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Archives: Field Guide Resources

  • A Queer Ecology Syllabus – Radio Lab Deep Dive

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    What started out as a “little article” about a lesser-known 1977 study on lesbian seagulls turned into a voluminous media guide covering books and essays around queerness. Shared as part of our 2023 celebration of PRIDE month, this list from Radiolab’s Lulu Miller is a great reference point.

  • The Commons’ Social Change Library

    The Commons’ Social Change Library

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    The Commons Library includes 1000+ educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include campaign strategy, community organizing, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism, and much more. Whether you’re new to advocacy or an experienced campaigner you’ll find helpful resources here. All materials are free, digital, and directly available.

  • Acting Strategically

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    Where are we now? Where do we want to go? Why? How do we get there? Developing a strategy boils down to answering these four questions. It doesn’t require a special skillset or a convoluted process. However, developing good strategy is a craft, and like all crafts, it takes practice to do well.

  • Journey Mapping

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    Journey Mapping is a way to reflect on the highs and lows of a project. It is a fantastic tool to visually tell the story of a project and to make meaning together. It can be used as a retrospective and as a way to celebrate, mourn, learn, and transition.

  • Collaboration Workouts

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    These workouts emphasize “collaboration muscle” awareness, development, and habit-building through repetition. They can be performed both face-to-face or remotely.

  • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep & Dreams

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    A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” (Financial Times) from the director of UC Berkeley’s Center for Human Sleep Science is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber. As the Guardian said, Walker explains “how a good night’s shut-eye can make us cleverer, more attractive, slimmer,…

  • How We Fight For Our Lives

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    Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears.

  • The Dawn of Everything

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    This book fundamentally transforms our understanding of the human past and offers a path toward imagining new forms of freedom, new ways of organizing society.

  • Extreme Ownership | Jocko Willink | TEDxUniversityofNevada

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    In this riveting talk, Jocko Willink explains from personal experience how war teaches you the most when things go wrong. Jocko asserts that when a team takes ownership of its problems, the problems get solved.

  • How to Meditate

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    A practical guide to making friends with your mind. This step-by-step guide shows readers how to honestly meet and openly relate with the mind, embrace the fullness of our experience, and live in a wholehearted way.