Artistic Practices for Social Change

Theory comes from practice—feeling comfortable with the unknown, with humility and compassion, in a very, very complex world ~ Alain Ruche In recent years, my frustration, my curiosity and, yes, pure serendipity gave me privileged access to high-level scientific conferences on system analysis and complexity, where I was the only policymaker. Indeed, our results-oriented policies do not…

Prayer | The Consecrated Hour

Do you not see them the ashen ones, the grey ones the starving orphans, the seduced innocents, the decimated specters of conflagration, all the beings trampled in degradation crowding our collective shadow field? Go find them. In this, this consecrated hour of human becoming find your estranged, your lost and abandoned family and embrace them into the vital marrow of your life. Kiss…

Rachael Kessler

Rachael Kessler, Founder of the PassageWorks Institute died on January 27, 2010 in Boulder, CO surrounded by family and friends. Recognized by Daniel Goleman as a “leader in a new movement for emotional literacy,” Rachael developed a framework for nurturing the inner life of students and teachers that honors the interests of educators, parents, and policy-makers. Her groundbreaking book, The…

Ralph Peterson

Father Ralph E. Peterson is a retired episcopal priest who lives in Lenox Massachusetts and visits his four grandchildren reguarly. His “Pastoral Soul” was focused on metropolitan, New York with parishes in Manhattan and suberbs such as Scarsdale and Oyster Bay. He held the Chair of Bible at the Master’s School, Dobbs Ferry, New York. He continues in his passion for the arts with an active…

Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor is the Director of the Oasis Foundation in the UK. www.oasishumanrelations.org.uk

Chris de Bode

Chris is a documentary and portrait photographer and film director. He became interested in photography during his previous career as a professional climbing instructor. Following a trip to Palestine, he decided to focus his work on humanitarian issues. He has travelled to more than 70 countries collecting stories. Chris always tries to find different angles to visualize a story. Currently, he…

Filippo Minelli

Filippo Minelli, born 1983 in Brescia, Italy, is a contemporary artist living and working between Barcelona and London, analyzing and searching architecture, politics, communication, and geography to create installations and performances documented through photography and video. Interested in the landscape and public spaces, Minelli initially engaged in unauthorized actions, which made him a…

William Keepin

William Keepin, PhD is co-founder of the Satyana Institute and the Gender Reconciliation International project, which has organized more than 100 workshops and trainings in nine countries for social healing between women and men. Keepin has studied and practiced intensively in Eastern and Western spiritual disciplines for 35 years, and immersed himself in contemplative practices from the…

Judy Norman

Judy Norman is a director of Sydney Goodwill Unit of Service. sydneygoodwill.org.au