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C4C (2.1): Power & Patriarchy in the Community-Building Movement
There’s a list of solid reasons why the blog I’m about to write is just now being born, despite ts presence in my craw for over a week. Among them—sickness, great developments in my neighborhood, house duties and other jobs. … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, People Who Inspire Me
Tagged Cincinnati, citizenship, class, community, dialogue, empowerment, equality, feminism, gender, inclusion, inequality, local-living, patriarchy, Peter Block, power, race, women
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Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel
[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota] Last Thursday gave me an opportunity to do two cool things: Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, Public Space, Published Articles
Tagged April Doner, bee ridge, bluegrass, community, country, florida, gospel, hospitality, inclusion, local, music, music jam, musicians, neighborhoods, open mic, roving, sarasota, Southwest Florida, sustainability
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Youthful Musings
*[originally posted in ABCD in Action]* One theme that keeps showing up in the conversations I’ve been in among all kinds of people–in neighborhoods, spiritual organizations, nonprofits, government–is the lack of youth engagement in important local matters. This concern came … Continue reading
Posted in Local Events, People Who Inspire Me, Uncategorized
Tagged age, bridging, connection, culture, events, generations, inclusion, power, respect, youth
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Breaking Down Artist Stereotypes
(originally published in ABCD in Action) This is really just the beginning of what I feel will be a long string of essays/blogs, but it’s been rolling around inside me for all these months and I have to let it … Continue reading
Posted in Being an Artist, Uncategorized
Tagged artists, diversity, empowerment, identity, inclusion, labels, perception, skills, stereotypes
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