The Work That Reconnects is known worldwide for empowering activists in social and ecological justice. Developed by Joanna Macy and her colleagues, this dynamic, interactive body of work has inspired many thousands of people to engage wholeheartedly in the Great Turning to a life-sustaining society. Described in the book, Coming Back to Life, it brings…
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the second report from Brent Packer ’15, founder of Potlux, the first online community where collegiate sustainability initiatives are effectively aggregated and shared.…
Dear Wesleyan Community Friends, In my new position as VP of Strategic Partnerships, The Breaking News Network and Producer / Director CLMT News Network, we are in beta stage of our 60 city social media / local news Climate Change News Network – I am looking for volunteers that love social media, are warm and sociable,…
Mark Mullen and Hannah Doress ’88 attended SOCAP ’15 Social Entrepreneurship Conference with free tickets from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship thanks to the generosity of Tim Freundlich. Originally from Texas, Mark graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Intellectual History. After working in drought relief in East Africa, he joined the National Democratic Institute in…
Practicing Democracy has a few spots available this spring. It meets on Thursdays from 1:10-4, and is a 1.5 credit class. The course is taught by Mary Hannah Henderson, a visiting professor. Yesterday, she answered a few questions for me about who this course would be a good fit for, and why she is excited to…
Josh Su ’17, a PCSE Peer Advisor, studied abroad during fall semester and sent us this reflection: I had begun my study abroad program to find solutions (economic, social, and political) for the impacts of climate change. However, even after a month in Vietnam, I had only been troubled with more issues and the hidden dynamics…
This guest post comes from Hannah Doress ’88 of Hannah Doress Events/ Word Out Consulting, who attended SOCAP with free tickets from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship thanks to the generosity of Tim Freundlich. As a 20 year event producer and promoter, and someone who lives to advance climate solutions, you can imagine my reaction when…
From October 8th to October 10th Wesleyan was graced with award-winning actor, writer, mentor, activist, and kind soul, Daniel Beaty. During his short time at Wesleyan, Daniel hosted two workshops for Wesleyan students, an open mic, and performed his one man show “Mr. Joy.” He concluded his stay at Wesleyan by hosting a social justice…
This post comes to us from Rachel Unger ’15 who is working at PIRG Campus Ac tion and recruiting on campus. I graduated from Wesleyan in 2015, and I thought it would be hard to find a career where I’d be making a real difference on important social and environmental issues while also having a lot of…
The Female Economists of Wesleyan (FEW) and the Economics Major’s Committee are working with the Economics department and the Office of Student Affairs to launch our sweet new Pilot Economics Peer Mentor Program. Our Economics Workshop will be open SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7-9PM, IN PAC136! That’s the snazzy classroom at the end of the…
