December 15, 2019

Dear Commonweal Friends:

I hope my personal Winter Letter finds you well. You have already received the winter edition of our Commonweal News . Commonweal has never been stronger. Our 20 + programs in health and healing, education and the arts, and environment and justice are thriving.

Oren Slozberg, our Executive Director, Arlene Allsman, our Managing Director, and Vanessa Marcotte, our Chief Financial Officer, join me in guiding our work. Our program directors and our program and administrative staff work with uncommon effectiveness and kindness.

Oren and I work closely in what he calls “intergenerational leadership.” He has a deep passion for our work. With this leadership team, I know Commonweal will be in good hands for the decades ahead.

The five projects I work on—the Cancer Help Program, Healing Circles, Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies, The New School at Commonweal, and The Resilience Project—are thriving. Continue reading →