Monthly Archives: March 2019

The Art of Listening

Inclusive Leadership is an ongoing journey of transforming ourselves and our communities by cultivating skills for building bridges to equality, connecting with differences, communicating with compassion, and responding to hurtful situations with Anti-Discrimination First Aid. Relaxed, open-hearted, open-minded listening anchors these skills for embracing diversity.

Thank you to Inclusive Leader, Janice M for sharing this excellent post slightly adapted from your equally excellent article:

THE ART OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION originally published by Appnovation.com

by Janice M

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Global Student Strike to Address Climate Change

‘No jobs on a dead planet’: Students around the world strike for more action on climate change

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/youth-climate-strike/

Submitted by Linda Hill

Friday’s Global Student Strike to Address Climate Change showed so clearly that our wonderful world is at a social tipping point as well as a biological tipping point. Although at least one student carried a sign saying “I don’t want to give you hope, I want you to panic,” I am hopeful. To me the events of Friday, March 15 are the visible tip of a magnificent, multi-faceted movement that – like an iceberg – is mostly invisible.

How many people do these millions of students and allies represent? In my opinion, these activists represent an estimated three billion people (half of the population of the world) who are actively engaged day in and day out doing what we can to put a stop to the on-going industrialization of our precious planet. Continue reading →

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY MARCH 8

Submitted by Linda Hill

International Women’s Day is just around the corner on Friday March 8, 2019. Communities around the world celebrate International Women’s Day in so many different ways. Where will you show up and how will you celebrate this special day? In my community, of the Cowichan Region, BC, Canada hundreds of us will gather in Duncan Town Square at noon to rise up and dance on behalf of equality between men and women.

As this special day approaches, I am forever grateful to women such as my Grandmother Audrey Jackson, journalist Nellie McClung and so many more women and men who have been tireless is their advocacy for a world based on safety, respect, equality and freedom for all genders and all generations.

Here is a quote from Nellie that can be found in the 2016 book:  The Valiant Nellie McClung (by Barbara Smith and Nellie McClung) and here is a short video that brings this quote to life for me.

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