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HOPE is a hard power: ¿What have I learned from Ukrainians? Lesson 1
I am blessed and cursed at the moment to be an American in Ukraine, as the world once again struggles to support people on the front lines. One is the front-line of Russia's militaristic effort to erase their culture and nationhood. Another is the front-line in
¿Whatcha gonna do? Something: what we've learned from Ukraine
TLDR: I'm heading back to New Europe. I will be convening talks in Sofia, Lviv, Budapest, & Bratislava. If you want to support this work, while supporting a Maine artist I admire, scroll down. It is time to empty the carrier bag of curiosity, and then fill it
Repurpose with Purpose: a Soviet-Era Factory Transformed Into a Hub for Community Vitality in Western Ukraine
I live in Maine. AKA America's forehead. Or Acadia South. Or The Way Life Should Be. Maine is many things. It is a state that is often fetishized as Vacationland. At this moment when we are in the crosshairs of reductionist political discourse, it is easy to miss
Dear Planet Money, Economic Creativity On Display in Kyiv
Dear Alex and the Planet Money team, ¿Have I got a pitch for you? Well, yes, in fact I do. It is about Unit.City in Kyiv, and about Ukraine, Ukrainians, and models of creative endeavors in creative, intentional spaces—models for us and the world. It is very much