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August 2024
Finding More Meaning in Life (Lynn Niizawa, philosopher)
Learn to make room for more meaning in your daily life. Develop a personalized toolkit with exercises to help build a better life for yourself: mindfulness, values, legacy, skills and passions, gratitude practices, meaningful to do lists and planning. Register for the 5-day workshop or drop in for one or two classes.
Find out more »Unionizing the News (Tanya Snyder, Politico)
Tanya Snyder spent the last three years organizing and then leading a brand-new union at Politico, which everyone said couldn’t be done. After nine months of underground organizing and 20 months of contract bargaining, Politico now has its first-ever collective bargaining agreement. It addresses pay inequity, protects journalists against the threats posed by artificial intelligence and ensures that workers aren’t unfairly targeted by managers. She’ll tell the inside story of how it all happened and invite others to share their…
Find out more »Finding More Meaning in Life (Lynn Niizawa, philosopher)
Learn to make room for more meaning in your daily life. Develop a personalized toolkit with exercises to help build a better life for yourself: mindfulness, values, legacy, skills and passions, gratitude practices, meaningful to do lists and planning. Register for the 5-day workshop or drop in for one or two classes.
Find out more »79 Years: Hiroshima Remembrance Ceremony (Andrea Walsh, former WFC co-director)
Andrea Walsh, former WFC Co-Director, leads our Hiroshima remembrance ceremony and reflections at Peace Rock. ** PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL PRINT SCHEDULE! **
Find out more »The Chiquita Papers: Documenting How the World’s Most Famous Banana Company Funded Terrorism in Colombia (Mike Evans, National Security Archive)
Michael Evans of the National Security Archive discusses how he used the Freedom of Information Act to document Chiquita's role in Colombia's civil war and talks about his experience serving as a witness in the U.S. civil trial against Chiquita and several of its former executives for funding a Colombian terrorist group. Michael Evans, Editorial Director, Senior Analyst, National Security Archive
Find out more »Finding More Meaning in Life (Lynn Niizawa, philosopher)
Learn to make room for more meaning in your daily life. Develop a personalized toolkit with exercises to help build a better life for yourself: mindfulness, values, legacy, skills and passions, gratitude practices, meaningful to do lists and planning. Register for the 5-day workshop or drop in for one or two classes.
Find out more »Leyla McCalla (Music Performance)
Leyla McCalla returns to WFC for the first time since her childhood -- now bringing her three kids and her powerful music. Born in New York City to Haitian emigrants and activists, Leyla McCalla finds inspiration from her past and present– her music vibrates with three centuries of history and influences from around the globe. McCalla possesses a stunning mastery of the cello, tenor banjo and guitar and, as a multilingual singer and songwriter, has risen to produce a distinctive…
Find out more »Finding More Meaning in Life (Lynn Niizawa, philosopher)
Learn to make room for more meaning in your daily life. Develop a personalized toolkit with exercises to help build a better life for yourself: mindfulness, values, legacy, skills and passions, gratitude practices, meaningful to do lists and planning. Register for the 5-day workshop or drop in for one or two classes.
Find out more »Negotiating the International Plastics Treaty (Melissa Blue Sky, CIEL)
Melissa Blue Sky, a Senior Attorney with the Center on International Environmental Law (CIEL), reports on progress toward an international treaty on plastics pollution against the specter of projected tripling rates of plastic waste entering the aquatic ecosystems by 2040. Will we meet the target of a binding agreement by end of 2024?
Find out more »Finding More Meaning in Life (Lynn Niizawa, philosopher)
Learn to make room for more meaning in your daily life. Develop a personalized toolkit with exercises to help build a better life for yourself: mindfulness, values, legacy, skills and passions, gratitude practices, meaningful to do lists and planning. Register for the 5-day workshop or drop in for one or two classes.
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