Becoming a festival

February 9, 2015 | Expressive Change | Katherine Therese Whaling|

In a letter to her fellow organizers, Katherine Therese Whaling offers a heartfelt reflection on her experience organizing last year’s Muizenberg Festival, a week-long celebration of community-led development in the seaside town of Muizenberg, South Africa. We were struck by how beautifully her reflection illuminates what it means to live an event as a process rather than simply plan it as an outcome.

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Fun change = real change

September 15, 2011 | Expressive Change | Megan Thom| 6 Comments

I burnt out in third year university. The nail in the coffin on top of school and work and everything else was the effort and time I’d put into organizing a day of panel discussions about ethical consumption. I booked the best minds of our university, matching them with on-the-ground activists in the community and a good smattering of ethical producers and consumer representatives.

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Music to my ears

October 27, 2014 | Expressive Change | Akaya Windwood| 5 Comments

I’m old enough to remember when music, dance, art and poetry were integral parts of social change. No one would even consider having a meeting that didn’t include some aspect of celebrating the human spirit. There is something deeply satisfying about about gathering in groups and singing together.

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My life as an organization

July 13, 2010 | Expressive Change | Alex Megelas| 3 Comments

What would it look like if my life was an organization? This is the question I was left with last evening. Friends from different circles had come over to talk about sustainability in the home (windowsill gardening, composting, etc.) It was a nice, lively discussion that I’d been inspired to organize for a few months […]

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Podcast: Dancing the talk

January 20, 2013 | Expressive Change | Podcast|

In this podcast, we speak to Kiran Gulrajani, who challenges us to take a lighter and more exploratory approach to living out our values in our work. We had the pleasure of hosting him and his CoEvolve colleague Rohit Sasvehalli at our home during their recent visit to South Africa. Our intention was to […]

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Posts tagged "fun"

Becoming a festival

Fun change = real change

Music to my ears

My life as an organization

Podcast: Dancing the talk