Tag Archives: inclusion

C4C (2.1): Power & Patriarchy in the Community-Building Movement

Posted on May 7, 2013 by April

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 | 4 Comments

Encountering Cave ~ A “Blogella” in Three Parts (Pt. 1)

Posted on April 10, 2013 by April

Last Monday night, I had the experience of a lifetime–seeing my favorite living artist, the three-decade strong, genre-transcending, brilliant singer-songwriter Nick Cave perform live with The Bad Seeds at the Chicago Theatre. Exceeding my hopes and fears, the experience left me buzzing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Being an Artist, Local Events, People Who Inspire Me, Stories Behind Artwork | Tagged art, artists, chicago, creativity, darkness, inclusion, inspiration, music, nick cave, nick cave and the bad seeds, poetry, post punk | 12 Comments

Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Posted on August 12, 2012 by April

[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 | Leave a comment

Youthful Musings

Posted on December 7, 2011 by April

*[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 | Leave a comment

Breaking Down Artist Stereotypes

Posted on September 9, 2011 by April

(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 | 2 Comments