Earth Day and The Great Turning
/ | Leave a CommentAs we commemorate Earth Day on April 22nd, we are called upon to recommit to protect our planet, and ensure that the human species and our fellow beings will have…
Read more »As we commemorate Earth Day on April 22nd, we are called upon to recommit to protect our planet, and ensure that the human species and our fellow beings will have…
Read more »…It is difficult to comprehend the silence around these 400,000 deaths. When 2,977 people died in the 9/11 attacks, the nation mourned and grieved, took off their shoes at airports, invaded two…
Read more »…David and Goliath battle, for sure. Yet, if you recognized even one of those references, you understand why stories matter so deeply to our world. Myths, epics, legends, folktales: these…
Read more »…heal my body with herbal remedies, use radio, writing, social media, and home-made videos for expressing deep thoughts and bold ideas. These are the ways in which I’m moving toward…
Read more »Creative Common CCO ~ Support the Commons! When times are bleak and darkness deepens, ancient yearnings of humanity stir in our hearts. We long for the simple things that our…
Read more »…in overalls. We compared tractor models (him, John Deere; me, 1960s FarmAll). We were passing under the towering windmills that dot the rolling farmlands in Iowa when I mentioned the…
Read more »If I could make one wish come true on a silver-headed dandelion, it would be to instill a deeper understanding of strategy for nonviolent movements into every single person working…
Read more »…and international community of those who educate, train, and practice nonviolent campaigning. I’ve reviewed the above-mentioned works favorably and we (my students and I) have twice brought her to speak…
Read more »…others. I’ve come to this . . . anger is a weakness. Some claim it has its purpose. “Righteous” anger is often lauded. Righteous or not, experience warns me that…
Read more »Civil disobedience is an art … and there’s more to it than simply “getting arrested.” The term comes from an essay by Henry David Thoreau, whose classic, “On Civil Disobedience”…
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