Social Media Isn’t Changing the World, It’s Creating a New One

Blogs have been a twitter about Malcolm Gladwell’s New Yorker article last week slamming those who believe social media can revolutionize activism. The article compares the high risk activism of the civil rights movement with Twitter’s role in the Iranian elections concluding that, “the revolution will not be tweeted.” First of all, taking aim at those who are love drunk…

Transforming Institutions

A letter to you, Twice a year I have the opportunity to connect with you and to express my gratitude to those who have inspired and uplifted me on this long journey toward planetary harmony and wholeness. Although I have not met many of you in person, I think of you often, knowing we are resonating to the same note. Many of you are designing and crafting exciting projects and exploding…

Fall | Winter 2010

in this issue Go to: "in this issue" page 2 kosmos galleries Joydeep Mukherjee Drew Cameron and Drew Luan Matott Remi Benali Remi Benali…

Fall | Winter 2008

in this issue Go to: "in this issue" page 2 Kosmos Galleries Gallery One | Natural World Museum Robert Bateman Gallery Two | Martin…

A Common Matter

What Is the Global Commons? While the term ‘commons’ has been in use for centuries in one context or another, the ‘global commons’ is a recent construct signifying the total inheritance of humankind upon which life depends. This includes more than natural resources such as forests, oceans and air. It encompasses our intellectual and cultural heritage—for instance, literature, art and the…