April 22 was Earth Day and it was appropriate to spend part of the day standing with our colleagues and partners of Children of the Setting Sun as they modeled what it means to be stewards of this planet we call home – Mother Earth. There were two themes that stuck with me as I […]
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Car safety technicians trained in the North Sound
Becoming a parent is an exciting and very busy time – there are many things to prepare for in order to keep your environment safe for a new baby. Car seats are an expensive but very necessary item to purchase, and the Region 11 Child Passenger Safety team helps caregivers prepare to carry their children […]
Collaborative Action Network Cohorts – next steps
Creative tension is common when a group is in liminal space. And it is exactly what is needed for co-creating something new. During our February learning session, we held space for diverse perspectives to share their hopes, concerns, and questions about the emerging Collaborative Action Network (CAN) Cohorts. Together, we: Sought clear answers AND recognized […]
Embracing Liminal Space
What a wild couple of months we’ve had. Another COVID surge, long-lasting impacts from several atmospheric rivers (a new term for me to learn), and winter weather that saw us at 7 degrees on December 26, and 46 degrees one week later on January 2. Definitely not our typical winter weather. We have been working […]
Enter the Year of Radical Imagination
The end of 2021 was something you just can’t prepare for. One hundred year floods and record breaking windstorms, on top of a new COVID variant was not how anyone in the region wanted to slide into 2022. On November 15, disastrous floods and storms hit our region with such force it toppled most emergency […]