the fading light of autumn

In Pico Iyer's book Autumn Light, he writes about experiencing autumn in Japan after his Japanese father-in-law passes away. He takes up ping-pong with some elderly neighbours in Nara and visits shrines and talks about family with his wife.

weaving our web of life

In 2016, a bunch of people who'd worked in the federal government and knew where the pressure points are, came together as Indivisible - to organize and inform activists resisting the incoming administration.

With Trump back in office - again and worse, Indivisible is back - bigger and better. With a new guide for interested individuals and concerned communities.

strategies, tactics & tips to get us through this

People are gathering their networks, their toolkits, their resolve, their superpowers - fortified by a healthy dose of humor, to face what needs to be faced.

11 11 11

At the end of four years of World War I’s devastation in 1918, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. 11 11 11. 

That peace did not last, wars continue, deaths and devastation have grown much worse. Armistice Day is now Veterans Day. The world still longs for peace and goodwill. 

On November 5, to our utter shock and despair - Donald Trump won the US presidency again. As the 47th he will most likely do worse than he did as the 45th president. 

Remembrance Day observing the 105th anniversary of the end of WWI 

wonder | wonder | women are reeling and distressed at the prospect of four more years under his extremist eccentric thumb. Can we remain motivated and continue to create change and positive growth? Allow this resilience and not bow down under the arc of history as it continues to churn through errors?

Learning the secret magic of painting

wonder | wander | women love filling their hands with work and their eyes with art. That's why we love the current era where no one has to pay a fortune to learn how to paint or draw. 

Wonder Woman captures Loki over Bryant Park in NYC