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News of inspiring action as well in-depth coverage and penetrating analysis.
Sampling of Recommended Magazines:
Hope,
Resurgence,
Utne,
Worldwatch,
Yes!
Check out these news and opinion sites to take you behind the sound bites:
www.gnn.tv
The news site of Frankie’s son Anthony Lappé and colleagues at Guerrilla News Network. Original interviews and analysis, along with critical republished articles and active on-line discussion. Known for dynamic news videos and Sundance-winning short documentaries.
www.tompaine.com
A range of progressive opinion pieces, book news and more.
www.commondreams.com
Breaking news and commentary for the "progressive community."
www.idealist.org
Though primarily considered a source for non-profit jobs and volunteer opportunities, this website features articles that focus on grassroots efforts underneath the headlines.
www.christiansciencemonitor.com
The website of the Christian Science Monitor provides domestic and international news that often includes stories of innovative solutions to public problems.
Jeff Perkins’ curious minds
617-864-3934 P. O. Box 382281, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02238
Jeff co-founded this community initiative, bringing together people who support each
other in finding their life’s work. Jeff and his colleagues hope curious minds will inspire similar local
initiatives across the country. See their website to find out what they’ve done in Boston. Jeff also
maintains his own website, www.choosingcourage.com
Frances Moore Lappé's Small Planet Institute
617.441.6300 ext. 106. 25 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Frances, a small staff, and collaborators worldwide -- including her children Anthony Lappé (www.gnn.tv) and Anna Lappé (web address) -- create books, speeches, articles, workshops, an email newsletter, multi-media presentations and as well as a fund (www.smallplanetfund.org) supporting democratic movements in the book Hope's Edge– all to help make sense of the world so that we can be powerful creators of the world we want.
George Leger’s organization: Only a Child
Created in 1994 when George traveled to Guatemala to reach out to homeless children, Only a Child is now an extensive outreach program. It serves upwards of 50 youth and operates a shelter around the clock for those seeking to leave the street. Its carpentry shop is run and managed by the kids themselves.
Diane Wilson’s inspiration: Unreasonable Women for the Earth!
In a 2002 speech to Bioneers Diane Wilson concluded with this adaptation of a George Bernard Shaw statement: “ reasonable woman adapts to the world, an unreasonable woman makes the world adapt to her. What this world needs is more unreasonable women!" Her words and extraordinary achievements triggered an electric reaction among the women present. From that moment has emerged an international network of women supporting each other to take bold action based on their values and vision of healing the earth.
Carol Perkins' work: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.
Kiaran Honderich’s work: Ulalo
Based in Boston, Ulalo builds connections between Americans and rural African women fighting AIDS. It works to illuminate the economic as well as the social and political causes of the AIDS pandemic and to strengthen the voices of the Africans who are fighting back.
Jeff’s work: Educators for Social Responsibility
ESR helps educators create safe, caring, respectful, and productive learning environments. It also helps educators work with young people to develop the social skills, emotional competencies, and qualities of character they need to succeed in school and become contributing members of their communities.
Academy for the Love of Learning
Conceived by Frankie’s friend, Aaron Stern, and famed musician Leonard Bernstein, the Academy draws upon the metaphor of music and its inner creative tension between consonance and dissonance at the core of its programming. Among its offerings is Leading by Being, a Personal Leadership training for change agents -- consultants, artists, educators, social entrepreneurs and others who wish to embrace and assist others in embracing the fullness of our human experience.
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