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Artists 4 Life in the Sound
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Access Progress
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Enriching a Culture of Peace
Encouraging Humanity, Promoting Variety
Original to the People of the South Puget Sound
A Cohesive, Integrated Approach to Learning through the Living Landscape
If you want to connect with us, email us: ProgressNorthwest@gmail.com
Access is Progress
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The Real Makenzie
Our work bridges the gap between those with the knowledge at the highest levels of their fields and those at society's ground level working to get that knowledge to others. Find one Stark example here.
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Life @ The Spanish Steps, 2012
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International Peace Dove, 2014
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Stars, Miles & Smiles, 2012
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Everybody's Dragon - 2014
Much, much more has happened - & keeps happening.
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Riding, not chasing the Dragon
Contact us if you want to - we are open & friendly.
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Sound Learning
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Exemplary world authority & esteemed ecotoxicologist John Stark spoke for us on Sept 5, 2014. Now we get his work into the hands of those able to put it the effective use.
Our generation is able, and with the help of our predecessors we bring to life what could not be imagined even a few decades ago.
With the tools available to us now, & with the knowledge, wisdom of those that have gone before, our work facilitates access to empower & inspire hope for Next Generations w/ the courage to forge ahead as pioneers.
With the tools available to us now, & with the knowledge, wisdom of those that have gone before, our work facilitates access to empower & inspire hope for Next Generations w/ the courage to forge ahead as pioneers.
Meeting the Real MaKenzie Schaff
MaKenzie's work in the field of environmental
science is destined to change the perceived limits of our children's capacity to learn and process increasingly complex works at ages younger than many of their adult peers.
Her apprenticeship with iconic Americana Artist Eddie Harris is one key element in her ongoing work to redefine what is possible in her lifetime.
science is destined to change the perceived limits of our children's capacity to learn and process increasingly complex works at ages younger than many of their adult peers.
Her apprenticeship with iconic Americana Artist Eddie Harris is one key element in her ongoing work to redefine what is possible in her lifetime.
Find out more . .
A Series of Most Reasonable Events
Emboldening the Spirit of the Young 4 All Generations
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The LeMay Family has supported MaKenzie's work since first being introduced to her at the 1st Historic Stadium Automotive Invitational.
It is impossible to ask MaKenzie about her aspirations without being struck by her desire to be a positive influence for good and to broaden the understanding of her peers through her work.
It is impossible to ask MaKenzie about her aspirations without being struck by her desire to be a positive influence for good and to broaden the understanding of her peers through her work.
More history below
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If you want to connect, contact us via email at ProgressNorthwest@gmail.com
Abounding in Original Life
Connecting you to our culture and introducing you to life in the South Puget Sound, we take you to the experiences and events that bring better life to our people in good ways that benefit you, us and everybody. Find what works for you, and see what sets life in Destiny apart for your life. Next: Connect with us at The Wall.
Expression in the Media of Light & Sound
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The Substance of Our Work: Encouraging Community
a Wright Kind of Tradition
Our active work is likely to surprise you: Discover how what we do automatically benefits you, our community, our region & the world. Established as a fun, interactive means of learning and as a wondrous introduction to the character of South Sound life in our city, Tacoma's Lumins Festivus is an Autumn Holiday tradition unlike any the world over.
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Created by us and for us, the language is mythopoeic, the atmosphere is wonder, the Spirit is uplifting and the medium is light. Tacoma's Lumins Festivus happens at the onset of every Autumn, and is a Holiday tradition established in 2012. On top of this, we coordinate learning with the arts. Useful for introducing visitors and friends to our neighborhoods and city life, part of our work serves as a menu to introduce you to the local experience worthy of our people and beneficial to you and others looking to expand their experience of life in Tacoma's community environs.
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In the coming year, it will be our work to facilitate the vision of our peers for what the Lumins is to become. Three year's worth of Creative Collaboration (see below) have solidified our core values - now it is time to give the celebration over the people that both facilitated and originally inspired it.
The Birth of a Holiday:
Inspiration & History The
Lumins Festivus was inspired by a magical people unlike most in this world have
known, and the hands that have contributed to this vision would be difficult to number. Without them, the work could never have become what it is. Discover who inspired us & how it happened.
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Community Support Has Been Tremendous
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Why We Exist: Introducing Life & Learning
through Celebration & the Arts
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Beyond
the media, past the headlines and apart from the sales pitch, there are
real advantages to the ways of life available in our local
neighborhood communities. It
is our work to introduce others to the benefit and resources available to them, and
to the lifestyle options that lay hidden in plain sight right in our
own back yards. This city is a magical place on earth - it is our work and joy to illuminate those that make it this way.
There is a lot to experience, and approaches to life here vary greatly - that is part of the unique kind of charm our city has. The different ways we achieve similar ends is remarkable, the originality that comes from this is a hallmark characteristic of our neighborhoods, life and culture. Joining forces with those well known and responsible for the greater understanding and quality of life we enjoy, we coordinate a vision.
There is a lot to experience, and approaches to life here vary greatly - that is part of the unique kind of charm our city has. The different ways we achieve similar ends is remarkable, the originality that comes from this is a hallmark characteristic of our neighborhoods, life and culture. Joining forces with those well known and responsible for the greater understanding and quality of life we enjoy, we coordinate a vision.
