Comments on: The Voice of . . . Inspiration http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/01/20/the-voice-of-inspiration/ Supporting leadership, innovation and collaboration for a better New Jersey Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:26:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation » Blog Archive » Notes from the Road: Teaneck Creek Conservancy http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/01/20/the-voice-of-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation » Blog Archive » Notes from the Road: Teaneck Creek Conservancy Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:38:59 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4023#comment-654 [...] larger than the sum of the parts occurs, as Dodge Program Director Michelle Knapik noted in her recent post about The Voices From the Land [...] [...] larger than the sum of the parts occurs, as Dodge Program Director Michelle Knapik noted in her recent post about The Voices From the Land [...]

]]> By: Mary Eileen Fouratt http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/01/20/the-voice-of-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-651 Mary Eileen Fouratt Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:38:18 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4023#comment-651 here's a small sample of Andy Goldsworthy's environmental artwork from the film Rivers and Tides http://maureenegan.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/do-what-youre-told-rivers-and-tides/ here’s a small sample of Andy Goldsworthy’s environmental artwork from
the film Rivers and Tides

http://maureenegan.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/do-what-youre-told-rivers-and-tides/

]]> By: Bill Wolfe http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/01/20/the-voice-of-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-646 Bill Wolfe Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:43:17 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4023#comment-646 Hi Michele - excellent piece. I agree we need to tap the emotional side and channel that huge reservoir of public support for our issues and all that untapped energy into progressive policy. But which emotions to tap; how to tap them; and how to focus and channel that energy tactically are what we need to collectively discuss. I've got plenty of ideas along these lines and have been deploying many already (I think effectively, but some disagree)) From all that I've read, we face serious political problems at the worst moment - just when our issues are approaching crisis tipping points. Right wing organizing has opportunistically capitalized on the economic recession and the Obama missteps (expansion of War, Wall Street bailout; subsidies to insurance and pharmaceutical industries instead of single payer helath care, et al) . We now are reaping the whirlwind, as evidenced by things like the election of Christie and yesterday's Massachusets US Senate vote. We either wake up, develop populist message and policy, or NJ goes the route of Kansas (or post Prop 13 California). I just issued a challenging proposal to NJ's ENGO leaders today. A similar challenge is needed to NJ foundations and funders. But a blog is not the place for this conversation. Ideas? Hi Michele – excellent piece. I agree we need to tap the emotional side and channel that huge reservoir of public support for our issues and all that untapped energy into progressive policy.

But which emotions to tap; how to tap them; and how to focus and channel that energy tactically are what we need to collectively discuss. I’ve got plenty of ideas along these lines and have been deploying many already (I think effectively, but some disagree))

From all that I’ve read, we face serious political problems at the worst moment – just when our issues are approaching crisis tipping points.

Right wing organizing has opportunistically capitalized on the economic recession and the Obama missteps (expansion of War, Wall Street bailout; subsidies to insurance and pharmaceutical industries instead of single payer helath care, et al) .

We now are reaping the whirlwind, as evidenced by things like the election of Christie and yesterday’s Massachusets US Senate vote.

We either wake up, develop populist message and policy, or NJ goes the route of Kansas (or post Prop 13 California).

I just issued a challenging proposal to NJ’s ENGO leaders today.

A similar challenge is needed to NJ foundations and funders.

But a blog is not the place for this conversation.

Ideas?

]]> By: Molly de Aguiar http://blog.grdodge.org/2010/01/20/the-voice-of-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Molly de Aguiar Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:56:45 +0000 http://blog.grdodge.org/?p=4023#comment-644 These photos are gorgeous! These photos are gorgeous!

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