[See Parts One and Two] The story of the Sand Creek Massacre dominates accounts of the interface between whites and Cheyenne and Arapaho people in the mid-1800s. The entire exhibit on them in History Colorado hinges on this event, which is identified as a day that changed everything. Traditionally, these two groups hunted, fished, and … More Family Journey – Part Three – After the turning point?
[See Part One] If sharing family histories as part of Quaker work on Right Relationships does nothing else, it leads us into place-based learning. I wanted to use our visit to Colorado to deepen my understanding of how indigenous people used the land before whites arrived and how it was stolen. It is a good … More Family Journey – Part Two – Land Evangelism
There are eleven people named Cozzens buried in Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley, Colorado. I am related to all of them. Whose land are they in? Quakers are taking Right Relationships with Native People seriously. Workshops often begin with sharing family history. For me, a part of my family history was documented in 1980 by … More Family Journey – Part One – The Farm
I was amazed to receive an invitation, at the recent Gathering of Quakers from around the county, for a radio interview. It has now been posted on the site of Northern Spirit Radio. It is focused on my work for social justice, both in my professional life in science, technology, and innovation policies, in Washington … More Justice on the radio
In India, government budgets are introduced with fanfare. The latest budget for the State of Kerala was introduced with comments from innovation studies scholars from around the world, including me. Kerala is known, particularly through the writings of Amartya Sen, for achieving high levels of health and education with low levels of average wealth through … More Kerala — oh, no, not … !
On May 4, I contributed to an event associated with the United Nations STI Forum, introducing the STRINGS Project, Steering STI for the SDGs, that is, Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals. The event summary and recording is here. Here is what I said: Thanks for including me in both the STRINGS … More STI for SDGs — more than UN acronyms
Finding My Place 