We are living in an in-between time, embedded between the harsh realities of the world as we know it and the possibility of a world that has yet to fully emerge. In When No Thing Works: A Zen and Indigenous Perspective on Resilience, Shared Purpose, and Leadership in the Timeplace of Collapse, author Norma Wong names these moments of crisis that we’re experiencing as critical junctures.
These are spaces where the old ways of being no longer hold, and the choices we make next carry extraordinary power. Whether in our institutions, our communities, or our personal lives, each of us is being invited to decide how to “step in” rather than “step away”: to cultivate the imagination, strategies, and relationships needed to shape what comes next.
Join Norma Wong, author, Zen Master, and community advisor, and Parker J. Palmer, founder of the Center for Courage & Renewal and author of Let Your Life Speak and On the Brink of Everything, for a conversation moderated by Kathryn McElveen, CCR’s Executive Director.
Together, they’ll explore what this in-between asks of us and how we move through a world in crisis to co-create new realities that better serve us and the planet, including:
- What each of their experiences in political and community organizing reveal about the deeper relational work of transformation.
- What role institutions have to play in co-creating an emergent worldview, especially in a time when many institutions are struggling to maintain trust and relevance. How do we discern what’s still worth holding on to?
- How to stay grounded and informed amid the noise and misinformation of modern life, and in this time of accelerating change, how do we move from observation to courageous action?
- The practices and strategies that help us push through discord, build trustworthy relationships, and move towards a more sustainable and interdependent future.
This is a “registration by donation” event. We welcome you to give what you can—every contribution, large or small, supports the Center for Courage & Renewal in offering spaces and resources for reflection, connection, and renewal.
Make a donation of $50 or more and receive a copy of When No Thing Works by Norma Wong or Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer. Make a donation of $75 or more and receive both! (For those who live outside of the United States, you will receive a link after the event to access the E-Book version of either of these books.)
A recording of the conversation will be made available immediately after the event to those who register.
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(On December 11th at 1pm ET, participants of this conversation are invited to gather for an Open Community Drop-In to reflect and connect with others around themes uplifted in the conversation and within Norma’s book, When No Thing Works. The opportunity to register for this follow-up community event will be made available in your confirmation email and in communications after the event.)
The Center for Courage & Renewal and its facilitators do not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
