Radical Joy for Hard Times is a worldwide community of people committed to finding and making beauty in wounded places. Reconnecting with these places, sharing our stories of loss and despair, and making acts of beauty there, we transform the land, reconnect people and the places that nourish them, and empower ourselves to make a difference in the way we live on Earth.
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Saturday - June 23rd, 2012
Join The World In Making Beauty for the Earth!
On Saturday, June 23rd, people all over the world will be going to wounded places to make simple acts of beauty. They’ll share stories of what the place means to them, find beauty in surprising ways, and make the RadJoy bird out of found materials. Read More....
Funeral for the Gulf of Mexico

On February 29, 2012, activist groups held a New Orleans-style jazz funeral for the Gulf of Mexico, killed by the BP oil spill of 2010. The procession began at BP headquarters. To read more, see our blog. Photo by James Robichaux.
Join the World
In Making Beauty for the Earth
The Global Earth Exchange is our big annual event. But there are many ways to become a part of Radical Joy for Hard Times - and to practice finding and making beauty in wounded places every day of the year!
Click here to see our “10 Simple Ways to Spread RadJoy Beauty.”
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