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Witnessing to the Beloved Community

Ken Gillgren — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:04:23 +0000

We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time T.S. Elliot Beyond Communication as Engagement I’ve long been aware that the core of my vocation, my calling, is something about communications, and I thought I had […]

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Rebuilding Community Story

Ken Gillgren — Sun, 07 May 2023 22:14:49 +0000

Rediscovering sense of community identity and pride

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Field Office Program Reviews

Ken Gillgren — Sun, 07 May 2023 22:04:05 +0000

Collectively exchanging learnings and addressing challenges

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Internal Communications Platform (“Caseyweek”)

Ken Gillgren — Sun, 07 May 2023 01:42:56 +0000

Easing the flow of agency-wide information

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Interlude on The Arts and Liberation

Ken Gillgren — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:00:55 +0000

We have a journey to take and little time; we have ships to name and crews – Henry Dumas I was reminded of this quote, which I first encountered in the late 1970s, as I was digging into the FreedomNet archives and noting the prominent role of arts as a medium for deep healing and collective action […]

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From Four Amigos to a Cloud of Witnesses

Ken Gillgren — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:05:31 +0000

A friend of mine recently mentioned that he never really had a life plan as such, that the major milestones of his life were essentially accidents. I can somewhat related to that, although my “accidents” haven’t been anywhere near as lucrative. But he does hint at a broader insight. The impact of an unexpected “accident” […]

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A Personal Prologue and a Few Disclaimers

Ken Gillgren — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:37:21 +0000

I have been under contract with the Rainier Beach Action Coalition, RBAC, and it’s predecessor, the Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition, RBCEC, for well over ten years, from when the organization was essentially three to four people with an annual budget somewhat south of $100,000 in matching grants to the current dynamic entity with a […]

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A Momentary Rainbow over the Rainier Beach Urban Farm

Ken Gillgren — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:32:34 +0000

Rainbows appear under just the right conditions, with the correct positioning of clouds and the sun. Oh, and it helps to be in the right place at the right time to see the image created by clouds and sun in just the right conditions. This one lasted only a few minutes, one long breath as […]

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We are the Power!

Ken Gillgren — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:11:25 +0000

On loneliness and solitude

Ken Gillgren — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:14:43 +0000

Even at the heights of apparent victory (such fresh-as-yesterday memories of the singing the entire ICA songbook by the staff recruited from across the continent at the end of the Oklahoma 100*), there has always been that tug at my heart…even this is not my home…”My life is now transformed, though Earthly as before, and […]

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