I saw wolves hunting caribou. They all used the same paths, snow packed down by all the hooves, walls of snow on either side, hemmed in…
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Amanda’s Transition!
Since September 2024, Amanda Cassiday has served with grace, wisdom, and unflagging energy as one of the Co-Directors of Kingston Common Futures…
Continue readingSolidarity Leaders Lab: Facilitating the Future
We are SO excited to finally share this big news with you! We have been sitting quietly with this idea for a long time – Solidarity Leaders Lab!
Continue readingAnnouncing Kingston Common Futures
Kingston Common Futures’ purpose is to challenge historic imbalances of power and systems of oppression while working towards an inclusive and collaborative ecosystem empowered to serve the common good.
Continue readingWhat is Deep Democracy?
I’ve been having a recurring thought the past few months, as I witness our national politics on the one hand, and the way our team operates on the other: that democracy relies on empathy. Is democracy even possible without empathy?
Continue readingNot a Silent Spring
This week, the light is providing a sense of energy and hope, as it touches the purpling mountains with their millions of buds and as-yet-unformed leaves awaiting the signal to pop out.
Continue readingOn Today’s Economic Blackout
We stand in solidarity with our communities as we work to disrupt and reform our economic system. During today’s economic blackout, we encourage everyone to embrace the principles of Just Transition and recognize the power of everyday people to drive change.
Continue readingGWI’s Year in Review : 2024
We hold so much gratitude for the resilient and caring network of partners, leaders, supporters, community members, and initiatives that have inspired and worked with us to manifest more just and generous ways of working, collaborating, and, well, being.
Continue readingA Heart-Led Community-Designed Fund is Coming to Town
Good Work Institute is thrilled to announce the culmination of a multi-year collaborative design process that tackled how to create a democratically-controlled community fund for the benefit of Kingston.
Continue readingWho Do You Work With?
The idea that we don’t learn well when our nervous systems are on alert and we don’t feel safe now seems like a truth I’ve always known, but it was a revelation when I first heard it.
Continue readingRethinking Our Relationship to Reality with Bayo Akomolafe
An hour could only cover so much, but what was offered was deep, personal and from a place that truly questions our relationship to all existence.
Continue readingThe Community Fund Blueprint Is Ready!
We are only a few months out from being able to publicly announce and then support the launch of a new community fund in Kingston!
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