Have I seemed confident over that last 6 days? I haven’t felt that way. I have felt nervous and anxious putting my thoughts out into the world. Do they make sense? Or are my words a big confusing mess? Am I advocating? Or am I hurting?To know me for a short time is to learn … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 7

I have grown up in a world where I literally give no thought to my skin colour. I feel safe and comfortable in public spacesWhen I watch TV and movies I see characters who look like me and who have life experiences I can relate toI know I’ll get good health service, no matter what … Continue reading Progress not Perfection – Day 6

For the last 4 days I have used drawings I created in a series called “Progress Not Perfection” to explore: Community developmentRacial justice I have shared that I think of community development as a process of a group of people working towards a shared goal. And I’ve said racial justice is fairness for all people … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 5

This week I am using art I created in my “Progress Not Perfection” series to explore: Community developmentRacial justice Yesterday I said that community development is the process of people working towards common goals, and racial justice is fairness for all people across all social systems. I said that the connection between community development and … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 4

This week I am using art I created in my “Progress Not Perfection” art series to explore: What is community development?How does community development connect to racial justice? I understand community development to be a process where people work together toward shared goals and racial justice as fairness for all people across all social systems. … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 3

Over the next 6 days I will use art I created in my “Progress Not Perfection” art series to explore my thinking about: Community developmentRacial justice I think deeply about community development and racial justice across all areas of my life.And what does that mean? Who am I? I am a 47 year old white … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 2

On February 7 2021 I wrote a Facebook post asking (in part): Do you have a goal you care about?Is your need for perfection stopping you? The purpose of my post was to kick off a 50 day art challenge. The idea was everyday for 50 days I would create and share a piece of … Continue reading Progress Not Perfection – Day 1