On Monday, I took a lovely Skills-Exchange session at The Creative Commons. The series is organized by Sarah Eby (Willow Springs) and this writing workshop was lead by Eleanor Albanese (http://www.eleanora.ca/).

What I enjoyed about the exercise was the appreciation for time in the process of writing and in taking the opportunity to listen to ( Read more... )

photography as powerful mimicry and authorship/ (re)producing and (re)writing public narratives of self and (other) -- ! I'd love to write/research about crowdsourcing, the viral nature of sealfies, selfies, awareness photo campaigns, and boundaries and space re imagined. blah, blah, blee, let's nerd out! http://feministing.com/2014/03/31/photos-of ( Read more... )

reflecting on: from http://circle-space.org/category/relationships/
Respect is deeper than just not rolling your eyes, or reacting negatively to someone else. It is holding, really holding that honor and recognition of equal dignity and worth in another human being. In ( Read more... )

late-night confessions of an anthropologist for life: I have massive urge to do research/continued work on 1. crowdsourcing & social justice campaigns 2. public memorials and community-based healing practices 3. spoken word/writing and storytelling as form of political and personal expression for women 4. performing parenthood and queer ( Read more... )

feb 13, 2014: Driving extra slow in the whirling snowstorm earlier, I had a magical moment: I caught glimpse of a whimsical red, heart-shaped helium balloon float into the sky. I smiled and reflected because it reminds of the love I wanna be. For real, free, absolutely light, constant, bursting through the chaos elements.

i've been so busy and fully immersed in gallery and making international women's day come together and the sweetest celebration ever. it was perfect and i couldn't do it without the amazing people i worked with.

what a fun and amazing time
i feel grateful for the people who helped make it happen

I want to learn more about crowdsourcing and crowdfunding and community-based and at the same time campaigns/social justice issues that are driven by public funding and spurred by social media. I think immediately, one can see what people care about. It goes back to roots of holding a vision, sharing, community, exchange. Philanthropy for me, means ( Read more... )

I feel really lucky and excited about things right now. Novel experiences keeps me going and really appreciating life and people I share them with. Here is what I feel grateful for ( Read more... )

Driving extra slow in the whirling snowstorm earlier, I had a magical moment: I caught glimpse of a whimsical red, heart-shaped helium balloon float into the sky. I smiled and reflected because it reminds of the love I wanna be. For real, free, absolutely light, constant, bursting through the chaos elements.

Spring, calling you. reach those tendrils, break the ice, melt away all that hardness so all that we can feel is potential, unabashed wildness, pitter patter calamity, and the awakening new bird song

Wake up, wake up, wake up. Please.