Community Organizing

02 Jul

Posted at 20:08h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Human Development, Psychology of Becoming

Instead of asking "What's the solution?" ask "How can we become the kind of species/society/community/organization that can create solutions that seem impossible?" That question—"How can we become?"— is unanswerable through traditional means. It requires a completely different relationship to knowledge, expertise, and human possibility. That's what The International Class at the...

13 Mar

Posted at 17:46h in Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, Human Development, Performance Movement, Psychology of Becoming, Words to Ponder

These Words to Ponder are those of performance activist Hector Aristizabal, taken from a wonderful  interview with him at Creative Art Space. To be creative is to participate consciously in the ongoing creation of the world. Creativity is not primarily about producing art. It is about entering into relationship with life...

28 Aug

Posted at 16:23h in Community Organizing, Culture, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy

  Just had to share this wonderful piece by social therapeutic practitioners Jennifer Bullock and Marian Rich. The World Needs Social Therapy!   Thank you David Brooks for your recent thoughtful commentary titled Hey America, Grow Up. We appreciate your invitation to build a new culture that supports maturity, community, empowerment and well-being....

24 Dec

Posted at 02:19h in Community Organizing, Culture, Politics, Psychology of Becoming

It’s become a tradition for faculty member Chris Helm to host the East Side Institute’s twice yearly Community Meeting and Fundraiser. Chris always gets everyone thinking with her educational and provocatively inspiring remarks that weave together current events, history, politics, science, and the Institute’s mission. This past November’s gathering was no...