Learning Together. Building Community.

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

How can we best build, join and harness our local and international communities? Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF) recently...

Let’s talk about a small town somewhere in rural America. Pick one; there’s probably such a town near you. For decades, people have been...

A Universal Village The musical Fiddler on the Roof has a very special place in my heart. When I was about 12, our little town put on a...

I’m finding myself in more and more conversations with people who have different belief systems, different world views, different...

Interview with Shaba Rahavi After graduating from Portland State University with a film degree, Shaba Rahavi decided to take a break from...

Last fall I set an intention to “facilitate learning within groups and between groups.” Since then, I’ve served on an elected body in my...

We live with so many masks—some we create for ourselves and some we perceive in others… I was on the train the other day (the MAX,...

Interview with Donna Maxey Donna Maxey is the founder of Race Talks, a conversation series that gives people a safe place to talk about...

by Sara DeHoff © 1997 Performed onstage as part of the Unity Works ensemble Last night, I couldn’t sleep. What had happened?! This...

On April 24, a group of us got together to dive deeper into what it takes to build a vision for the prosperity of all humankind. This...

Many years ago, I met a Native American woman in her 60’s who was very conscious of her approaching elderhood. She was actively looking...

On January 24, a group of us got together to discuss another aspect of building a vision for the prosperity of all humankind: the oneness...

On November 22, a few people got together to Start a Vision Discussion. We began with the quote below and focused on really listening to...

In doing these interviews on prosperity, I’m learning so much about listening. This American culture knows a lot about talking, but not...

Another theme that is emerging from the interviews on this blog is Justice. We are accustomed to thinking of justice in punitive terms—a...

There are several stories in this blog that touch on the theme of “Oneness of Humanity.” View the fully interactive concept map at...

Interview with Micah McCarty Micah has an incredible story. From growing up away from the Makah Indian Reservation and nearly dropping...

Interview with Shariff Abdullah Shariff has experienced prosperity from all sides—from not enough to too much. Growing up in a poor...

Interview with Katherine Deumling Katherine has an incredible perspective on prosperity, at both the society level and the individual...