How do we move from inspiration to action?

Friday, November 13, 2026
9:30–11:00 a.m.

Poet and philosopher David Whyte writes that courage is what love looks like when tested by the everyday necessities of being alive.

But what does that mean in practice?

At a time when voices of change are urgently needed, this conversation asks how courage moves beyond an inspiring idea and becomes something we embody through our participation in life.

Writers, artists and community builders come together to explore how each lives out courage—and what steadfast participation can look like in our own lives and communities.

The thing is to stalk your calling in a certain skilled and supple way, to locate the most tender and live spot and plug into that pulse. This is yielding, not fighting.

– Annie Dillard

Speakers

Moderator

Musical Interlude

Sara Callaway

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Sara Callaway