“Artistic freedom is not a luxury. But the rights of artists are under threat worldwide. These include freedom of creation, freedom of movement, freedom of association, right to protection of economic and social rights, right to participate in cultural life. The UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural ExpressionsContinue reading ““Artistic Freedom is Not a Luxury””
Category Archives: for the conscious writer
Free Should the Scholar Be
In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended. Free should the scholar be,—free and brave. Free even to the definition of freedom, “without any hindrance that does not arise out of his own constitution.” The American Scholar lecture by Ralph Waldo Emerson https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16643/16643-h/16643-h.htm#THE_AMERICAN_SCHOLAR When I do projects I usually like to divide them up into differentContinue reading “Free Should the Scholar Be”
We Practice Freedom
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” -William Faulkner https://www.success.com/?p=29495 via @successmagazine The Three Freedoms are your choice. You can choose to grow. You can choose to be heard. You can choose to listen. Not sure what the Three Freedoms are? Check out the links below.
Creative Freedom and Purpose
Does your creative freedom have a purpose? What’s the focus of Three Freedoms? If creative freedom is to obtain its fullest growth, its most complete development, it must have a great and worthy purpose. It must not be merely freedom for freedom’s sake. Thomson, Charles A. “Creative Freedom and the World Crisis.” Music Educators Journal, vol.Continue reading “Creative Freedom and Purpose”
Thursday Quote
“He then learns that in going down into the secrets of his own mind he has descended into the secrets of all minds.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The American Scholar
A Home for Creativity
“…; in what kind of social climate, a cultural milieu can human creativity be developed optimally? Conditions of Freedom to Encourage Creativity If one were to ask the question, what kind of nature? one might answer that it is and can be found in a free universe. To continue this questioning; what kind of humanContinue reading “A Home for Creativity”
Freedom to Listen
A dangerous book will always be in danger from those it threatens with the demand that they question their assumptions. They’d rather hang on to the assumptions and ban the book.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Wave in the Mind: Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader and the Imagination Having the freedom to listenContinue reading “Freedom to Listen”
Goliath
I’m having a lot of fun with this freedoms. I hope to keep things coming and moving forward. We’ve gone over freedom to grow, freedom to be heard, and the next thing we’re going to talk about is freedom to listen. This entire project has really inspired me to refocus on writing in a wayContinue reading “Goliath”
The American Scholar
Ralph Waldo Emerson In self-trust all the virtues are comprehended. Free should the scholar be,—free and brave. Free even to the definition of freedom, “without any hindrance that does not arise out of his own constitution.” The Project Gutenberg eBook of Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Real Raw Human
Phew, this week has me wiped out. I’m happy we’ve been able to chat about freedom to be heard. After really sitting down and thinking about how we as writers can find ways to get our voices heard, it reminded me of all the people in the world who don’t get the same opportunity. MyContinue reading “Real Raw Human”
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