HAPPINESS

The good life doesn't have to cost the planet.

Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope

by Anna Marie Carter

posted Mar 31, 2003

"The Seed Lady of Watts" is getting fresh food into an area better known for its toxics and poverty

Urban Peacemaker

posted Mar 31, 2003

Nane Alexandrez returned from Vietnam to a community struggling with drugs, violence, and poverty. Determined to reach young people with alternatives to violence, he started Barrios Unidos. but to succeed, he found he had to confront his own addiction.

Put Some Heart Into It: Spirit in Action

by Linda Stout

posted Dec 31, 2002

Spirit in Action: Create a collective vision; Take time for community, and bring spirit into our work for change.

Earth Democracy - an interview with Vandana Shiva

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder, Vandana Shiva

posted Dec 31, 2002

an interview with Vandana Shiva, about seed saving, cultural insecurity, economic insecurity in India, hope

Watching the Watchers

by Megan Rowling

posted Dec 31, 2002

Surveillance Camera Players, SCP, retaining privacy, Street Performances challenging surveillance technologies

Broadband Democracy

by Jeff Chester, Gary O. Larson

posted Dec 31, 2002

center for Digital Democracy, open access to the internet, electronic commons

Study Circle Democracy

by Cecile Andrews

posted Dec 31, 2002

Deliberative democracy through study circles.

Yes! But How?

by Pamela O'Malley Chang, Beth Balderston

posted Dec 31, 2002

Recycling computers, unclog bathroom drain, non-toxic solutions, bees nests, hornets

Turning the Sword

by Milenko Matanovic

posted Jun 30, 2002

Is art for museums and collectors, or does it belong in the streets? Could art help us turn away from mass–produced violence and ugliness, and give each of us ways to forge an imaginative and beautiful future?

The Time of Your Life

by Martin Keogh

posted Jun 30, 2002

With leaps, bounds, and stillness, dancers make peace with time.

Who's Afraid of Music

by Carol Estes

posted Jun 30, 2002

Music can tell truths that otherwise go unheard, inspiring action, and sustaining resistance.

Resource Guide: Art and Community

posted Jun 30, 2002

Resource Guide for the Summer 2002 issue of YES! on Art and Community.

Dancing In Praise Of

by Linda Frye Burnham

posted Jun 30, 2002

In 1998, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange began the Hallelujah initiative, creating new performance works with 15 communities all across the US. The initiative is intended to “celebrate edge-of-the-millennium America in all of its vividness, beauty, strength and quirkiness.”

American Journey: A Test And Freedom

by Kim Stafford

posted Jan 31, 2002

American Journey: A test and freedom, by Kim Stafford, YES! A Journal of Positive Futures,

A Place For Dignity

by Carol Estes

posted Jan 31, 2002

Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, a tent city. Dignity Village is fundamentally different. It's a self-governing community of about 60 homeless people who take care of themselves by taking care of each other.