I am in #Atlanta for the #ResistANDBuild Summit!
“Uniting for Systemic Change”
“Where Changemakers Connect, Learn, and Collaborate
Fostering a vibrant ecosystem for systemic transformation through dialogue, relationship-building, and collective action”
#Solidarity #SolidarityAtScale
#SystemChangeNotClimateChange
#SolidarityEconomics #MutualAid
#Transformation #Cooperatives
#Resistance #CollectiveAction
#Dialogue #Changemakers
George Tsiatis, co-founder of Resolution Project, aimed to empower the next generation of leaders.
His team found that these bright young minds were often dismissed due to their age.
But Tsiatis knew they had ideas worth funding, leading to a transformation in how support is given.
Just back from the TED conference in Vancouver! 
I was reminded of the extraordinary people driving change.
From Boyan Slat of Ocean Cleanup to Wawira Njiru feeding half a million kids daily, their humility is powerful.
Let's celebrate the changemakers.
Right action emerges from right inner space, often with a sense of surprise. Like inspiration and flow, right action is not completely within your control. Nor is it found in your ego.
Right action is not merely cerebral, nor can it be forced through sheer will. It emerges from a delicate dance between surrender and collaboration. Between all that is within you, and all that is around you.
Are you welcoming this serendipitous alchemy in your life and work?
Icons of Change Awards 2025 
Marine Conservation Champion of the Year
Erilene "Eren" Antonio Noche
Icons of Change Awards 2025
SDG 5: Gender Equality – Fashion Visionary of the Year
Emily Sy
You are taught to push back against problems. To fight difficulties, and to treat issues as enemies.
Pushing back is not sensible when you consider that what makes a block “a block” is your perception of it being a block.
You give it power, then you wrestle against the power you give it, then feel helpless against it. Which means, you feel helpless against yourself, when you have just demonstrated your own power. 
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How can you be more present in your life and work?
Presence is not something you can “work" for, not directly anyway. Presence is innate.
Presence happens when you release all that blocks or obsures it in yourself. Like water will always flow when you unplug the dam (when it is not frozen, of course 
but that's a different metaphor).
Aliveness, wholeness, and connectedness can feel unreachable right now in the turmoil of our world. How can you access such qualities in yourself right now, and ground your daily life in them?
There is no set formula, for every person's history and makeup is unique. There is, however, a simple way to start, and that is to ask, "What is holding me back?"
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In other news...
Meet the 2024-2026 #NDN #Changemakers
By Jordynn Paz • March 5, 2025
"In October, NDN Collective announced the recipients of the 2024/26 Changemaker Fellowship, a cohort of 21 #Indigenous leaders from throughout #TurtleIsland, Islands of #Hawaii, #Borikén / #PuertoRico, the U.S. territories of American #Samoa, #Guam, the Northern #Mariana Islands, and the U.S. #VirginIslands. These incredible fellows are transforming their communities, defending Indigenous lands and waters, developing solutions for #regenerative and #sustainable futures, and revitalizing #IndigenousLanguages, #governance, #ceremonies and ways of being.
"We are honored to support the important and necessary work of each of these changemakers through this two-year fellowship program. With the NDN Changemaker Fellowship, individuals will focus on education, skill building, networking, community building, theory of change mapping, and mentorship."
Read more:
https://ndncollective.org/meet-the-2024-26-ndn-changemakers/
#TraditionalKnowledge #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #SocialJustice #IndigenousHealth #IndigenousWellBeing #FoodSecurity #Decolonize #ProtectMotherEarth #LanguagePreservation #CulturePreservation #NDNCollective
What is alignment?
Does alignment imply ignoring the reality of harm through toxic positivity? No.
Alignment:
- Acknowledges the reality of destructive agents, parts of the systems that don't work, and their impacts, while
- Focusing intention and attention on the presence of constructive agents, parts of the system that do work.
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Inner resistance to alignment and flow can be a tricky thing to work with.
You may be tempted to push back against resistance when you sense it within yourself because you resent it getting in your way.
However, the more you push back against your resistance, the more it is likely to push right back at you! For in resisting your resistance, you are inadvertently feeding it, and empowering it.
So, what can you do?
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Joseph Jaworski speaks of the ability to sense and seize opportunities as they arise:
"You have to pay attention to where that opportunity may arise that goes clunk with what your deeper intention tells you to do. When that happens, then you act in an instant. Then I operate from my highest self, which allows me to take risks that I normally would not have taken."
As a change maker, this is an essential skill to cultivate.
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I've created an open letter advocating for this change.
Please share it with your favorite fire department, local government, or non-profit.
We have a collective power to start the change! Also, if you have resources for non-profits, feel free to add them on GitHub.
The road to helping others begins with the self.
PIK scientist Hermann Lotze-Campen is one of 30 #Changemakers in Food & Planetary Health by the Food Campus Berlin. He says "Democracy is a crucial prerequisite for social innovation and sustainable development in all its dimensions." Get the full report: https://widget.foodcampus.berlin/changemaker/
How do you connect to deeper sources of knowing?
Through a lot of inner work! 
If you struggle to sense, and connect to:
- Your wholeness of self,
- A deeper source of unconditional love,
- The broader field of the collective, and
- The highest potential outcomes that emerge from these,
Consider the possibility of the following inner blocks:
- Complex traumas
- Intergenerational traumas
- Toxic cultural narratives, and limiting beliefs
#ChangeMakers #knowing #clarity
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As a change maker, you can't avoid the news entirely because you need to stay informed.
However, how can you prevent overwhelm against the relentless tide of terrible news?
Set practical limits.
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As a change maker, do you have a regular mindfulness practice?
It may feel impossible to squeeze in any time for mindfulness, yet it is crucial to your change making work.
Mindfulness keeps you centred, grounded, and focused when the world is burning down around you.
- Centred on what you want to see, and co-create,
- Grounded in reality, on what's possible in each moment, and
- Focused on right action emerging from your centredness, and groundedness.
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The greatest act of resistance is to be both:
- Centred in yourself, and
- Connected with more than yourself.
From this space of what Daniel Siegel calls intraconnectedness, your most powerful contributions emerge.
