List: Stories of Possibility from Northern Michigan | Curated by Ty Schmidt

Aug 23, 2024
13 stories
Stories of Possibility from Northern MichiganAlways possible.
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More Movement in Childhood for Less Cancer in AdulthoodThis story was originally published in the Less Cancer Journal.
Aug 23, 2024
Aug 23, 2024
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No Keener Revelation of a Society’s Soul“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Apr 23, 2023
Apr 23, 2023
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Michigan State University, The Violence Project + Northern Michigan“No place has been off limits: Gunmen have terrorized small elementary schools and big universities alike, leaving parents and students and…
Feb 18, 2023
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Feb 18, 2023
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On Youth Mental Health + Making Things Happen in Northern Michigan“…there is a gap between making demands and making them happen. It is the gap between the rhetoric of revolution and the actual changes in…
Feb 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
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Voting For Better With Action in Northern MichiganEvery action we take is a vote for the kind of community we wish to become.
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
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Northern Michigan Youth Mental Health: Know Science = No Stigma46 years old and I’ve said the words “anxiety”, “depression” and “suicide” more this past year than all of my other years combined.
Jan 10, 2023
Jan 10, 2023
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Making a Promise To Do Better in 2023“Young people don’t need to be our next crisis — but they do need us to do better.”
Jan 2, 2023
Jan 2, 2023
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Sharing Power with Ordinary People For Safer Kids, Safer Schools in Northern Michigan“Ordinary people are capable of wonderful things.”
Dec 15, 2022
Dec 15, 2022
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Practicing Courage for Climate Action in Traverse City“If you want to play it safe, you shouldn’t be in the business of change.”
Nov 30, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
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Self-Compassion, Social Intelligence + Lifesavers in Support of Youth Mental Health in Northern…Earlier this month, We Fight, a self-organizing network of people who care, hosted Elevate Northern Michigan #2: A Mental Health Summit…
Nov 23, 2022
Nov 23, 2022
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Saving Lives With Your Neighbors — Permission Not RequiredLast winter, I helped build a self-organizing network with my neighbors.
Oct 10, 2022
Oct 10, 2022
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On Reimaging Power, Improving Lives in Your Community & Social EntrepreneurshipWhat’s next will require imagination:
Oct 3, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
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Things You Do and Don’t Need to do to Start Improving Lives in Your CommunityGrowing up in Manitoba during the ’80s, Terry Fox was —  and still — is my hero.
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022