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#BodaBoda with Bright
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A broken down car leads to an impromptu "design" session with new friends. We all know that post-its are for animal drawings and voting stickers are for polka dots. Obviously. _ #designimpactgroup #projectimbali
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After a long day of hiccups in research plans and formalities, we found some joy in school and children. We bought out the notebook and ball supplies of the local corner shop and stopped in the school our local facilitator, Moses, helped start. After havi
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Sometimes a picnic, nail polish, magazines, and laughter are all you need to unlock conversations on women's health. #girltalk _ @priyankacpathak with the . #projectimbali #designimpactgroup
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Wave hunting. _ #indianocean
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Project Imbali Ladies. Two weeks in South Africa down. Uganda approved and ready. Siyabonga to the young women, men, health workers, and community members who shared their stories with us. Special thanks to Silu (Gogo) and Mandla, our passionate local fac
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Flashback to an age of innocence and optimism.... now for vigilance and organizing. #lovetrumpshate #pantsuitnation #notmypresident #stillwithher
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"C'mon ladies now let's get in formation." You know what's better than watching the apocalypse... errrr...inauguration? Painting nails in the park with young women and talking about sexual and reproductive health.
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"How to survive the real world." _ About to dive into nonstop research for the next 3+ weeks in South Africa/Uganda. Channeling the zen of our recent @getawayhouse experience, disconnected from the world. Chipping away at books. Writing. Cooking. Wanderin
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8 years ago we said hello. Hello from a park in the middle of a city in the middle of a nation. _ Hello to hope, change, hard work, and an idea of a nation that includes and uplifts. A nation that extends a hand of welcome, help, and justice. We didn't al
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>>. Send you name, contact info, and something fun-- a picture, memory, screenshot of a silly exchange of ours. I've lost my contacts and most of my message history. ... Since Thanksgiving I've had some mega rough phone and data recovery issues. Four time
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Here's to another year around the sun and a few more trips around the world. #happynewyear #2016 #2017 . **For those who have texted me the last three weeks, many apologies for not responding. My phone deleted my message history and contacts right before
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Old dogs turn into young pups when the air is crisp. #optoutside
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Was this pastoral hike with these troublemakers a week ago? #optoutside
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Driving around North America just looking for some stories. Congrats to @cmontanaj and co. on the rad renovation of their bus/home/studio and adventure to capture stories of emerging artists.
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In this edition of "if you feel weird inside buy a strange flower"....
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"For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" Words of Walt Whitman under a canopy of abstract light. #worldaidsday #endaids
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This World AIDS Day, I stopped by a dedication for the AIDS memorial in Greenwich Village. After, I came back to the studio to work on a project to deliver a life changing HIV-prevention option** for young women in Sub-Saharan Africa. . Two worlds. Two ve
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"Together, we stand strong." Reflecting on ways to act in this current climate where hate, privilege, greed, lies, and ineptitude governs. Every day, with every announcement, my heart hurts to see the structures that include all, educate children, provide
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A belated Thanksgiving note, brought to you by the sagely, Oliver Sacks. "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved. I have been given much and I have given something in return. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thin
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Making birthday amulets... #mondays #stateofthestudio #designimpactgroup
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Something. . I don't have words yet. . I feel raw, numb, and heartbroken. . I’m sad that our country voted hate, untruth, bigotry, vanity, arrogance, ignorance, and utter recklessness into office. That in this journey to a more inclusive world, fear won t
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A nasty, hopeful woman today. #pantsuitnation. . After today, the real work begins...and already has. . The beautifully ordinary work of serving our communities, healing our divides, making tough choices, holding our leaders (and ourselves) accountable, e
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Calming my #Nov8 jitters with Michelle before a little reflection, running, and.... phone banking.
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Photo
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Lines. Angles. Graphite. Paper. Agnes.
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Winding down. Closing time.
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"You go there and sit and look.” . . . If you could capture the way they radiated... #agnesmartin at the Guggenheim
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That felt good. What a time to come of age...I feel lucky to cast my ballot for the first African American president and the first female president. But more than that, I feel fortunate to cast my vote for... children and working families • early educatio
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My first Halloween as a full-fledged New Yorker is on the eve of a historic election. About two decades ago, fueled by earnest history geekiness and a crafty mother, I was the Statue of Liberty (complete with a flashlight torch). I know... Super cool.Whil
