‘She Let Go’ a Poem by Rev. Safire Rose – – – – – – – – – – – – – ‘She Let Go’ She let go Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the […]
Jun 052017
Apr 222017
UPDATE: an important win on a campaign that many of us have contributed to. Take some time to celebrate with OpenMedia. Job well done! – – – – – – – – – OpenMedia writes: Big Telecom and their lobbyists are absolutely livid about our Net Neutrality victory. Yesterday we wrote to you (Appended) with […]
Apr 112017
I was bummed out by the news. So I created my own good news by watching – – Where to Invade Next ! It’s a brilliant film. Made me feel happy again. In case you haven’t seen it: YouTube trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeAZho8TKo . And, if you look to the right hand side of the screen, there’s lots […]
Dec 292016
Yes! Magazine (David Korten). Excellent journalism. This article alone is worth a donation! Excerpt: Clark: If I could live every day of my life like I did that time out there, I’d die the happiest man on Earth. It felt like I lived 10 lifetimes in the week I was at Standing Rock, and I […]
Oct 272016
‘They couldn’t have chosen a worse place for an industrial facility’ by Nika Knight, staff writer (NOTE: Search this blog on “Skeena”. We joined others as long ago as 2007 to protect this River.) The Skeena River, where Canada’s second largest salmon run occurs each year, is to be the site of a liquefied […]
Oct 202016
“It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right […]
Oct 102016
Written in 1898: I thought, on the contrary, that a revolutionary paper must be, above all, a record of those symptoms which everywhere announce the coming of a new era, the germination of new forms of social life, the growing revolt against antiquated institutions. These symptoms should be watched, brought together in their intimate connection, […]
Oct 062016
It is my pleasure to alert you to this interview and to Harold’s book, “Firewater”. I am looking forward to reading it. Harold is an unassuming intelligence. We haven’t talked much, I don’t know him well, but here once again I find myself wishing there were more Harold Johnsons in our midst. He makes good […]
Sep 282016
Thanks to Janet, an excellent article. A couple things first: I wondered, Who is Walden Bello? He is an intrepid activist, teacher, scholar. One in that legion of dispersed leaders who make me believe that my small contributions will help to drive the changes we so badly need. About Walden Bello, see http://www.waldenbello.org/about-walden/ Background to the Battle in […]
Aug 092016
Monsanto have announced that they will dismantle their half-built multi-million dollar GMO seed plant in Malvinas, Argentina, following protests from local citizens over the past 3 years. Local Malvinas citizens and GMO Free campaigners from across Argentina forced Monsanto to stop the construction of their GMO seed plant in 2014, through well-coordinated protests at the […]