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Nabil Abdulkadir

Upswell Pop-Up #6: Taking a Moment to Reflect

Upswell Pop-Up #6: Taking a Moment to Reflect

/ By Debra Rainey /  We’ve collectively endured the trauma of the past six months, being consistently reminded about how lack of trust, empathy, leadership, and preparedness continue to be fatal flaws in our systems. Upswell Pop-Up #6 gave us the opportunity to step back, take a breath, and consider all we’ve been through, how…

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Tawakkol Karman: Believing in Ability to Achieve Dream of Freedom

Tawakkol Karman: Believing in Ability to Achieve Dream of Freedom

/ By Debra Rainey /  Harsh realities experienced during childhood can sometimes sharpen the focus and dogged commitment for one’s life’s work as an adult. That is the case for Tawakkol Karman, who grew up in Yemen during a time of great of great tumult and unrest, and went on to become a fierce advocate…

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Upswell Pop-Up #1: The Zoom Where It Happened

Upswell Pop-Up #1: The Zoom Where It Happened

/ By Debra Rainey /  If you were among the 500 changemakers who joined us “in the Zoom where it happened” for our first Upswell Pop-Up, you know it was a bit different from other Zoom gatherings you may have experienced. Pop-Up #1 fed our souls with uplifting kernels of thought from national and community…

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Upswell 2020 and Nova Place: Not the Meeting Place, but the Starting Place

Upswell 2020 and Nova Place: Not the Meeting Place, but the Starting Place

/ by Debra Rainey / Upswell is about reimagining -- how we think, collaborate, and develop solutions to community challenges. It’s also about reimagining where we do those things. Pittsburgh’s Nova Place is the site of Upswell 2020, October 14-16. But don’t think of it as our meeting place. Instead, it’s where we’ll start and go…

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