Facilitating Change

Germaine Martin, 1937

23. November 2009

I hate Facebook. And yet I love Facebook. Because some distant cousin sent my mom several photos of my grandmother, Germain Martin, from the late 30s. This one is my favorite. It was taken in Clarence Creek, Ontario, in 1937. She was about 19.

Rite of passage for Liam as he turns 13

20. November 2009

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So many of us now are hybrids. In between. With that comes freedom. But also the loss of a sense of connection to something bigger and that can contain us in a comforting way. Like a parent's embrace. The rituals that marked passage and grounded and gathered communities are fading away. I believe that acknowledging and celebrating the milestones in our lives is important and can help us transition and accept change.

Porte Parole at Pecha Kucha

18. November 2009

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Annabel Soutar, co-founder of the amazing Porte Parole, will present at Pecha Kucha Montreal tonight. Care about democracy? Citizen engagement? Clear your schedule and be there!

L’accompagnement

16. November 2009

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What's important is the ability to gather with others and the possibility to be accompanied in your work. To be able to ask questions and bounce around ideas. I've been thinking for some time that public-access venues and coworking spaces are connected. This is why. They provide access to helpful people — librarians, dinamizador@s, infomediaries, the-guy-sitting-across-the-table-from-you.

Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders’s “Adams”

10. November 2009

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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.

Archive | November, 2009

Germaine Martin, 1937

Rite of passage for Liam as he turns 13

Porte Parole at Pecha Kucha

L’accompagnement

Joshua Ferris reads George Saunders’s “Adams”

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