Connected Critics: Branding for A People-Centered Food System
By Wayne Roberts, Resilience.org
Connected critics argue from the edge, but not from the outside. They do not burn constitutions. They offer amendments.
Tag: Communication
Why You Couldn’t Find Big Media Coverage of Haaland and Davids
By Jenni Monet, YES! magazine
The hunger for validation from the legacy press of the authentic Indigenous narrative is no longer a hunger but a famine imposed on our very democracy; that to understand the story of this great nation can not be done without including the Indigenous narrative.
Not Being Heard
By Michelle Galimba, Anima/Soul
The drama that unfolded during the last few weeks over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court took many of us on a journey that no one could have predicted, and that became a drama about something much bigger than the Supreme Court. Bigger than party politics, or even right versus left. It became about being heard.
Florence Stirs Up a Debate about How we Talk about Hurricanes
By Kate Yoder, Grist
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale does just what it’s supposed to: rank a storm based on its winds speeds. But the scale ignores other threats, like rainfall, storm surge, and the overall size of the storm.
Science Denialism is Dangerous. But So is Science Imperialism.
By Philip Loring, Ensia
Calls for strict science-based decision making on complex issues like GMOs and geoengineering can shortchange consideration of ethics and social impacts.
Learning How to Think
By Jeffrey Bilbro, Open Democracy
Maybe the most important “technology” for helping us think, then, is friendship. Thinking alongside people whom we disagree with and yet still care about trains our feelings and dispositions.
The Power of Communicating Stuff
By Jay Tompt, Transition Network
Doing stuff and communicating are the yin and yang energies of every social movement.
Effective Groups: Creating Culture
By Nick Osborne, Transition Network
This is Part 2 in a series of videos from Transition Trainer Nick Osborne which explain the six areas of group life that need attention for a group to be healthy, effective and successful.
Effective Groups: Introduction
By Nick Osborne, Transition Network
The first in a series of videos from Transition Trainer Nick Osborne which explain the six areas of group life that need attention for a group to be healthy, effective and successful.