Spiritual Dignity of Labor by Simone Weil How can Simone Weil’s idea of the spiritual dignity of labor be used to counteract contemporary thoughtlessness: "We glide seamlessly between Slack pings, automated calendar updates, and the algorithmic matching of the gig economy, yet our underlying civic architecture is collapsing. The modern corporate grid relies entirely on […]

FREE EVENT, OPEN TO ALL In-person at Concord Hall, 1407 Chapala St., Santa Barbara, CA Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@iwcinsantabarbara/streams “We need the tonic of wildness.”  – Henry David Thoreau There is something about wild, unfiltered nature that vivifies the wild, unfiltered nature in every human being. Experiences of nature invoke feelings of awe, expansiveness, and connection to […]

The Only Way Through is Through We will look at the poetry of young people today who are finding hope in personal and collective acts of accountability. "In a world that sometimes seems to reward the noisiest and the most aggressive, the wealthiest and the most selfish, these young poets understand something at once simple […]