by Site.Manager | Oct 12, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Reframing IS social change. Building an empathy surplus in YOUR world begins with you changing your language. The Four Empathic Activities of a Caring Citizen Leader all start with the letter “I.” I INWARDLY digest and use the work of George Lakoff to frame caring...
by Site.Manager | Sep 21, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant 1. Progressive values are the best of American values we share with nations around the world. Stand up for your values with dignity and strength. You are a true patriot because of your values. 2. Remember that...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Better Futures, Mutual Responsibility
Effective caring citizens use five sets of three values repeatedly in their conversations, their letters to the editor, in their blog posts, etc. Why? Because there are two very important cognitive and linguistic tools Dr. Lakoff encourages: (1) Say what you want...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Mutual Responsibility
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant Our sometime advisor, George Lakoff, laid out in both editions of Don’t Think of an Elephant, linguistic guidelines that members of a Caring Citizens’ Congress strive to use everyday. The guidelines...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Effective Government, Mutual Responsibility
Caring citizens have a high calling recognized in our Declaration of Independence and the words of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Freedom over slavery and well-being over corporate servitude are the order of the day. Our crisis is not...
