Category: Progressive Networks at Work

Omni Backstory you might remember

3 Anniversaries Fundraiser for MayDay Community Kitchen – link here! Last week’s post about Omni history was really fun to write.  It was great sharing some of those projects we got to help along. We’ve been weaving community networks for a while now and loving almost every minute of it. I looked back in the… Continue reading Omni Backstory you might remember

What Network Science Reveals

At a moment when 99% of people on the planet are searching for ways to make change happen, the concept of transformational networks need to get into our everyday vocabulary

Transformation is about deep changes in the nature of relationships power, allocation of resources, values, systems… For transformation to occur, networks need to be structured to …

Gifts of inspiration for how to change our world

I hope you’re all thinking about a better future. It’s been a long four years, and there’s been lots of talk about what America’s vision for the post-Trump future could bring that’s better than what was before.  I’d like to offer you an early Christmas gift that might be new — or maybe not. There… Continue reading Gifts of inspiration for how to change our world

Ordinary People Save Their Country? If We Hurry

There are so many examples of politics gone bad floating around, and lots of anxiety about what the outcome of this election will be.  One thing we know.  Elections are turning points.  Especially this one. We all feel a need to take action but there’s a lot of uncertainty about what to do. Sometimes it’s… Continue reading Ordinary People Save Their Country? If We Hurry

1000 Americans showed up last night to stop a coup

Many things may go wrong around the election next month.  One that’s the hovering over our heads like a carrion bird is that one candidate says he’ll refuse to leave office no matter what the election result is.  And evidence mounts that he’s taken steps to put that idea into action. Waging Nonviolence is a… Continue reading 1000 Americans showed up last night to stop a coup

Scary election simulation compared to Black Lives Matter

A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasks some key vulnerabilities …compared to Black Lives Matter I’m not saying all is lost.  I’m just reading the same news you are and coming to terms with what we’re up against if we want to stay free and democratic.  This article from Atlantic really got my attention.… Continue reading Scary election simulation compared to Black Lives Matter

Schoolyard magic instills hope for kids

What a tough time to be a kid right now. Every young person I talk to seems to carry an emotional weight that’s new since covid. Climate change was getting to be very heavy among the youth aware of it, but it was still possible to ignore if you really wanted to. And lots of… Continue reading Schoolyard magic instills hope for kids

Ozark Uplift Is Our Geological Grounding to Get Through This

https://www.facebook.com/groups/338007737189521 Northwest Arkansas sits on a big, ancient piece of rock called the Ozark Uplift.  Our mountains are made of it.  Right now we need that solid grounding more than ever as we breath our way through covid times. It’s not fun being a covid hotspot.  Don’t be ashamed to admit it’s scary, because it’s… Continue reading Ozark Uplift Is Our Geological Grounding to Get Through This

What makes a transformational network a tool of peaceweaving?

If we’re looking for a time of high tension and intense polarization, now would be a good example. Covid is raging and political actors are lashing about finding someone else to blame for it, while economic and  social breakdown builds and climate change accelerates.  Deep at the core the invisible shift in values goes on… Continue reading What makes a transformational network a tool of peaceweaving?