A Kuwaiti woman defies censorship to celebrate the oneness of all humanity in support of gay rights and all human rights — When people ask why I support gay rights, I am perplexed, because the question — in and of itself — immediately polarizes us against others. Aren't we … [Read more...] about Ask Me Again: In Support of Gay Rights and All Human Rights
Community & Cultures
Yes We Can! Yes We Are! | Manifesting Our Innate Peace and Freedom
Trump’s election has provided a compelling opportunity to declare what we stand for — peace and freedom — rather than what we stand against — fear and oppression. ____________________________________ Many of the people who went out to march after Trump’s election were not … [Read more...] about Yes We Can! Yes We Are! | Manifesting Our Innate Peace and Freedom
Inside Africa: The panAFRICAproject
Photographer Lou Jones describes an ambitious project to create a contemporary, visual portrait of modern Africa. ______________________________ Folded under me, my knees were about to explode. My heavy camera bag was in my lap. The compass pointed due north to my destination … [Read more...] about Inside Africa: The panAFRICAproject
How the Election Expanded My Heart and Spiritual Practice
Tantra — the path of the heart — provides a spiritual and energetic exploration of emotions post election _________________________________ The recent US election opened me to the path of the heart. Let me explain. I've been a spiritual seeker for several decades, having … [Read more...] about How the Election Expanded My Heart and Spiritual Practice
Architecture and Humanity | The Conscious Urbanism of Kunlé Adeyemi
African architect Kunlé Adeyemi expresses a deep passion for social progress through his ground-breaking designs and urban planning ________________________________ NLÉ is an architecture, design, and urbanism practice for developing cities and communities. Such is the … [Read more...] about Architecture and Humanity | The Conscious Urbanism of Kunlé Adeyemi
Community Co-Listening: Can We Listen Without Judgment?
How do we move beyond divisiveness, find our common humanness and listen without judgment in the current climate of 'us vs. them'? ______________________________ So here we are, post presidential election, November 2016. Half of our country is celebrating the … [Read more...] about Community Co-Listening: Can We Listen Without Judgment?
Love, Listen, Learn | Coping With the Crisis for Immigrants & Humanity
Fifteen years after 9/11, we face a new attack, a new crisis for immigrants and human rights _________________________________ The morning after the election my mom called and told me to be careful. Just like my dad did after September 11. Fifteen years ago, Dad was worried … [Read more...] about Love, Listen, Learn | Coping With the Crisis for Immigrants & Humanity
The Hidden Bias | Challenging Cultural Biases Through Travel
Travel and other opportunities to experience diversity can help us reveal and release our hidden biases _________________________________ We all have an implicit bias. Even good people have it — and this does not make them bad. Our biases are the results of social … [Read more...] about The Hidden Bias | Challenging Cultural Biases Through Travel
Into the Tribe | Being Adopted by a Native American Tribe
A professor's journey to becoming adopted by a Native American Tribe after a lifetime of building cross-cultural bridges _________________________________ My life has existed at the crossroads of two cultures for more than three decades — one foot planted in the modern … [Read more...] about Into the Tribe | Being Adopted by a Native American Tribe
Diversity And Inclusion | The Dilemma Of The Promise
Diversity and Inclusion programs have become part of many corporate HR practices in recent years — but have they worked for women? ___________________________________ Why haven't Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) programs delivered the promise during the last decades? To answer … [Read more...] about Diversity And Inclusion | The Dilemma Of The Promise
Invitation To Magic | Studying the Elves of Iceland
A journey to study the elves of Iceland rekindles a sense of magic and possibility This past summer, under the auspice of the bright Nordic sun, I found myself in the parking lot of a nondescript office park in Reykjavik, Iceland, searching for a … [Read more...] about Invitation To Magic | Studying the Elves of Iceland
