Raising the Buzz: At the table with Pilar Stella

Sidney | August 9, 2009

“Comfort” is momentary and only accessible by some.  “Peace” endures and is accessible by all.  Spend a few moments with Pilar Stella (@PilarStella) and the conversation will inevitably illuminate the existential difference between the words “peace” and “comfort.”  She has found “peace” with her life’s quest to make the world a better place by creating [...]

Raising the Buzz: At the table with Dan Bassill

Sidney | February 24, 2009

Dan Bassill served as a Montgomery Ward volunteer in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois for 17 years before leaving the company to devote full time efforts to the Cabrini-Green Tutor/Mentor program.  Two years later Bassill formed Cabrini Connections and the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) with the help of six other volunteers.  Cabrini Connections expanded the [...]

"Why Uplift?"

This blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.