BTBC Curriculum

modified: June 16, 2007 Building the Beloved Community: Theory and PracticeDeveloped by Puanani Burgess Things to think about:Often, we find

Aloha mai kākou,  Happy day after Mother’s Day! I’ve been lucky to have a lot of interactions with some amazing

Aloha mai kākou! I honor your Gods,I drink at your well,I bring an undefended heart to our meeting place,I have

Once I left Hōkūle‘a, the voyaging canoe, on an airplane. This was before the pandemic. Aunty and I were going

How to Be a Poet By Wendell Berri(to remind myself) i   Make a place to sit down.   Sit down. Be quiet.   You must

Aloha nui nō kākou, “Busy-ness can easily become a cover for mediocrity when you don’t make time for proximity.” –

20250217 Mondays with Aunty Pua: Guts on the Table Showing our collective light starting with each individualby Kara Pitt-Dandrea (shared

Do you remember the story from Aunty Pua when she, while blind for a time, was invited to meet the

Aloha everyone, One of the enduring parts of Aunty’s Building the Beloved Community practice that stuck with folks, even if

With excerpts from the poem “Hawai‘i Pono‘ī” by Aunty Pua “On Friday, August 7, 1987Forty-three kanakas from Wai‘anae,In a deluxe,

Aloha mai kākou.  Aloha, hi.  Happy new year.   So many blue sky moments so far in 2025. I am Dawn and I