In service, I am currently collaborating with others on the following:

Heartful Communication (2019 – ongoing)

• I serve as Region Coordinator for North America Heartful Communication (NAHC), where Nonviolent Communication is integrated with principles from the spiritual tradition of Heartfulness. Purpose of HC is personal development and organizational transformation – towards care, compassion and unity consciousness – for the worldwide community of Heartfulness meditators. You can read more here: Heartful Communication

Canticle Farm, Oakland, CA (2012 – 2021)

• My role ranged from extending friendship and support, networking, strategic planning, budget work, and partnering on a capital campaign, primarily working with co-founder Anne.  I love serving this place of relational economy, lovebased activism, and urban farming. See what they are up to here: Canticle Farm

Nonviolence Now campaign (2018 – 2019)

• A worldwide advertisement campaign for principled Nonviolence, sharing personal stories about successful actions on small or large scale. I was on the steering committee during the first year of this initiative. The campaign itself birthed a Newsletter that is still published weekly. You can see it here: Nonviolence News

New Story Animation series (2014 – 2018)

• Participated on this Metta Center based project: Co-authored scripts for short animations, intending to illustrate the overlap between New Story and Principled Nonviolence. You can watch them here (click for links to You Tube):
  • Restorative Justice
  • A New Story of Economy 
  • Happiness – A New Story of Us 
  • Nonviolence 101

Sustainable Futures, Sweden (2008 – current)

I founded this Swedish corporation in 2008 with the purpose to explore sustainability in its broadest sense, and to utilize a financial gift for the betterment of our shared world.

• Between October 2015 and August 2022, the corporation owned an apartment building in the small village of Röstånga, Sweden, where we did regular landlord business with intention towards care in all relationship with all stakeholders. Our presence and connection to the particular place also has us participate in what is emerging as a “Transition Town”.