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Our Story

Highlights of our moments of inspiration & learnings from our journey

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LEARNING BEGAN: National Dialogue needed

 READ a 4-year study report (*) issued by The American Assembly entitled "Building a More United America" and culminating with a recommendation for a "National Dialogue among citizens."  

(*) Chaired by: David Gergen

     Funded by: Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation,                           Coca-Cola Foundation

ASSESSED: Yes! That's sounds like a great idea...

but how, when and where can I   "National Dialogue?" 

2006

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"AH-HA" MOMENT!

With many films addressing intense and important "socio-economic" subject matters (Crash, Syriana, Good Night

and Good Luck, Brokeback Mountain and TransAmerica)  Actors and Directors kept saying during interviews that they hoped that the issues raised in the films would "become a part of the National Dialogue." 

IDENTIFIED: What about that National Dialogue?

ASSESSED: What action can I take towards this now? 

2006-08

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RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

AND (dot-dot-dot)... ACTION! is here to empower all people from walks of life to connect the dots between their "freedom of expression rights" (as we chose to summarize them): 

ACCESSING INFORMATION

VOICING//LISTENING (TO) OPINIONS

TAKING ACTION

These 3 "rights" seemed to not be connected to one another  became the core of our  action-purposed twist on a workshop:

THE ACTIONSHOP

2002

2008-09

College campus road trips

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FOCUS: INFORMATION -> ACTION FLOW!

BRIEFING ACTION KITS

TEACH-INS

DOCUMENTARY FILM SCREENINGS

TEA & COFFEE CHOPS

UNIVERSITY ACTION GROUPS

WRITING ELECTED OFFICIALS 

FOCUS AREAS:

Human Rights - Darfur, Sudan

Women's Rights - Democratic Republic Congo

Planet Rights - Sustainable Living

PRIORITIZED: PLANET, PEOPLE, & PROSPERITY 

2008-09

College campus road trips

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Harvard University: Darfur, Sudan (film screening & talk)

SUNY New Paltz: Women's Rights (3 month practicum)

CUNY Lehman: Women's Rights Teach-in

Santa Clara - Living Sustainably (6 week program)

LEARNED & ASSESSED: Working on campus with Student action groups & Professors/teach-ins work, how can we amplify? (we have some ideas...)

PARIS, FRANCE

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OUTDOOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT

Public art canvas & poetry slam

Short talks by subject matter leaders

Nonprofit information tents

Location: Mayor of Paris plaza

LEARNED/ASSESSED: Creative Activities addressing serious situations positively impact mindsets, moods and motivation.

2009-2019: Learned through working in diverse large and small organizations roles.

2020-REBOOT: Learned, Practiced & Designed for Equal Quality of Community Life for All

2021-DESIGN: Learned, Practiced & Designed for Happy People + Healthy Planet

2022 - OFFER: Evolving for We Me Action: We Me People + We Me Planet

Winter 2023 DESIGN: We Me Planet Inspire action kits & We-book 

Spring 2023 LEARN: Researched civic, creative, contemplative & community practices

Fall 2023 BUILD:                     The We-Me People-Planet Collaborative

Our Vision and commitment is to mutually expand our capacities through Collaborations.

 

We look forward to inviting you to our first

We-Me People-Planet Collaborative hybrid events and products

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