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  • Creating social change,  My home garden

    I garden on Kizh lands

    The land where I have planted gardens is located on the bluffs above the area where there once was a village called Sa’Angna (1)(6)(7). To the best of my understanding, these lands were taken from the Kizh nation (pronounced Keech)(3).…

    November 25, 2020
  • Creating social change

    Word of the day: Liminality

    “In anthropology, liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning “a threshold”) is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage, when participants no longer hold their pre-ritual status but have not…

    November 3, 2020
  • Creating social change

    Coronavirus – things you can DO

    We all feel helpless — and perhaps a bit panicked — in the face of changing info, conflicting info, and suppression of info. But the reality is here: Coronavirus is in L.A. (at LAX , UCLA) and likely has already…

    March 5, 2020
  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change

    The future of restaurants

    A video about the future of food and the struggles of trying to create a zero-waste restaurant.

    January 15, 2020
  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change

    Feeling distressed about climate change?

    The LA Times ran an article “Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it.” Yet their so-called solutions seemed to come to a screeching halt at processing grief. Let’s expand on that … I’ve been “feeling distressed about…

    January 12, 2020
  • Creating social change

    A Day Without a Woman – Weds March 8

    How does one make an impact on “A Day Without a Woman”? In trying to puzzle this out, I consider many of the roles I have played and currently play. Who does it hurt? If you’re a mother of young…

    March 6, 2017
  • Creating social change,  Economic Resilience

    Coming soon: Joanne’s new novel

    What if our economic forces were designed to work in partnership with Nature rather than against her? What if our economy promoted the best of human nature — our collaborative, caring and nurturing aspects. What if economic sectors were designed…

    February 22, 2017
  • Creating social change

    Are you taking care of the Resistance?

    You are one of the most precious assets we have. And by “we” I mean people who view a healthy environment, human rights, and a positive legacy for future generations as a moral obligation. These current political times demand activism…

    February 2, 2017
  • Creating social change

    What you can do about the environment right now

    ECM has long been a source of positive environmental news and proactive solutions — about many environmental news, but particularly about global warming. Right now, this week, is a disheartening time for those who care deeply about our environment and…

    January 25, 2017
  • Creating social change,  Environmental Change-Makers community

    How to keep fighting – the 2017 version

    It’s a new year. But even moreso, it’s a completely new era. The ground rules have all changed – from what is fact, to what is science, to what is news – to the point that many of us hardly…

    January 9, 2017
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