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A Momentary Rainbow over the Rainier Beach Urban Farm

Oct 20, 2019 | Markers and Milestones |

Rainbows appear under just the right conditions, with the correct positioning of clouds and the...

We are the Power!

Oct 20, 2019 | Changing the Narrative |

We are the Power! That’s how it began. Not, “we are powerless,” “we need...

On loneliness and solitude

Oct 18, 2019 | Inner Voices |

Even at the heights of apparent victory (such fresh-as-yesterday memories of the singing the...

Learnings for Emergency Communications from Citizen Journalism

Feb 27, 2015 | Featured, Patterns in Action |

I recently attended a workshop at the Seattle Emergency Management Hub on the use of social media...

From Liberating Voices to Lift Every Voice

Apr 14, 2014 | Featured, Patterns in Action |

This article is a backstage cousin to the previously posted summary of Rainier Beach projects and is presented now as a personal thought experiment I used to initially guide my participation in these projects. I have only...

Master of Social Artistry: Christen Blackwell

Feb 27, 2014 | Masters of Social Artistry |

Christen is another of out premier SE Seattle FreedomNet Citizen Journalists, and, in my eyes, a Warrior of the Heart. She is unapologetically fierce and compassionate in her various forms of artistic expression, including...

Master of Social Artistry: Sahla Talley

Feb 26, 2014 | Masters of Social Artistry |

Sahla was one of our cornerstone SE Seattle FreedomNet citizen journalists, starting with the inaugural PhotoVoice project on community education assets, and continuing for several years to cover community festivals, candidate...