The “Everybody Paddles” Movement
As in families, communities, cities, states, and countries...growth, development and improvement occur when all participantswork together for a common interest. Society is being divided byeconomics, education, classism, ageism, gender differences,religion, and partisan politics. Despite these challenges, Ibelieve there is opportunity.
The opportunity requires that Everybody Paddle...
•Every person
•Every family
•Every community
•Every association
•Every institution
•Every city
•Every state
•Every subset of government.
In whitewater rafting, there is a raft (in our case a goal) filledwith people (in our case interests) with paddles in hand journeyingtogether from one end of a body of water to another. This journeywill take this group of people from calm, safe, and comfortablewaters (pre-economic crisis) through rough, unpredictable, andconflicting waters (economic and cultural crisis) toward thedesired outcome (in our case an improved society).
In this raft, no matter the interests, alignments, and differences,everyone shares the desired outcome to get from, through, andtowards a common interest. So: "Everybody Paddles - at the SameTime, in the Same Direction, towards the Same Goal." In all cases,that goal is the determined common interest.
You and I are best suited for this unifying opportunity because weunderstand - It Takes Everybody!
The “Everybody Paddles” Mission: Everybody is required forEverything