Speaking of Love (and Life)

In the past year, I have been blessed enough to try and improve the lives of 50 people with cystic fibrosis by giving them recreation grants. I was born with this condition 32 years ago, when the average life expectancy was 8! Growing up knowing my life could be short, I fought thr… Continue

Posted by Brian Callanan on September 26th, 2008 at 9:23pm — 3 Comments

Join Your City's Group!

Hey all! I just created individiual groups so we can organize our community based on locale. If you live in one of the contributing areas, please join that group over on the left side of the main page. There you can discuss organizations and charities in your city, and find out more about other things going on in your town. It will also help us reach out to fans more easily when we come through your 'hood. The only cities up right now are the Love Speaks markets we'll be hitting in the fall, b… Continue

Posted by Lindsay on August 12th, 2008 at 3:23pm

Teaching understanding through music & dance

I like to bring my students with me to cultural festivals and concerts. Sometimes I have them play or dance along, other times they are just there to observe. Understanding other people's traditions, and respecting their differences, is the key to getting along in this crazy & exciting world. They say that you can't fully understand a person until you've walked a few miles in their moccasin's, so I encourage everyone to give it a try. I live in Milwaukee and, in general, Milwaukee is a gre… Continue

Posted by Heather Lewin on July 18th, 2008 at 9:53am — 1 Comment