Today, Boggs continues to devote her life to the struggle to stretch our humanity toward revolution, which she defines as the ability to transform oneself to transform the world. The Metabolic Studio grant recognizes this outstanding individual whose lifelong work serves as a beacon for others to continue to nurture the creation of productive, sustainable, ecologically responsible, and just communities. To learn more about Grace Lee Boggs, go to: boggscenter.org/. ...Led by Lauren Bon, the Metabolic Studio is a conduit by which resources that would otherwise be used to maintain the status quo are employed to shift it. Derived from the Greek word for change, metabolism is the process that maintains life. In continuous cycles of creation and destruction metabolism transforms nutrients into energy and matter. Working to sustain these cycles, the Metabolic Studio transforms resources into energy, actions and objects that nurture life. prnewswire/news-releases/grace-lee-boggs-to-receive-chora-prize-from-the-metabolic-studio-300013766.html Business as usual is counterproductive to the creation of productive, sustainable, ecologically responsible, and just communities. An inspirational life spanning a century.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 01:43:02 +0000