Posts Tagged ‘Fun’

  • Fun change = real change

    Fun change = real change

    September 15th, 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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  • Anarchist soccer

    Anarchist soccer

    July 28th, 2010 | Expressive Change | Alex Megelas | 2 Comments

    Let’s talk about soccer. World Cup fever’s over and for all the emphasis on laudable value, ex – cross-cultural dialogue, athleticism, this is still a display that’s largely exclusionary.  For one thing, this is a game that thrives on competition. To play, you normally have to try and be good – moreso – you have [...]

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  • My life as an organization

    My life as an organization

    July 13th, 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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  • Expressive change at the grassroots

    Expressive change at the grassroots

    April 19th, 2010 | Expressive Change | Tana | 3 Comments

    My friend Alex Megelas has been organizing a monthly Geek Out event that I’ve had the joy of going to a few times over the past year. The idea is pretty simple: gather a bunch of interesting people and a bunch of games and crafts in the same room on a wintery Saturday afternoon and [...]

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