In April 2026, Good Work Institute welcomed Fern Tiger to the GWI Greenhouse for an author talk. Fern Tiger is the founder and creative director of Fern Tiger Associates (FTA), based in Oakland, California. The firm is grounded in the belief that “with reflective strategy and innovative design, positive and constructive social change is not only possible—it is inevitable.”
Continue readingIn Conversation with Báyò Akómoláfé
A posthumanist polymath and “trans-public” intellectual, Báyò Akómoláfé has produced a vast body of work that presents a startling picture of the world in perpetual process and radical relation.
Continue readingThe Right of the People: an author talk with Osita Nwanevu
In February 2026, we welcomed author & journalist Osita Nwanevu for a talk highlighting his book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.
Continue readingAn Evening with authors Dr. Resmaa Menakem & T. Mychael Rambo
In what I can only describe as a gift to the community, on Oct. 9th 2024, Dr. Resmaa Menakem & T. Mychael Rambo spoke at Rough Draft Bar & Books. Watch the video!
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 readingA Conversation With Nate Hagens
Nate Hagens makes a strong case for choosing a different path forward. What struck me most, is that just how much the answers are rooted in love.
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