Inspiration: Jay Webb, the “gardener” for George Floyd Square and a healthy, just future
By Brianna Bell, Alliance Intern from Smith College and Alliance President Terry Gips To honor the Third Anniversary for the Memorial of George Floyd, we want to share the inspiring …
Good News: MN enacts enormous amount of historic, trailblazing, wide-ranging legislation
Board and staff of the Alliance at the MN State Capitol meeting with the longest-serving MN State Sen. John Marty (center). L to R: Michelle Lee, Cass McLaughlin, Terry Gips …
Art of the Week: Chiharu Shiota’s fragile, transparent Room of Memory
Chiharu Shiota – A Room of Memorya, 2009, old wooden windows, group exhibition Hundred Stories about Love, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan. Credit: Public Delivery By Alliance Communications Coordinator …
Sustainability Tip: 8 ways to help critical pollinators like bees thrive
This is a very ambitious bee hotel. A simple version the size of any one of these sections would be more than appreciated by your local bees. Credit: Christian Heiling, …
What to Watch: Wide-ranging interview of Al Gore by Don Gips at the Skoll World Forum
By Brianna Bell, Alliance Intern from Smith College One of the highlights of the Skoll World Forum held in Oxford, England in April was the wide-ranging interview of former Vice …
Kindness: From extractive to positive technology — online platforms for good can rebuild our empathy
The potential unity of technology and mankind for the better. Credit: Daniil Balabushkin, TMCnet.com By Saul Myhre, Alliance Intern from University of Minnesota Twin Cities It seems empathy is dying …
Inspiration: The reclaiming of a profound world view — Hawai’i’s unique eco-civilization
Biocultural restoration efforts are regenerating foundational components of the Hawaiian eco-civilization. Pictured here is a restored landscape in Hāʻena on the island of Kauaʻi. Credit: Kim Steutermann Rogers Once upon …
