by Terri Willingham | Jun 23, 2015 | community, Creativity, education, Libraries, Makers, Makerspaces, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“Impact is never about knowing all the steps ahead, but about taking one intentional step after the other.” ― Bidemi Mark-Mordi We had a wonderful time last week, at the first ever Library MakerFest. Hosted by the Tampa Bay Library Consortium and Novare Library...
by Terri Willingham | May 20, 2015 | activism, civic engagement, Civil Rights, community, compassion, social justice, Society, Speak Out, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“It’s easy to be cynical, but it’s time to stop. Now is the time to accept the responsibility of citizenship.” Doug Hughes Today, Ruskin postal worker Doug Hughes was indicted on six federal charges, including two felonies and four misdemeanors for an act...
by Terri Willingham | May 11, 2015 | community, Creativity, knowledge, Makers, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” Leonardo DaVinci – (maybe) In The Expanding Universe: Why the Maker Movement Matters, on the education blog, Maelstrom...
by Terri Willingham | Apr 28, 2015 | activism, civic engagement, Civil Rights, community, compassion, social justice, Society, Speak Out, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“My family wants to say, can you all please, please stop the violence? Freddie Gray would not want this. Freddie’s father and mother does not want no violence. Violence does not get justice.” — Fredericka Gray, twin sister of Freddie Gray, NPR Almost...
by Terri Willingham | Mar 27, 2015 | community, Events, Makers, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“Creating means living.” ― Dejan Stojanovic, The Shape We’ve always loved making things, from the workbenches and furniture we made for our first home three decades ago (including the desk I still write from today!), to literature and art, to building projects...
by Terri Willingham | Mar 18, 2015 | activism, business, community, entrepreneurship, Events, science, Society, Uncategorized
The headlines regularly call America out on the issue: Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation Why it’s Crucial to Get More Women into Science “Girl Day” Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Fields The White House has a page dedicated to Women in STEM...
