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Attention
I’ve been reading a lot of newspapers lately, and it’s messing with my emotional balance. Seems like all the news is hard — people doing terrible things to others, rampant poverty, and violence beyond...
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Precious
My heart is a little tender these days. A couple of people I care about are at the end of their lives. My beloved cat of 19 years passed on earlier this month. Roger Ebert is no longer with us. My...
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What Can Change When We Learn to See Each Other
Each quarter, YES! Magazine’s National Student Writing Competition gives young people a chance to be published in YES! by responding to a selected YES! article. In Winter 2013, students responded to...
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Short days, dark nights
It’s cold here in Oakland as we move through these waning days heading towards the Solstice. It’s dark before I leave the office in the evening, and I find myself wanting to follow our brothers the...
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(Guest Post) The Gentle Leadership of Tenzin Taklha
Today’s guest poster, Beth Rosales, has spent more than three decades in progressive philanthropy making grants that support social change and movement building. When asked what he did for the Dalai...
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In This Moment: Leading from the Now
There’s a lot on my plate in the coming months. In 2014, I will be traveling to Mexico, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, and will take a couple of trips within the U.S. And that’s only what is...
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Compassionate Activism: Your Drop in the Bucket
How can compassion, and seeing the humanity of our “enemies” shift the way we engage in our activism? In early May, my Rockwood co-worker, Sharon Price, and I attended a weekend meditation retreat...
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Guest Post: Four Takeaways from My Sabbatical Journey by Shaw San Liu
Shaw San Liu is the Lead Organizer for the Tenants and Workers Center of the Chinese Progressive Association. She leads the Tenants and Workers Center staff team in conducting low-wage worker/tenant...
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Our Favorite Posts: The Gentle Leadership of Tenzin Taklha
Today’s guest poster, Beth Rosales, has spent more than three decades in progressive philanthropy making grants that support social change and movement building. When asked what he did for the Dalai...
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[Guest Post] Practicing What We Preach: Tools For Employing Spirituality and...
The following was written by alum Victor Narro, and originally posted at Law at the Margins. Victor’s book, Living Peace: Connecting Your Spirituality with Your Work for Justice, is available here. He...
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