Mindful Movement-Building: Lessons from Kanu Hawaii (Nov, 2013)

About Kanu Hawaii

www.kanuhawaii.org

About Kanu Hawaii: Mission

Build social movement for sustainable, compassionate, resilientcommunities rooted in personal commitments to change.

Grassroots Organizing Online Tools & Community

www.kanuhawaii.org

…make a commitment “I will…”

www.kanuhawaii.org

www.kanuhawaii.org

…journal your progress

…a global community of islanders.

www.kanuhawaii.org

…a global community of islanders.

www.kanuhawaii.org

We will…eat 100% home grown in September

We will…cut our electricity and gasoline use by 25% in July

We will…reach “3 doors down” and build community with our neighbors

We will…register, inform, and turnout new voters

community.charterforcompassion.org

…striving to be an island model for an island world.

www.911day.org

…striving to be an island model for an island world.

Building Mindful Movement

ICONIC STORIESheroic demonstrations of values in action

SECULAR CHURCHplaces for communion, counsel, and community

A LATTICE OF PRACTICEmindful living, service, and activism

TALENT DEVELOPMENTequip leaders, evangelists, activists

MINDFUL COMMUNICATIONSconstant drum beat punctuated by well-timed invitations

MINDFUL RECRUITMENTfearless engagement, meaningful asks

MINDFUL ACTIVISMorganized actions to change our institutions

“Protesting is a kind of help, but it should be done skillfully, so it is seen as an act of love and not an act of hate.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

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