Organizing for Change
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“There’s just so much that’s wrong with the world – and with my community – that I don’t even know where to start.” I’ve heard this statement a lot. Okay, I admit, I’ve even said it myself. Some days, news of all the miserable things that happen in the world – natural disasters, poverty, discrimination, disease – stacks up, and the mountain of problems in front of us seems insurmountable, like Mount Everest.
Many of us throw up our hands in frustration, thinking, “It doesn’t matter what I do. Nothing will change.”
Well, I got sick of hearing – and thinking – that. About a year ago, a casual conversation started over greasy wings and tasty beers at our local dive bar turned into a call to action. My fellow Hood College grad and friend of 13 years Rebecca Southers, grants coordinator at the Ausherman Family Foundation, asked, “Could we start a giving circle for the rest of us?” I looked at her and said, “Now?” Yes, now.
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Many of us throw up our hands in frustration, thinking, “It doesn’t matter what I do. Nothing will change.”
Well, I got sick of hearing – and thinking – that. About a year ago, a casual conversation started over greasy wings and tasty beers at our local dive bar turned into a call to action. My fellow Hood College grad and friend of 13 years Rebecca Southers, grants coordinator at the Ausherman Family Foundation, asked, “Could we start a giving circle for the rest of us?” I looked at her and said, “Now?” Yes, now.
continue reading blog: http://boardlifematters.org/?p=352#more-352
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