We have seen how leadership, organizational effectiveness and movement building can be strengthened by a commitment to transformational approaches and practices. stone circles has played a national leadership role in the field of transformative social change, helping create a national network, curriculum, resource base and dialogue. Now we’re working closer to home. For more information [...]
There was plenty of bad news in 2011 – the hard, the ugly, the disappointing, the horrific. We’ve noticed that year-in-reviews tend to cover news items like earthquakes, the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the death of Steve Jobs and a little royal wedding thrown in for relief. But there was some really good [...]
Piece by Marjorie Scheer Photo of Marjorie by Jim Lee How does a human being manifest the gift that is hers to give others? One way is through having the time and space to sink deeply into a place of rest and renewal. I was given this gift by stone circles this past summer as [...]
Dear Constituents, We know that many of you may be wondering how to connect to what has become known as the Occupy/Decolonize/99% Movements. We recognize this as an important moment in our history and the beginning of a potentially dramatic shift, so have also raised this question for ourselves. This Saturday, November 12th, communities of [...]
from Gary Philips For Gita’s birthday October 29, 2011 Now we welcome into our circle of community and spirit the whole of creation around us, the earth that sustains us and the stars above and the creatures of the field and wood. What is happening now in this season of the natural world, under our [...]
Greetings all, I am writing to you from Mebane where I recently returned from my four-month sabbatical. I was welcomed back by these gorgeous October days and crisp nights, by the welcoming embrace of everyone at The Stone House and the goldenrod and aster growing with abandon in the pasture. It is good to be [...]
Dear friends, By the time you receive this newsletter, I will be on a four-month sabbatical. I was one of five leaders in North Carolina chosen for the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s sabbatical award, and am incredibly grateful to the Foundation for the opportunity, and to the staff and board here for making it possible. [...]
seedlings emerging in the greenhouse collards and kale coming up! getting ready for Passover 45 friends join together for the Seder Noah and Joe, our fearless Seder leaders, prepare! Ilana checks out the props for the 10 plagues while Gary looks on
Hey y’all, check out our 2009 annual report to get a sense of all the amazing things that have happened here over the past year. download the pdf by clicking here.
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5495333&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1La Plazita from stone circles at The Stone House on Vimeo. check out more videos in our resource toolbox!
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