Come To Standing Rock!
Inspired by veterans at the site I wrote this song tonight. My gift. Feel free to add, subtract, change, whatever it takes to make this a great song. We have…
Hope
David Suzuki: Our voices and actions bring hope for the year ahead
Our responses to the tragedies of 2015, which include the Syrian refugee crisis, racism, ignorance and the ongoing climate catastrophe, offer hope, says environmentalist David Suzuki. The post David Suzuki:…
New Leadership Urgently Needed For The US, Canada and Britain
Imagine if Martin Luther King Jr., Tommy Douglas and Tony Benn were President of the US, and Prime Ministers of Canada and Britain, respectively. The world would certainly be a…
New Leadership Urgently Needed For The US, Canada and Britain
Imagine if Martin Luther King Jr., Tommy Douglas and Tony Benn were President of the US, and Prime Ministers of Canada and Britain, respectively. The world would certainly be a…
David Suzuki: The values of hope and happiness
David Suzuki on how our tendency to seek solace in material things as a reaction to threats such as terrorism and climate change causes more insecurity. The post David Suzuki:…
Taking Stock
Most of us just don’t want to know. Most of the rest are coming to feel the same way a lot of the time. Interesting op-ed by Quincy Saul, “The…
Making The World A Better Place Is Your Joy
Shift happens. A movie made by a movement. * TheShiftMovie.com *
How to Help Raise Hope, On A Monday Morning!
Beverly Bell just posted an amazing, inspiring interview with Gerardo Cerdas at Raising Hope Across the Borders: Transnational Social Movements and Power Gerardo Cerdas is coordinator of the Latin American-…
After me there will be ten more doing what I have done. I’m not alone.
From https://plus.google.com/109143384193766932670/posts/cX3cw6Ydypw After me there will be ten more doing what I have done. I’m not alone. The short Trailer at Vimeo. The long trailer Filed under: video Tagged: hope,…
What can be done?
What can be done? How can we help others? How can one person make a difference? Well, there are many ways, of course. Most people in modern Western society, and…
Smile
It’s sometimes really difficult for me to come to terms with realizing that there are some really horrible people in the world. Like, not just ignorant but just really hateful.
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Thanks to Sustainable Man on Facebook for this graphic:
The new epidemic: Death cults and the culture of despair
An article in The Atlantic speaks to the growing death-fetish that is gripping more and more youth. It is a bad omen for the state of modern industrial civilization as…
Debt is debt, except when it’s hope
Sometimes Question Period is downright funny. Witness this exchange on the provincial debt between Opposition Leader Danielle Smith and Premier Redford.* Ms Smith: In Medicine Hat earlier this month the…
Shift Happens
* Here in Northern Ontario our lovely boreal summer is in full swing. The blueberries are starting to ripen, the ethereal call of the loons drifts up to our windows…
From Boston To Iraq To Syria: Nobody Deserves To Get Blown Up, At Anytime
* Via @AnonymousOpsIRC on Twitter: From Boston to Afghanistan, nobody deserves to get blown up at anytime. #peace not #war American comedian Patton Oswalt posted a thoughtful response to the…
From Boston To Iraq To Syria: Nobody Deserves To Get Blown Up, At Anytime
* Via @AnonymousOpsIRC on Twitter: From Boston to Afghanistan, nobody deserves to get blown up at anytime. #peace not #war American comedian Patton Oswalt posted a thoughtful response to the…
Geniuses Among Us: There Is A Way Humans Can Live Gracefully On This Planet
What if we humans looked to nature, and considered how nature solves design problems before we build or design? For TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, Janine Benyus discusses biomimicry in…