Agnes Boru

My blogs

About me

Industry Non-Profit
Occupation non-profit consultant
Location San Francisco, CA, United States
Introduction Aware of the dissonance between my experience and observation and how this world is presented to me - I know things are not as they seem. Maybe it is because I am a middle child - but I am governed by an interest in finding common ground, exploring the mutual interests and the mutual benefits we might realize together. I am staggered by the waste of our world, we squander so much when we choose to dominate rather than work in partnership. Having studied Social & Political Sciences at Cambridge University and spent 17 years working with young people trying to navigate the consequences of urban poverty in inner London, I now live in the US. My antennae are attuned to inequality and gender relations. I have an American husband and an American child. I have experienced birth, I am experiencing child rearing, the labour market, the local politics, the vibrant community, childcare co-operatives, and soon the public education system. I have a deep and high vantage point as I can see across the pond. There are so many differences between the US and UK, why? Here I will share these questions and observations.
Interests Music Gardening Birding Hiking Tennis Books
Favorite Music David Bowie - Heathen album, David Bowie 1967 album Pharcyde Laura Mvula Madeleine Peyroux Katie Tunstall Nina Simone Ella Fitzgerald Thelonious Monk The Cure Gil Scott Heron Carleen Anderson The Young Disciples
Favorite Books The Real Wealth of Nations - Riane Eisler In a Different Voice - Carol Gilligan Why Love Matters - Sue Gerhardt The Teenage Brain - Frances E Jensen Men Explain Things - Rebecca Solnitt My Life on the Road - Gloria Steinem Rising Strong - Brene Brown The Spirit Level - Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett Love Sense - Dr Sue Johnson Deep Democracy - Bill McKibbon Saving Capitalism - Robert Reich The Social Sex - Marilyn Yalom The Optimistic Child - Martin Seligman Forces for Good - Heather McLeod Grant Blood Relations - Chris Knight This Changes Everything - Naomi Klein