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DayOne Wants You To Have Superpowers!

By #30DaysUP, MEDIA, Practice, UP

We’re going BIG for #30DaysUP! DayOne app by Bloom has graciously offered their app for FREE to support Universal Partnership’s 30-day meditation challenge! We are so excited! DayOne is a journaling app that I use exclusively for tracking my daily practices. It’s all sorts of AWESOME!

So what do you have to do to join #30DaysUP & get your free copy of DayOne? Just 3 simple steps…

  1.  Register for the UP site HERE
  2. Follow me on twitter @1worldUP
  3. Commit to joining the #30DaysUP meditation challenge by posting in the social media world using the #30DaysUP hashtag and SIGNING UP for the practice.

Once you are  registered, following & committed to #30DaysUP, we will email you the link to grab your copy of DayOne! Nice & easy!

As you may know, #30DaysUP will launch right after UP’s new snapshot video, “mind the gap”, is released so you will have everything you need to work those superpowers. To learn a bit more about #30DaysUP, click HERE to see our latest news.

We are building a big community of support for folks who will participate in the 30-day challenge, that’s why we have partnered with DayOne. The app sports a fantastic new feature called, “Publish”, that allows each of us to share our daily progress. I will be using this feature to share with the community my practice and progress. DayOne also has tag features so we will be using the hashtag “#30DaysUP” to keep all our posts in one place. We want to keep our community accessible so we will also be using Twitter & Facebook to support folks in their practice. As long as you are connected to at least one of these places, this site included, you will have more support than you’ll know what to do with, and frankly… that’s the way we LIKE IT!

Ready to get your superpowers on? I know I am because changing me IS changing the world!

Solidarity In Struggle
Rusia N. Mohiuddin
Principle, Universal Partnership (UP)

*Images of DayOne are the property of Bloom, Inc

March 18, 2014
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Jadu Miah: Magic Man

By Leadership Dev., MEDIA

Yesterday marked the 35th death anniversary of the founding father of the Bangladeshi independence struggle, Mashiur Rahman “Jadu Miah”, my maternal grandfather.

The people are the source of all power.

Today, our movements understand & have experienced the kind of power ordinary citizens across the globe can wield- from electing officers to the highest positions of leadership & political power to passing policies & laws countered by big corporations. History, however, has sparse examples of men already holding political office who remain true to the very people whose faith & admiration elevated them to such positions. That was the heart of my grandfather & the man that the people of Bangladesh lovingly called, Jadu Miah or Magic Man.

At the face of public demands release of (Jadu Mia's release), the trial court in Nilphamari got suspended, Jadu Mia was brought back to Rajshahi Jail from Nilphamari overnight.

At the face of public demands release of (Jadu Mia’s release), the trial court in Nilphamari got suspended, Jadu Mia was brought back to Rajshahi Jail from Nilphamari overnight.

As a child, I vividly remember gazing with awe upon a series of pictures which began with my grandfather (Bhaiya Moni, as we called him) conversing with one man on the street. As I imagine the click of the camera continuing during this simple & common encounter, the pictures show more & more of our people gathering around Bhaiya Moni to listen to him speak. The last photo showing droves of people, spontaneously assembled to talk to the venerable Jadu Miah. Even now, so many years after laying eyes upon those pictures, I have a visceral reaction to the memory, in which the meaning of the kind of man Bhaiya Moni was, ignites chills throughout my body.

I dream of you, Bhaiya Moni. I’ve felt & experienced the impact of your love for our people & our country. I continue to see & be moved by your life’s work in all that my mother does & in the lives of my aunts & uncles. Even your grandchildren, we who were lucky to have you in our lives, though far too short & fleeting, and the children of your children who suffer the loss of never experiencing your love and kindness, we, too, embody the strength & courage we know to be the grounding force of your leadership.

There are many who continue your legacy & many more who share the stories of Jadu Mia. We will forever miss you, forever love you but more importantly, forever live your legacy in our hearts, minds & actions.

March 13, 2014
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it’s coming… #30DaysUP

By #30DaysUP, Practice, UP

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Universal Partnership is in the finishing stages of our next snapshot video, mind the gap, a guide to meditation for social change agents. We will kick off #30DaysUP, a meditation challenge, for everyone who wishes to get their superpowers on!

We give you the tool & the support community, you bring your commitment & desire to be the superhero change maker your leadership calls you to be in your work & life!

Start using the hashtag, #30DaysUP, & we will find you & connect you to the launch of our snapshot video & the commencement of UP’s 30-day meditation challenge. In life, as always, for best results, engage a friend or your direct community to join & support you! All it takes is 3o days to change your life… guaranteed!

March 11, 2014
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#30DaysUP

By #30DaysUP, Practice, UP

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got superpowers?
interested in UP-ing your leadership impact?

UP’s “mind the gap” video snapshot is on the horizon for release and with it we are bringing the #30DaysUP mediation challenge.

It’s simple, watch the video, learn how & why meditation can increase your leadership qualities for greater impact and join a community for the 30-day mediation challenge!

Drop a comment here, post one on FaceBook or retweet/reply on Twitter to join and ask questions. It’s a 30-day mindfulness revolution aimed at making you better at what you do and getting you those superpowers you need to take your leadership to the next level!!!

Stayed tuned for the release of the “mind your gap” snapshot video release to get your superpowers on!

March 8, 2014
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Staff Development with MRNY Long Island

By Leadership Dev., Org. Development, UP

In Brentwood, NY, resides the Long Island office of Make the Road NY. With over three years of organizing under their belt, the staff leading the work are ready to take their relationships and impact to the next level. Using Universal Partnership’s flagship exercise, “Building the Core” as a grounding, the MRNY LI staff dived into structured feedback towards cultivating authentic relationships.

To close out the work of the day, the staff developed best practices moving forward, that are representative and aligned with their collective principles and values.

February 28, 2014
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Natalia Aristizabal On UP

By Testimonials

Natalia is one of ten people who have worked with Rusia for over a decade. Natalia is a Senior Youth Organizer at Make the Road NY & the Secretary on the United We Dream Board.

Natalia’s leadership, through support & trainings, can be described as a true metamorphosis that has propelled the impact of her work & the deep impact on the youth she has & continues to serve.

February 23, 2014
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