Learning Together. Building Community.

What, really, is our role?

Do humans have a natural role on this planet? I recently watched Growing Native: Great Lakes, an American Public Television special about...

Just Take a Breath

How do we develop a learning mindset? It’s not possible to know everything, so obviously we’re going to have to learn as we go. But how...

This is America

Black history is not just some polite tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. during February. Black history is our history, American history....

How difficulties can build community

As we learn to embrace diversity at all levels of society, it helps to have examples of what inclusion looks like. I recently talked to...

A new view on respect

There’s a group of us who have been meeting regularly to educate ourselves on racism and support another in our efforts to eliminate...

Listening as an Act of Courage

I’m part of a group dedicated to educating ourselves on racism and supporting one another in taking action. In each session, we deepen...

What does inclusion look like?

Have you ever been on the fringes? Have you experienced being on the outside looking in? What does it mean to be welcomed into a group?...

Now the Real Work Begins: Learning Together

This country has been divided for so long that we need to re-learn how to work together. Our labels (right, left, black, white) have...