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The following is a letter by Akaya Windwood, President of the Rockwood Leadership Institute and member of the IISC Board of Directors.
I have three close friends/colleagues who are working hard to interrupt old patterns of internalized oppression (i.o.), which the Urban Dictionary defines as the process by which a member of an oppressed group comes to accept and live out the inaccurate myths and stereotypes applied to the group. All three of them are examining the stories they’ve been told (and now tell themselves) about how they are 1) not capable 2) lazy and 3) not smart or prepared enough. All three are brilliant, wonderful leaders. I find it amazing (and appalling) that they should spend even one nanosecond fighting these old patterns. Read More
Leave a commentIt’s OK to Follow, Say No and Get Hurt
Rinku Sen’s insightful message to graduates is fully aligned with the spirit with which IISC does it work in the world – we thought it important enough to re-blog it.
With all these commencements going on I started to fantasize about what I would say to a graduating group of students. I was a little surprised by what came up, but here it is:
Leave a commentA Glance into The Future
Leave a commentSunflower Fields
Organization vs. movement vs. philosophy
Seth Godin is a luminary of the new paradigm, it is often tempting to re-blog him here, this time it was inevitable. If we want to build movement we must transcend our organizational constraints.
1 CommentLove is Beautiful
In remembrance of our dear friend Jeff Stamps.
Leave a commentHow do you feel (About Art)?
How Do You Feel (About Art)? from svanes on Vimeo.
Leave a commentSung from the Soul
“I write because I am a Black woman, listening attentively to her people”.- Maya Angelou, 1984
Leave a commentHappy Mothers Day
Creating Forever
“Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another”.- Toni Morrison
Laughter, Joy and Friendship
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The following blog post was authored by Meg Campbell for the Huffington Post. Meg is among the 2009 Class of Barr Fellows. A remarkable educuator, Meg’s understanding of human connection in spaces of learning and transformation is consonant with our approach here at the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Read More
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