The Verdict That Brought No Relief
When something tragic can be the catalyst for a deep healing at the individual level with ripple effects that reach far and wide, that is the type of justice I want to see in our world.
Partner Farm: Oz Farms
We had a great trip today to get some spring produce from our neighboring partner farm, Oz Farm, for this weekend’s Love To Table meal.
Our First 100 Letters!
This week we hit 100 letters received from women enrolled in our Art of Soulmaking course at a state facility in California! The letter correspondence has been an incredibly moving journey. The volunteers share that the experiences range the full spectrum of connection from funny to creative to powerfully insightful. Art of Soulmaking letters can […]
BlackBox: Why Not Me?
I find myself constantly at the “mercy” of someone else’s decisions or rather under the spell of this belief that they are more powerful than I am.
Chef Meets Shelter
Being in the Anderson Valley, there are so many hidden places to explore, so much rich abundance nestled between the lush forest green. We had known about The Bewildered Pig restaurant for a while and wanted to connect with the chef there to cook a meal for our homeless guests. Inspired by our post about […]
Rehumanization: Correctional Officer Story by Gary York
I was in the Army for ten years, where I served in the Military Police, and when I got out I became a Correction Officer in the Florida State prison system and Investigations for 28.8 years. Being a CO is hard, many people can’t handle that job. My brother has been a street cop for […]
Art of Soulmaking Mentorship Program
Today we mailed out our first Art of Soulmaking Group Facilitation packet full of scripts and readings to help the mentors guide these sessions.
Rehumanization: Correctional Officer Story by Betsy Miller
I began my CO career at a detention center in Connecticut. We received new intakes that the police just arrested, had a unit that housed trustees who worked with DOT every day and housed inmates to be transferred to the county jail awaiting sentencing or transfer to the Prison. We had large numbers of substance […]
Our Orange Tree
We started serving at The Living Room in July of 2020, during the peak times of the pandemic when we were just starting to realize it wasn’t going to end any time soon. The Living Room is a shelter offering stability and support for women in transition from homelessness. We put our dream of opening […]
Rehumanization: Correctional Officer Story by Brian Dawe
I started as a state correctional officer at MCI Norfolk medium-security prison in Massachusetts in May of 1982 and left the department in 1998. In 1988, I helped co-found the Massachusetts Correctional Officers Federated Union, and served on the executive board for nine years. During my tenure, I started connecting with the officers around the […]
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