My Guest Column in Los Angeles Free Press, July 2020 The Los Angeles Free Press recently posted Marc Jacobs fifty-year-old review of Alan Watts’ book Does It Matter? I had read these essays in the early 70s when I seriously and earnestly wanted to find out how to bring about peace in the world and within myself. The timing of the post is especially meaningful for me because it was three years ago this week that my brother John decided he had enough of his life. The ravages of

Many of my friends in the nonprofit sector are asking how to make a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). If your organization is ready to be held accountable, it’s time to codify DEI values and principles in your Bylaws. Here are the steps to take: · Value Statement – add a DEI value statement in the Bylaws to codify the organization’s commitment to operating within those values; · Board Composition – Create a specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and t

The 4th of July - a wonderful time to pause to honor the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. As the daughter of a career Naval officer, and as Girl Scout, I learned from an early age how to post and retire the flag, and do so on every day of remembrance. This year as I fly the colors it seems especially fitting to also pause and reflect on the genocide and racism that are part of our national history. This dissonance is ingrained in the ent