Tonight, at dinner, the generations gathered to bless the Internet.

Evidently, only paranoid old people with boring secrets not worth protecting are still concerned about privacy. Our children have different boundaries. Example: even when you are not allowed not talk to them while their friends are around, you can text them at any time. For some tweens and teens, it is easier to text us than talk to us. At least we communic8 somehow.

Lots of discussion what the biggest Internet risk m... read more

Dear friends and colleagues. As many of you know, in Janaury, I started working with SF Connect, www.SFConnect.org, on digital inclusion events. I am just thrilled to be able to work with highly-motivated volunteers on social justice issues in San Francisco. I am creating lots of heartwarming stories to share with you all.

I just wrote an email describing what I do, so I thought you might want to read it, too.

Kari

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From: K Gray <kehgray@gmail.... read more

After reading the following comments from Sandra Tsing Loh, I realized that my boldest social action has been to send my kids to local public schools.

Loh is a NPR commentator and performance artist, has two kids in L.A. Unified schools and has begun blogging about it. Her viewpoint resonates with many of us SFUSD parents. I'm posting a little of it here; link at the end.

Sandra Tsing Loh:
..... public education is founded on the same principles as, well. . . as democracy. And we know... read more

I would like to suggest that we all stop using the phrase "non-profit" to describe our business. Ours is the only industry that defines itself by what it DOESN't do. The phrase "public benefit organization" describes what we do so much more accurately - and also motivates me better.

As a public benefit organization, we offer services that benefit the public. When we raise funds for our work, we are merely suggesting that the public pay us to provide the services which they can't or won't p... read more

Now that I have finished serving as Executive Director at Independent Arts & Media, I can stop and think about what I really want to do next.

Sure, I have been an event organizer for more than 20 years, but is that what I want to do?

This weekend, I recognized that I am good at organizing and producing events that make a difference: fairs and festivals to educate and inspire thousands of people; conferences and summit gatherings to strengthen alliances and work towards common goals; an... read more