cape to protect the young unarmed black teenage boy in Florida before he… Continue reading
Tag: social change
Atlantic Avenue Subway Station I know graffiti is “just graffiti” and I shouldn’t read into it, but I did. I generally agree with the sentiment here (access to affordable, healthy food should be human right, especially according to the values on which our country was founded), but don’t think it accomplishes anything. Clearly, the intended… Continue reading
OUR TIME translates the news
41% of Americans believe that young adults have been hit the hardest by the recession. Only a third of 18-34 year olds rate their financial situation as “excellent” or “good.” Young adults working full time have median weekly earnings of $448, about 6 percent less than in 2007. Why we should care: The prospects for… Continue reading OUR TIME translates the news
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success. Henry Ford
Kari Saratovsky – the originial @socialcitizen – launches new strategy consulting company geared towards millennial engagement
KDS Strategies provides solutions to national and local organizations with a focus on innovative program design, strategic communications, and social media strategy development, all with a unique understanding of next generation engagement. From KDS’s first blog post: With your help, we will begin to fill this space with authentic conversations that inspire generosity (giving and… Continue reading Kari Saratovsky – the originial @socialcitizen – launches new strategy consulting company geared towards millennial engagement
Pay attention. This is going to be big.
There’s a pretty great new website called http://www.wethelobby.com. You should probably share it with all of your friends, because it’s a model that might actually make a decent dent in advancing important arguments for and against proposed legislation. It gives a productive megaphone to the 99% who can’t afford to spend thousands of dollars to… Continue reading Pay attention. This is going to be big.
In the Fight Against Poverty, It’s Time for a Revolution
I am so proud to be a long-time LIFT volunteer, leader, advocate, and supporter alongside countless others. To really understand some of the thing I value most and dreams that I fight for, please read this article. The work LIFT has done throughout the years and the growth it continues to do is incredible, and… Continue reading In the Fight Against Poverty, It’s Time for a Revolution
Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive. Howard Thurman
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 hate that this graph is so true, but it is. It’s a model of inefficient business practices that’s strangely hard to change. Wish it weren’t so, because it’s really hard to find a good balance.
Jen Bokoff 
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