culture
Revisiting Honest Practice
Looking back through my writings about honest practice, I came across this piece originally published in the
“You can’t copy your way to the top.”
This “meta lesson” from The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership struck me when advising a colleague on a grant that wanted applicants to document the use of “best practices” in their proposed project. The real kick was that the funder was only interested in new projects and proclaimed to support innovation.
FUTURE OF MUSIC COALITION PRESENTS D.C. POLICY DAY 2010
When:
May 25, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC and ONLINE National research, education and advocacy nonprofit Future of Music Coalition is pleased to announce its upcoming D.C. Policy Day, which takes place at New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. on May 4, 2010.
Communications, Economics and the Internet
The Center for Media Justice and the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net) have released a new brief on “Migrants and the Open Internet”:
The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More
When:
March 5, 2010 - March 6, 2010
Where:
Bronxville, NY Twelfth Annual Women’s History Month Conference
at Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010
Keynote speaker: Carmen Ashhurst, former president of Def Jam Recordings and Rush Communications, and author of the forthcoming book, Selling My Brothers: The Movement, The Media and Me