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"If we transform our individual consciousness, we begin the process of changing the collective consciousness.
Transforming the world's consciousness is not possible without personal change. The collective is made of the individual, and the individual is made of the collective, and each and every individual has a direct effect on the collective consciousness." -- Thich Nhat Hanh |
Our mission inspires us to showcase social change
or shifts of understanding
that result from seeing every one
as part of the One Life we share.
or shifts of understanding
that result from seeing every one
as part of the One Life we share.
(If you have an example like this to share, please contact us!)
Gender Isn't Complicated If You Actually Get to Know Transgender People
By Jen Aulwes February 24, 2017
Washington Post
PostEverything ~ Perspectives
Last year, in neighboring South Dakota, Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) had a bill on his desk that would have banned students from using the bathroom that’s right for them. Many people spoke out, and at one point, Daugaard admitted that he had never met a transgender person. The local transgender community invited him to meet with them. He did. A few days later, he vetoed the bill. It’s almost impossible to deny a person’s humanity after you’ve shared a cup of coffee with them.
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An Open Letter to Agents of Change on Inauguration Eve
By Barbara Veale Smith January 19, 2017
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Gandhi
“As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore.” - Rev. Nathan Baxter
The New York Times recently published an op-ed piece from R. Derek Black, the godson of David Duke and a former white nationalist who “moved on from extreme views” and now believes “this country can too.”[3] Of his own dramatic transformation, he credits the “devoted and diverse people” at his college; “people who chose to invite me into their dorms and conversations rather than ostracize me.” Through those conversations he “began to realize the damage” he’d done.
“That kind of persuasion,” he notes, “happens in person-to-person interactions and it requires a lot of honest listening on both sides. For me, the conversations that led me to change my views started because I couldn’t understand why anyone would fear me. I thought I was only doing what was right and defending those I loved. Even those on the furthest extreme of the white nationalist spectrum don’t recognize themselves doing harm - I know that because it was easy for me, too, to deny it.” Mr. Black underscores that moving anyone from abstract ideology to an understanding that real people will bear the burdens of what “hate will reap,” requires building relationships with people with whom we are not in agreement, rather than maintaining isolation from or disregard for them.
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is a one day workshop that can be customized for your community.
We can host this workshop at one of our locations:
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or at your venue.
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