Category Archives: progressive movement

Join me in a bigger dream for 2013?

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

This is the text from an ad placed by Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton one hundred years ago. Rumour has it that Shackleton received 5000 applications. What is it that drives people to rise to a challenge, even when what’s asked … Continue reading →

Posted in change, climate change, greens, learning, life, movements, progressive movement, Senate campaign 2013, social change, theory of change | 1 Comment

A MAP for When Things Feel Overwhelming

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

At my birthday party the other night, one of my best friends was talking about the difference between ‘real activism’ and communications-centred campaigning (especially online organising) that doesn’t bring with it the risk of arrest. The gist of the argument … Continue reading →

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Five Principles of Transformational Activism

Posted on July 17, 2011 by

I started writing this post in the lush green surroundings of Vermont in late spring, and haven’t been able to finish it until now, on a rainy morning six weeks later in the middle of Sydney’s chilly winter. I’m glad … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, learning, listening, movements, progressive movement, social change, theory of change, transformative activism | 15 Comments

Netroots Nation Wrap-Up

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

“You and me are floating on a tidal wave/ Together/ You and me are drifting into outer space” – Coldplay, ‘X & Y’ I’m on another continent now, having left the country I always find it the hardest to leave. … Continue reading →

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Is America Fundamentally Broken?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

I wasn’t supposed to go to Chicago. My flight to get to Netroots Nation was booked from DC to Minneapolis, with 20 minutes to change in Chicago O’Hare International airport. But arriving at the airport, the first leg has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Churchill fellowship, climate change, progressive movement, women, youth | 6 Comments