Affectionately called a Doctor without a Border, Dr. Wendy Sternberg has created and produced a body of inquiry-based salon programs on the intersection of human rights, human development and the role of the arts to help shape and inform a humanistic society and transform conflict.
DetailsI was sitting at Emma’s Bagel Café in Skokie with a colleague from Jewish Child & Family Services a few years ago. She was so impressive—always seeming to be on top of everything happening across the agency. Hoping to capture her secret, I asked, “How do you always know everything that’s going on here?” …
DetailsFormer inmate Juan (now exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit) and his corrections officer Bobby chat about their unexpected bond and how they’re helping young people build a career with Legacy Barber College.
DetailsSandy Kominsky won an Emmy at 76. Granted, he’s a fictional character played by Michael Douglas on The Kominsky Method (Netflix). But second act success happens in real-life, too. Within my own circle, my friend Efé didn’t start acting until after age 60, and now she’s winning awards. Wendy started a new business…
DetailsMichael Warr is an award winning poet who creates across disciplines and languages. Gwendolyn Brooks said he “has a sharp eye and a sanity that refuses to make compromises.” Warr is a multi-media collaborator driving creativity removing barriers across languages and disciplines with his words and projects.
DetailsSlow down and double check. When I was at the League of Chicago Theatres, we had reached out to a PR agency to request pro-bono services. I got a response back, including her colleague, with me copied. “Let’s tell her we’re interested and schedule a call, and then we can tell her we’re too…
DetailsScarlett Lewis speaks with compassion about Adam Lanza, the person who murdered her six-year-old son Jesse, along with 25 others at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Her formula, COURAGE + GRATITUDE + FORGIVENESS + COMPASSION (IN ACTION) = CHOOSING LOVE is what drives the Choose Love Movement she founded after the tragedy.
Details“Fasten your seatbelt and prepare for takeoff. And Happy Birthday to the person in 12B.” Sometimes it is that easy to please. It’s an annual ritual. I tell people it’s my birthday. They say happy birthday. And I am elated. Of course I was the person in 12B. “How are you today?” Cheri,…
DetailsAmy Wu, Award-winning journalist and director of the documentary film From Farms to Incubators is joined by students from the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences to talk about the future of Agricultural Technology and how women and BIPOC are inspiring change.
DetailsLucky Church and Deanna will talk about making intercultural relationships work. And could they be a model for civil public discourse across lines of differences? Lucky married his high school sweetheart, Vieng, now together 25 years. Deanna and Eugenio will celebrate 34 years in July. What are the challenges and joys?
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