Where we have been
This is my (incomplete) attempt to mark where there have been 12 Characters gatherings throughout the world. Please send me…
Greta Thunberg in Davos: “Prove me wrong”
Swedish climate activist (and Jason’s personal hero), Greta Thunberg, is in Davos talking to the world’s billionaires. Here is her…
“Characters” or “Monologues?”
When Andrew wrote his initial submission to Dark Mountain Issue 11 he was reframing a portion of the larger work,…
Why isn’t Every Conversation We Have About Climate Change?
I’m wondering why every conversation we have isn’t about climate change and the mass extinction event we are in. I’m…
12 Characters – Blueberry Hill Cohousing
Overview This was our first gathering of 12 Characters in the USA. Not surprisingly, the things that the British find…
The Sacred and the Profane
“But what if we discuss it without the endgame of convincing and mobilizing and compelling others to action? Is there…
It is not at all certain that we are going to avoid environmental catastrophe
It is not at all certain that we are going to avoid environmental catastrophe. — Mike King in The Writing of ‘Mountain…
Is 12 Characters a ‘performance’, a ‘workshop’, or something else?
The same friend who asked me recently about what the target group is for 12 Characters events also asked me…
What is the target audience for 12 Characters
I was asked recently by someone looking to host a 12 Characters event the following helpful question: What target group…
12 Characters – Brynfedwen
Things we tried The “Mythic Triads” as pause questions: Pause One (after: “I did the math” – jason, “I have…