by Deb | Feb 4, 2008 | Culture, Equity and Justice, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM
Two articles in the New York Times illustrate the impact of class differences and the vast economic inequities that exist both in the U.S. and globally. There is a continually growing divide between those who live richly and lavishly and those who barely make a...
by Deb | Jan 1, 2008 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Culture, Equity and Justice, Healing, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM
Part of the process of repairing the quilt of humanity involves mending the damage caused by such things as racism, sexism, heterosexism and classism, to name just a few. To be effective in this mending process, we need to recognize that the threads of races, gender,...
by Deb | Dec 12, 2007 | Culture, Equity and Justice, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM
A few months ago, I found myself watching the TV show, “Extreme Makeover.” This show is ostensibly about granting individuals their dreams. In most cases, the makeover involves providing individuals with plastic surgery and other procedures to change their...
by Deb | Nov 1, 2007 | Equity and Justice, Quilt of Humanity, Quilt of Humanity ModelTM
My ex-husband is Caribbean-American of African descent (from Barbados) so even though I am white, I know what it is like to raise two children of color. My almost twenty one year old son (he is my ex-husband’s child from a prior relationship, but since I raised...
