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Our global theme for April is MOVEMENT. It was chosen by our Wellington chapter, illustrated by Hannah Webster and is presented by Mailchimp.

Keep your social feed moving with the hashtags #CMmovement & #CMATX

The body in motion is a thing of beauty. Our cells shake kinetic energy through the finely articulated instruments of muscle, ligament, and bone. We blink, we pulse, we dance. Some even pull off feats of human athleticism and daring, from which we can hardly look away.

Movement is a universal state of being. Even at rest, the matter we’re composed of is in motion — subatomic particles whir about at dizzying speeds, to create the sense of solidity. The things that appear still — the earth beneath us, the trunk of a tree above us, is but a trick of the eye. They move slowly but at a staggering scale.

When we move together, we can build social and collective movements. Like a murmuration of swallows, we can form sweeping visions of a world never seen before. Our collective energy directed like a mighty river flowing downstream, taking unexpected and winding turns to carve mountains.

March’s global CreativeMornings theme CORRUPTION will be discussed by Bill Aleshire on Friday the 31st.

Our musical guest with be Kate Priestley.

Join us for free breakfast tacos and CuvĂŠe Coffee.

We’ll be meeting at Indeed Tower.

Register to get your free ticket here.

Corrupt your social feed with the hashtags #CMcorruption & #CMATX.

Our global theme for March is CORRUPTION. It was chosen by our Monterrey chapter and illustrated by Violeta Hernåndezand. 

Corrupt the internet with the hashtags #CMcorruption & #CMATX.

Corruption can start innocently, like favoring someone you know over someone you don’t. Or recalling a gift they once sent, and repay them with a project for that sweetness. Corruption is a spectrum, rewarding social connections and financial advantages over the rules of fair play. It exists in every society and every institution.

Some people survive through corruption, the labyrinthine bureaucracies where they live making it literally impossible otherwise. But while they survive, others perish. Rising plumes of toxic chemicals, collapsing buildings not constructed to code, we owe the calamities all around us to those who cared more about profit than people and gain over the greater good.

As social anthropologist Lucy Koechlin notes, “A world without corruption is a powerful idea. But it doesn’t appear out of the blue.” It takes courage to speak out. To demand transparency and accountability. To strengthen whistleblower protections and the rule of law. To break up corporate concentration while organizing coalitions of people to reset the balance. What will you do to hold power to account?

Our global theme for February is TOUCH. It was chosen by our Lisbon chapter and illustrated by Emma Lopes. 

Stay in touch with the hashtags #CMtouch & #CMATX.

Across the years when we had to stay apart to keep one another safe, skin hungered for the sensation of being pressed against another. The longing for touch was deeply felt.

Unlike sight or sound, the senses we primarily rely on for information, touch cannot be conveyed across distance through screens and speakers. Touch invites us to slow down, pay attention, and come closer.

When we open ourselves to the ineffable — what cannot be transmitted through words — touch emerges as a language unto itself. The grit of the soil under our bare feet, the clay slip enrobing a potter’s wheel, the sun-warmed fur of a beloved pet — these sensations can be healing.

How will you stay in contact with the electric matter that keeps us alive? What will pass through your hands today?

How many of our past #CMATX holiday ornaments do you have?  

This year is the 10th time that we’ve given an ornament as a gift to our creative community. 

Shout out to LasersMakeItAwesome.com for making our custom ornaments! 

They can turn your company logo into a Christmas ornament. Their customized ornaments are a unique idea for corporate holiday gifts. 

We’re looking for venues to host our event in 2023. If your company has a space that you want to show off to Austin’s creative community, please email us at Austin(at)CreativeMornings(dot)com. 

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