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RECORDING: Lemonade of Virtual Space Holding

We've all heard the phrase, "When life gives us lemons, we make lemonade." Recently 40 community organizers came together to reflect on the challenges and opportunities emerging from the unique situation of so many of our spaces being shifted into the virtual sphere. The "lemonade" can take many forms, from a deepening consciousness to greater skill at holding space for ourselves and others in a challenging time. [The page includes both audio and video recordings of the gathering.]

Can Kindness Be Bigger Than My Face Mask?

Rev. Bonnie Rose chronicles the trials and tribulations of connecting with strangers while physically distancing and wearing a face mask. "I choose to let kindness be bigger than my mask," she...

12 Year-Old Makes Comfort Kits For Grieving Children

Where a loss can shake you, it also brings with it an opportunity - an opportunity to help shine lives around you. You have a choice to grieve or help grieve. For 12 year-old Sadie, it was clear....

Beyond the Reel Life

Actor Sonu Sood has been working round the clock with a trusted band of friends, sending home busloads of daily-wage migrant workers who have been stranded, homeless and starving during the...

How A Little Impulse Led To A Profound Awakening

When lockdown hit Vietnam, Chi Phan was disheartened to see wide-ranging populations of unemployed day laborers, with no means to obtain their daily meals. What began as an organized, impact-driven...

Right Now, Just Breathe

In the wake of George Floyd's death, as the world continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Dzung X. Vo pens a stirring poem, reminding us: "right now / when it seems so hard just to...

12-Year-Old Sews Hundreds of Masks and Feeds Strangers

In between schoolwork and exams, 12-year-old Laksha in Atlanta, Ga., found herself sewing masks for family and friends to help her community during the pandemic. Soon she wondered if she could also...

This Will Be a Good Marriage: Officiating a Zoom Wedding

"I've done over 100 weddings in my career as a minister. Some stand out more than others," writes Rev. Bonnie Rose, "marrying my beloved nephews to their chosen spouses; Greg and Jen's wedding...

The Savior of Stray Dogs

Filmmaker Farah Khan's 12-year-old daughter Anya found herself increasingly upset when news started trickling in about pet owners in Mumbai, India, abandoning their animals on the streets when the...

A True Calling: Serving the Hungry in India

In India, the hardest-hit populations from Covid-19 aren't just those who came in contact with the virus. So many laborers who need a daily income are now without any possibility for work and often...

How ServiceSpace Responded -- And the Questions It Raises

Returning to ServiceSpace after being in solitude for the month of March is an interesting phenomenon. It led the ServiceSpace founder to curiously listen and ask -- how did we collectively...

How KarunaVirus.org Launched -- at the Speed of Love!

We launched KarunaVirus.org at some point in mid-March. What's particularly noteworthy is the pace of its emergence. In just a couple weeks, 31 active volunteers from around the world the site had...

POEM: 'The Long Walk'

In a densely packed neighborhood of Delhi, hundreds of homeless people queued up for food hand-outs. No face masks, hand sanitizers, sinks, or physical distancing. "I need the food. If I stand...

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