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Category Archives: Local Events
Sketch: Fandango Jazz
Two months ago, I bought a cute red sketchbook… it’s taken me that long to crack it open. I’ve been knowing I need, “one day,” to get back to one of the things that I never needed to be taught… … Continue reading
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Polka Rising / Our Leadership Lens
I love when a new generation grabs onto old traditions and swings them back into life. I love even more when they don’t grab it so hard that the older generations get left by the wayside. I was stoked, therefore, … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, People Who Inspire Me, Public Space
Tagged change, cleveland, complexity, culture, dance, grassroots, Grassroots Grantmakers, leadership, Ohio, polka, revival, tradition
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Tweet! Awakening to Twitter
Woohoo! Day Two of my Blog-a-Day rhythm. So here’s something hopefully very useful: my learning from a learning session about using Twitter for social change I attended earlier this week. Ironically, the reason this blog is happening is because of … Continue reading
Surprises from a Florida day (p.3)
Continued from “Surprises from a Florida day, Part 2” So many more things came forth from our day–too many to list, and that is just from MY perspective. And, this is just the beginning. My goal that this be … Continue reading
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Surprises from a Florida day (p.2)
Continued from “Surprises from a Florida Day, Part 1.” After lunch, I led the group in a game of “We Can.” Developed by my colleague Cormac Russell and Inclusion Press, this game impressed me when I played it for … Continue reading
Surprises from a Florida day (p.1)
Now back in Indianapolis once again, this time greeting spring in all of its warm, rainy, flowering glory, my heart is still reverberating from a surprise-packed day I spent discussing asset-based ideas and possibilities with 55+ members of the Sarasota/Tampa … Continue reading
Wednesday at Broadway: Tacos, Art, Abundance
Being a freelance has unusual perks–like being able to choose your office space for the day on a whim. Lately, I’ve been trying to plant myself in “third places” — spots that lend themselves to interaction among community members. I’m … Continue reading
ABCD Workshop in Sarasota!
I’m just now coming off the buzz of an incredible workshop I had the pleasure of co-hosting together with ABCD Institute Faculty member Dan Duncan and Mary Butler, a local ABCD Neighborhood Organizer and my good friend. Here is the … Continue reading