Comments on: SOAR still important, but second summit falls short of expectations

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By: Reflections from the second SOAR Summit « Appalachian Voices

Reflections from the second SOAR Summit « Appalachian Voices — Fri, 22 May 2015 16:20:52 +0000

[…] MACED’s Ivy Brashear had a similar reaction and shared her thoughts in an eloquent post titled “SOAR still important, but second summit falls short of expectations.” […]

By: Kathy Curtis

Kathy Curtis — Wed, 20 May 2015 13:57:54 +0000

Thanks for the great perspective Ivy. I was one who was disappointed in the overall summit but gained resources and allies in the hallways. I wonder if we don’t need to listen to the words we are using to describe our goals. Is it transition? or war? I would hope the first. There are more casualties than heroes in war.