by G. Scott Brown, MA | Jul 31, 2017 | Activism, Peacemaking, Restorative Practices
Burrowing Owl. Photo credit: Stephen R. Jones[/caption] I hope this finds you happy and healthy and filled with the energy and beauty of high summer. I hope it finds you holding the great paradoxes we are immersed in—seeing not just the darkness and not just...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Mar 7, 2016 | Peacemaking, Restorative Practices
I’m so grateful to John Ehrhart for suggesting and being lead manifester for our podcast series, Restoration Dialogues. As it says in the introduction to the show, “Welcome to Restoration Dialogues, where ideas and the felt experience of being human come together to...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Dec 19, 2012 | Restorative Practices
As the winter Solstice approaches, it’s time to honor the dark before turning toward the light. Time to honor the literal darkness, the cold, the slumbering earth. And the metaphorical darkness—the insanity and separation—of industrialized society. As Carl Jung said,...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Nov 14, 2012 | Restorative Practices
I recently heard the activist Paul Cienfuegos on Alternative Radio promoting a bottom up, grassroots approach to building a more just society through challenging corporate ”rights.” He made the point that on the basic issue of democracy and the people’s right to...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Jun 5, 2012 | Restorative Practices
Everyday brings me messages that the work of restoration is becoming increasingly urgent. But what exactly does restoration mean? Why restorative activism and restorative practices? Why bother with all that and not just get on with making the world a better place? In...
by G. Scott Brown, MA | Mar 7, 2012 | Restorative Practices
I attended a talk recently that brought home one of the most difficult balancing acts in restoration: love and power. The speaker was Adam Kahane, an internationally recognized expert on conflict resolution and the author of Power and Love: A Theory and Practice of...
