Media Mentions
Local and national media mentions and other stories about Thriving Communities.
Storytelling for Thriving Communities: A Spiritual Biography with Podcast Host Michael Lerner of Commonweal (September 2024)
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Commonweal president and MacArthur Fellow Michael Lerner interviews Jerry Millhon, former Executive Director of the Whidbey Institute (2010-2015) and founder of Thriving Communities. In this intimate dialogue, Millhon shares his life's work of documenting and connecting local changemakers, revealing how sharing stories of community resilience can inspire grassroots action across neighborhoods. Learn more.
"Gus Newport: In It For the Long Haul -- The former mayor of Berkeley, California, continues to serve as a citizen of the nation and the world." By Micky Duxbury, February 25, 2020, The Progressive Magazine.
Gus Newport and Jane Fonda in Alabama in 2019.