What do you want the world to look like when you're done with it?
Actors, authors, poets, CEOs, faith leaders, social workers, politicians, social media stars, activists, athletes, comedians, musicians, military officials, celebrities, artists, and many more are telling us:
Origin Story: How did you get here?
Inspiration: What things, people, places, and ideas help lift your spirits when times are tough and morale is low?
Impact: What sort of world do you see, and what are you doing to make that reality possible?
Come be a part of this conversation about the squishy and vulnerable bits of our lives. Come be a part of this community.
Be warned: we do not shy away from tough conversations. Instead, we dive in with boldness, grace, and whimsy.
This is the show where we collaborate with ordinary people doing uncommon good in service of our common humanity.
This is (un)common good.
What do you want the world to look like when you're done with it?
Actors, authors, poets, CEOs, faith leaders, social workers, politicians, social media stars, activists, athletes, comedians, musicians, military officials, celebrities, artists, and many more are telling us:
Origin Story: How did you get here?
Inspiration: What things, people, places, and ideas help lift your spirits when times are tough and morale is low?
Impact: What sort of world do you see, and what are you doing to make that reality possible?
Come be a part of this conversation about the squishy and vulnerable bits of our lives. Come be a part of this community.
Be warned: we do not shy away from tough conversations. Instead, we dive in with boldness, grace, and whimsy.
This is the show where we collaborate with ordinary people doing uncommon good in service of our common humanity.
This is (un)common good.
How do you cultivate hope when everything from all sides seems so grim and serious? How do you make change locally while thinking globally? How have dance and movement traditions of Black/African descent changed, inspired, uplifted, even while being commodified themselves?
Vince Johnson, founder and director of Urban Movement Arts, is here to talk about it how he's making his corner of the world a little more humane.
Learn More and Donate to Urban Movement Arts, including their summer camp scholarship fund: https://www.urbanmovementarts.com/say-yes-philly.html
Check out this live event in Philly with the UMA crew: click here
This program is produced in south west philadelphia, in the unceded neighborhood of the black bottom community and on the ancestral land of the Lenape nation, who remain here in the era of the fourth crow and fight for official recognition by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to this day. You can find out more about the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and how you can support the revitalization of their culture by going to https://lenape-nation.org.
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Visit this video’s sponsor, Poi Dog, chef Kiki Aranita creating sauces inspired by Hawaiian Cuisine: https://poidogphilly.com
we chat to ordinary people doing uncommon good in service of our common humanity.
we are creating community that builds relationships across difference by inviting dialogue about the squishy and vulnerable bits of life.
(un)common good with pauli reese is an uncommon good media production, where we make wisdom, insight, and spirituality accessible to everyone and put content on the internet to help people stop hating each other.
thanks for joining us on the journey of (un)common good!