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 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 readingCarnivale
I have had the good fortune of attending three carnivals in the past year and a half. They didn’t feature rides or attractions or non-stop action. There was no cotton candy, funnel cake, or coin toss…
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!
Continue readingIgniting Inclusive Economies: CityScapes Summit
I saw the future at the Cityscapes Summit, or at least, the future I hope to see in my lifetime: where equity is built into our economic systems from the ground up…
Continue readingAnd if we can’t agree, we won’t have a plan, right?
There is more than one way to skin a cat. The violence simply isn’t necessary. There is in fact more than one way to pet a cat.
Continue readingBe the Medicine
The medicine of right relationship is always there for us, patiently waiting like a mother for her child to find his way home. The prescription is as simple as it is profound — a felt experience of connection.
Continue readingFeed Two Birds with One Scone
There is more than one way to skin a cat. The violence simply isn’t necessary. There is in fact more than one way to pet a cat.
Continue readingThe Spells You’re Spinning
Language frames our relationship and perspective with the world around and within us.
Continue readingRooted in Love
It’s been a challenging start to the year. Last week a colleague said February is the new January, implying the need to begin again.
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