Josie Holtzman and Isaac Kestenbaum’s project Winters Past released a new audio work last month entitled “Alaska” at Liminal Projects in Williamsburg. Their audio project is mentioned in a recent article - What is a SoundWalk? 

Invoking the Pause  (“ITP”) experienced spring a little early this year as we read through the applications from budding collaborations and seeds of creative solutions for climate change. We received 16 proposals this year, and from those we selected 5 grant partners that best fit the spirit of the "Pause" and show promising solutions to address some aspect of climate change. While we were unable to fund all of the worthy proposals that we received, we were heartened by each and every one of the efforts we read about.

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In the third piece in The Guardian’s major series on climate change, Bill McKibben describes how relentless climate movements have shifted the advantage towards fossil fuel resistance for the first time in 25 years. But he argues triumph is not certain – we must not rest till the industry is forced to keep the carbon in the ground. READ HERE

We invite you to take a sneak peek into our very special Grant Partner Gathering day that took place in San Francisco in October 2014.  This annual occasion provides ITP's current and past GPs the opportunity to present their projects, make connections with like-minded individuals and groups, and perhaps the opportunity to collaborate with one another.  Watch here.

Invoking the Pause is now accepting 2015 Grant Proposal applications.  Please check the Application Process page for details.  

ITP Grant Partners Isaac Kestenbaum and Josie Hotzman of Winters Past make the trek to Alaska to document the impact climate change is having on the 49th state's 'first frontier'.

Alaska's license plates proclaim their state "the last frontier."  But because it's so far north, Alaska is actually now on the first frontier—of climate change.  The poles are warming at a greater rate than the rest of the planet, an effect known as Arctic or Polar Amplification.  
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At our recent Invoking the Pause Grant Partner Gathering, 16 groups of Grant Partners (28 people) came together to share stories of their respective "Pauses", build connections, and collectively brainstorm on future pathways for their work. One theme that resonated throughout the day was the idea that careful attention to the “process, or how we go about creating change”, is essential if we are to unearth new solutions to the challenges facing our planet.
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A well-known saying exists among artists: “Your art belongs to you until you show it; then it belongs to everyone.” For so much of any artistic work’s life, you hold its meaning and its message so closely... » Read More

On the heels of the 3rd Annual Invoking the Pause Grant Partner Gathering, we wish everyone at Bioneers a very Happy 25th Anniversary!!

Maggie Kaplan, Founder/Executive Director ITP & Nina Simons, Co-Founder Bioneers, 2010	ITP 3rd Annual ITP Grant Partner Gathering 10/15/2014
ITP 3rd Annual ITP Grant Partner Gathering 10/15/2014	Joshua Fouts, Executive Director Bioneers at ITP Grant Partner Gathering 10/15/14
Maggie Kaplan; Lisa Micheli, Executive Director, Pepperwood Preserve and Anne Fitzgerald, ITP Advisory Committee 10/15/2014	As You Sow storyboard, ITP Grant Partner Gathering 10/15/2014