[ad_1] January 22, 2021– “Science meets inspiration in this story of nature’s greatest hidden innovation: soil. ‘The Soil Story, by Kiss the Ground, is a five-minute film that shares the importance of healthy soil for a healthy planet Learn how you can “sequester” (store) carbon from our atmosphere, where it is harmful, and return it…

[ad_1] January 21, 2021– Amanda Gorman has achieved many firsts, including the first National Youth Poet Laureate in the United States at age 19. On January 20, 2021, Gorman, 22, read at the inauguration of President Joe Biden. What follows is a video of her reciting “The Morning Miracle,” a poem written several years ago…

[ad_1] January 20, 2021– “We are currently living in the midst of a planetary climate emergency, a global pandemic, uprisings against state violence against black, brown and indigenous peoples, and an economic system in crisis around the world. Pandemic lockdowns have forced major changes in lifestyle: changes in consumer habits, realizing how deeply connected we…

[ad_1] January 19, 2021– “As Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests berries along with the birds, he considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, he asks, can we learn from indigenous wisdom and ecological systems to reinvent coins? exchange?” (10 readings) Read full story To take actionDo something today…

[ad_1] January 18, 2021– “In some recent discussions with friends who are also creative, I have heard a variety of responses to the question, ‘How has Covid-19 affected your creativity?’. Some have been inspired to create new jobs. Others have talked about a Fallow year. It’s a term we rarely hear in a culture dedicated…

[ad_1] “Fragility clings to everything alive like the silent dampness of the morning dew in this global pandemic as a doctor I see this fragility Threatening to swallow so much of what we love like a big red blanket that covers a small bed and I can’t stop seeing it. “ Thus begins this powerful…

[ad_1] January 16, 2021– “In 2015, Barry and I were invited to have a conversation on stage at the Key West Literary Seminars. We loved the idea, but hated the title given, and we ended up talking on the phone for over an hour, trying to get there At a word that sounded like home…

[ad_1] January 14, 2021– “a body is always a bodyindividual or collective(whole or in many pieces)alive or later deada body is always vulnerable “Thus begins this electric / directive poem by writer Adrienne Maree Brown, bringing an unwavering gaze, an open heart, and a clear voice to the realities of our time and the possibilities…

[ad_1] January 13, 2021– Over the past week, educators across the United States encountered difficult conversations in the classroom. From the Ida B. Wells Education Project come these helpful tips for teaching effectively amidst periods of tremendous social change. (243 reads) Read full story To take actionIf you find these tips inspiring and helpful, share…

[ad_1] January 12, 2021– “For most Americans, Malcolm X and Dr. King represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, black power versus civil rights, sword versus shield. The fight for black freedom is forged with the same contrasts. In his latest book, Peniel Joseph changes long-held preconceptions to transform our understanding of the most iconic African-American…