Doughtery Sculpture at NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC

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Patrick is nearing completion of his latest sculpture at the NC Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, NC. Penelope and I stopped by to visit with Patrick and see this work in progress. It was great catching up, hearing about Pat's upcoming projects, and walking through the maze-like creation. This piece…

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Special Screening at FRANK Gallery July 18th

"Bending Sticks; an evening with Patrich Dougherty" on Friday July 18th . This event will include the screening of the film "Bending Sticks" which  highlights the work of environmental artist Patrick Dougherty's extraordinary and monumental scale works built with live saplings.The film will be shown at the Varsity Theater at…

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Connecting Peace with Disability Rights and Inclusion

Kenny has written a piece reflecting on his film "A New Kind of Listening" for the Spring 2014 edition of South Writ Large. South Writ Large is a quarterly online magazine that explores the culture of the changing South through its literature, art, music, psychology, and social patterns. The magazine…

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Special Screening at Build Peace Conference April 4th

Join us for a Work-In-Progress screening at the Build Peace Conference  in Cambridge, MA on Fri., April 4th. Special thanks to the Build Peace team for hosting this event which kicks off a weekend of sharing experiences and ideas on using technology for peacebuilding and conflict transformation. The film screens…

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The Day Before Kenya’s Historic Election Day

It's Sunday, March 3rd, the day before Kenya's historic National elections. In the past few days and weeks CNN, the New York Times, the Financial Times and others have published many misleading, sensationalist and irresponsible articles but I'm seeing a different reality on the ground. I feel little incidents of…

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Week 4: Promoting Peace through the Media

The Elections Approach I'm writing this entry on a beautiful Nairobi afternoon, sunny with a breeze, and just two days before Kenyans go to the polls. Driving today felt very different from other days. I heard there were large, raucous political party gatherings near the Central Business District; crowds and…

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