I’m back from a short series of meetings in Orlando with a mixed multitude: LGBTQ people from various faith traditions, religious scholars, nonprofit leaders, and people committed to reducing, preventing, and intervening in social oppression. This is my tribe, one of them. These are people who give time, resources, attention, and talents to projects and actions […]
Resource: The Berkana Institute’s Theory of Change
A reference tool for all change-makers: The Berkana Institute, founded by Margaret J. Wheatley and Deborah Frieze, works in communities to build their resilience while their group, environment, or society transitions from one social structure to another. The short video below describes Berkana’s “two loop” theory of change. One thing I appreciate is their transparency about the […]
On Dodging Grief
My friend J Mase III, poet, writer, and co-founder of the weekly #qfaith Twitter chat, wrote an article about grief this week. He’d asked his followers about how others react to grief, what they say, and what we wish others said. Working on an article about grief. What do you wish someone said when you were grieving? […]