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Mike Kensler

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 17Sustainable Development Goal 9

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy

“The human heart is the first home of democracy.  It is where we embrace our questions.  Can we be equitable? Can we be generous?  Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions?  And do we have enough resolve in…
Mike Kensler
October 6, 2020
Director’s Corner: Hunger – There is No Excuse Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 14Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 2

Director’s Corner: Hunger – There is No Excuse

The international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created by the nations of the world under the auspices of the United Nations. Tapping experts across the globe on a range of disciplines, seventeen goals were established with a deadline of 2030 for achieving each goal. The seventeen goal topics were identified…
Mike Kensler
September 10, 2020
Books & Ball Caps: Food Security, Nutrition, & Sustainability & the Montgomery Biscuits Books & Ball Caps ArchiveSustainable Development Goal 2Videos

Books & Ball Caps: Food Security, Nutrition, & Sustainability & the Montgomery Biscuits

Mike recommends reading Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainability edited by Geoffrey Lawrence, Kristen Lyons, and Tabitha Wallington and shares the story behind his Montgomery Biscuits ball cap.   Learn about the SDGs & AU and our contributions related to this post.
Mike Kensler
September 10, 2020
Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 3

Director’s Corner: The Wellbeing of Each is the Responsibility of All

“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…
Mike Kensler
July 31, 2020
Director’s Corner: Creating a New Normal: Where Do We Go From Here? Director's CornerUpdates

Director’s Corner: Creating a New Normal: Where Do We Go From Here?

“…a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” ~Albert Einstein, New York Times, May 25, 1946 Times of disturbance and upheaval are always times of change. Societal structures loosen, sometimes fracture, and fundamental assumptions about the world are shaken. As societies…
Mike Kensler
May 7, 2020
At the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day It’s Lessons Have Yet to be Learned. Director's CornerUpdates

At the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day It’s Lessons Have Yet to be Learned.

“We invade tropical forests and other wild landscapes, which harbor so many species of animals and plants—and within those creatures, so many unknown viruses. We cut the trees; we kill the animals or cage them and send them to markets. We disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their…
Mike Kensler
March 31, 2020