In 2013 Old Dog Documentaries had the honor of interviewing Joanna Macy for their film The Wisdom to Survive – Climate Change, Capitalism & Community. Now eight years later we want to share parts of that interview that have not been seen before. We feel Joanna’s wisdom and Rilke’s poetry have the power to help […]
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July Newsletter
Dear WTR Network family and friends, We’ve been feeling a strengthening and deepening of the Work recently. So many of us, from all around the world, have joined in virtual space – but “real” time – meeting new people in Spiral workshops and trainings, and learning from each other in webinars. It’s been a fruitful […]
A Wild Love for the World – Book Launch and Panel Discussion
“Being fully present to fear, to gratitude, to all that is—this is the practice of mutual belonging. As living members of the living body of Earth, we are grounded in that kind of belonging. Even when faced with cataclysmic changes, nothing can ever separate us from Earth. We are already home.”— Joanna Macy
Featured Facilitator: Jen Myzel
There are not many bodies of work with such a creative yet simple format to move people through their most difficult emotions and free up their energies to be more active in creating a better world. I am grateful for Joanna’s genius and dedication to this work, and for all the people working to evolve the practices to meet these times.
Featured Facilitator: Kathleen Rude
Kathleen Rude, MS, is located in Glenview, IL, (near Chicago) on the land of the Potawatomi, Miami and Sioux. She has been involved with the WTR since 2007, when she first began her studies with Joanna. She has been facilitating since 2008 throughout the Midwest and the Rocky Mountain Region, and more recently online. How […]
Trabalho Que Reconecta (Work That Reconnects) Brazil
Report by Ormando MN and Polliana Zocche The year of 2019 was a nightmare for ecologists and human rights defenders in Brazil. The criminal fires in the Amazon rainforest to open fields for soja or cattle, the increase of police brutality, the invasion of indigenous land, the abundance of fake news and the lack of […]
Work That Reconnects Gathering, May 3 – San Francisco Bay Area
On May 3rd, we will gather as a community to connect with old and new friends, and to strategize about how we can co-evolve the Work and Joanna’s legacy into the future. The Work That Reconnects Network invites all voices and ideas to this gathering. We welcome co-conspirators as we continue to expand the programs […]
Active Hope Grows in China
The Work That Reconnects Network recently received this report from Active Hope practitioners, Helen Sui and Sally Wu, on behalf of a group of 21 supporters and 15 translators, who are spreading Active Hope in China. We are very honored to be part of the global news. It will also warm our Chinese community members’ hearts because […]
Galvanized into Action
The Work That Reconnects in Western Australia (WTR WA) The call from the WTR Weavers for Regional Gatherings came at a great time. Two of us were co-convening an Active Hope group, others of us were well established WTR Facilitators and others were long standing activists with connections to Joanna and the WTR going back […]
Special Invitation from Joanna Macy – May 2
Join us on May 2 for this book launch celebration! A Wild Love for the WorldJoanna Macy and the Work of Our Time Saturday, May 2nd, 7pmFirst Unitarian Church of Oakland685 14th Street, Oakland, CA Don’t miss this chance to offer a toast to Joanna on her 91st birthday and to celebrate the release of […]
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