The Learning Approach
The Foundation of Our Work
The
resources of knowledge available throughout our South Sound communities
are extraordinary. In simplest terms, we believe that access to reliable, high quality information will lead to better lives for the people in our community and the visitors coming through our city.
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See what we have done in 2014 here, and discover a new approach to learning and life in the South Puget Sound.
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Every Year We Celebrate in a Given Elemental Theme -
Then Learn About that Theme in Academic Collaboratio
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In 2013 we celebrated, The Oceanic. Before the Lumins event, we reached out to organizations like Puget Creek Restoration Society, Surfrider Foundation, Harbor Wild Watch and others. In 2014, we hosted preeminent world scholar, Dr. John Stark of WSU, to present to us the substance of his work.
John's work has led to legislative change at the international and State levels, but has not yet been translated into layman's terms. Nevertheless, the significance and importance of his work is both substantial and imminently relevant - our community organizations and institutes need to be familiar with it. So, we threw him a party - 4 bands played, John spoke and we had the evening professionally recorded. Soon, this work will be public. Connecting with community organizations at the ground level and learning from those actively responsible for creating and preserving the rare quality of life that sets our city and region apart in the world, we work to bridge the gap between the highest levels of learning and those already doing outreach at the ground level in our community. Integrating the new academic knowledge into their existing platforms, the work of those like Dr. Stark reaches more people and involve others in their organizations, as both volunteers and learning participants. A major element of our work is to introduce others to the essential elements of South Sound life, and our approach is one that has never been accomplished so far as any of us know. Marrying the arts and music with highest-caliber learning, we host events for academic leaders and specialists in their field to honor their work and provide them a platform for reaching our people with the message and the substance of their work. Read how this has worked here (right column). |
1 Stark ExampleDr. John Stark works 15 minutes away from us, at the WA State University campus in Puyallup. He holds 8 official positions, and his work has led to historic legislative change at the international and state levels - but almost no one in our community has heard of him !
So on Sept 5 we hosted an evening to honor and listen to him. Under-known and under-appreciated, his work was a revelation to a full house at NPCC. We also hosted events in 2014 that touched on issues related to the year's Soil of Earth theme - food, and the Bodily Arts. |
Tacoma's Lumins Festivus
an Autumn Holiday Original to the City of Destiny
& a Text in Time
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The stories passed down to next generations become the substance of lives as the lessons implied are absorbed and converted to action. What basic elements of life can be perceived across our communities, and more or less agreed upon - these are the values we have sought to impute to the Lumins.
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2012 The Stellar Galactic
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2013 The Oceanic
Primordial Proceedings
Very many mythologies in the world begin with primordial waters. 'We are all born of the maternal waters, and so, in creation mythology, worlds are typically born of the waters.' (Singer). Out of the waters emerge the gods and what ultimately become the frame of reference for the life of the people.
In 2013, in celebration of The Oceanic, we began reaching out and learning from the organizations responsible at the ground level for teaching us about life in the waters of the world and the South Puget Sound. We met with the Surfrider Foundation, Puget Creek Restoration Society, Harbor Wild Watch representatives, and the UPS Ocean Intellect Group even funded our official after party. These are the kinds of organizations that do the groundwork that makes our region and city a better place to live. They clean our beaches, teach us about our environs and actively work to expand our understanding of life in the South Puget Sound. They are great for our society, and we work to encourage you to learn about them. We also centered our activities at Good Karma, Center for Joy - because the community you surround yourself with ultimately determines the quality and character of the work you do. The people here are genuine, life-affirming and open-hearted; we are fortunate to have worked with them: Every lumins building class was held there at Good Karma, and Rosemary Ponnekante of the TNT even interviewed us there. We also documented some things. First of all, music is an essential element of culture the world over - it is no exception here in the South Sound. And Jeremy Leveque, a local musician and clay artist, hand crafted 54 clay ocarinas shaped like adobe dwellings, denoting the musical quality of our homes. We then inscribed them with images denoting the compassionate and peaceable nature of our people, and we handed them out to whoever wanted one at the Lumins celebration. We also held a modest ceremony, at a local family's private library, with the intent to convey the understanding that a sharing community is necessary for any and all of us to become the better person we are able to become. . You can read more about 2013 here. |
2014 The Soil of Earth
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An International Dove of Peace led the 2014 Lumins. Contributed by friends associated with Jane Goodall's Day of Peace celebrations, its presence was a special acknowledgement to the peaceable character of our people.
Seeds of Wright Life2014 has been a very special year. We continued reaching out to community organizations, it is true. And we also began to accomplish the greater vision of our work: Creating access to the highest levels of learning for our people and community organizations.
We held three first-of-their-kind events for us, each with its own intention and purpose, and invited friends from all over the city and the region to learn about life in our community. We will express more in this section soon - in the meantime, read about the 2014 Lumins here. More about the current work is under the links at the top of this page. Did You Know:
A small selection of instruments from the National Music Museum.
The National Music Museum wants a satellite museum in Tacoma. Such an institution would bring to our lives invaluable cultural riches, and Tacoma would be known in the Northwest and the world over as a veritable cultural center for world culture in the South Puget Sound. To support this effort, learn more: Email us to learn about current activity and how you might help us bring this treasure to our city.
The same is true for music in the soul of a city: A musical institution of such a caliber as the National Music Museum will resonate the world over - the Universe will hear the voice of our city.
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