My battery has virtually no power, but I have to type this right now. Bill Strickland was awesome tonight. Bill runs a nonprofit in Pittsburgh that helps people find jobs in virtually any industry imaginable– the crafts, the culinary arts, you name it. But his commitment to helping people and the collaborations he participated in, were amazing.
Two things he said that I found interesting. The first– that he believed people’s behaviors are responses to their environments. That’s why he built the building that houses all his programs in one of Pittsburgh’s worst neighborhoods.
He also said that he got a “depression gene” from his mother that made it impossible for him to get images of suffering out of his mind–whether it was suffering in the US or overseas. (He put it much better, obviously). It was a really good speech, and he got a standing ovation.
Sara (who posted earlier today) will add some pictures of him speaking, soon.
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