Author Archives: bostonrising
Audrey Jordan: Happy Birthday is my new greatest hit
Last week my sister and Mom called me from Milwaukee to say happy birthday. My Mom sang happy birthday to me, note for note, word for word. It literally brought tears to my eyes; it was the best birthday present I’ve … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: Rising in Spite of Things in Cuba
Originally published in the Huffington Post The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that two Cuban film stars may have defected on their way to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Last week, Raul Castro criticized President Obama for calling … Continue reading
Paul Johnson: White Privilege
We have an eleven year old son. Like many eleven year olds, he’s at that stage when he’s constantly pushing boundaries, always wanting to be allowed to do more and more. My wife and I spend a lot of time … Continue reading
Mission Moment: The Power of Education
This week’s mission moment comes to you courtesy of Harvard University. I am an alumna of the Harvard Kennedy School (MPP class of 2000). About a year ago, the university suggested I stand for election as an Harvard Alumni Association … Continue reading
Mission Moment: The Tools for Rising
This week’s mission moment comes all the way from Havana, Cuba. I was there two weeks ago with a group of Boston business leaders on a religious delegation. We went down when Archbishop Sean Cardinal O’Malley went for the Papal … Continue reading
Frankie Blackburn: Sharing Power
At Boston Rising, we think of all Americans as part of a single class. We call it the “Rising Class.” The Rising Class is made up of those who, through their individual aspirations and their awareness of interdependency with each … Continue reading
Mission Moment: Your American Dream
This week’s mission moment comes from a discussion about Boston Rising’s term Rising Class. At Boston Rising, when we introduce the concept of the Rising Class, we often say, “At Boston Rising, the term Rising Class represents an entire community … Continue reading
Tiziana Dearing: “Homeless Hotspots” at SXSW
Originally published in the Huffington Post In the last week or so, the South by Southwest Technology Conference in Austin, Texas (SXSW) caused a tremendous amount of controversy by employing homeless people to walk around the conference space as human … Continue reading
Mission Moment: Poverty and Inequality in America
This week’s mission moment comes courtesy of Harvard professor Mary Jo Bane. Prof. Bane is a poverty specialist, and a good friend. Last week, at our invitation, Prof. Bane came to Boston Rising to spend a couple of hours talking … Continue reading
Audrey Jordan: Transparency Derives from Vulnerability
At first glance, our value of transparency means in essence, “opening the books,” and revealing our actions and decisions, our metrics when we succeed and when we fail. Not hiding what we have to say and what we do. And … Continue reading