I remember hearing about a tribe that has a beautiful ritual, and wishing it existed in more cultures: When someone in the village acts in a way that hurts the himself/herself or the community, they call the person to the center of the village and sing for them their song–the unique song that he or she was given at birth. In this way they remember the person, not for their destructive act,...
Read MoreThe Human Cost of War: IVAW Testimony ~ Jacob David George from First Unitarian Church on Vimeo. Last week this inspiring young man took his life after Obama announced that we are going back to Iraq for more war. He was a 3-tour Afghanistan veteran turned activist, who was committed to riding his bike cross country until the wars end. He was a soldier for conscience and a visionary peace maker,...
Read MoreWhere is the honor in the violence of the NYPD on peaceful protestors? One marine stands up and calls police officers to stand with him and honor American citizens, rather than allow themselves to commit acts of violence simply because they are part of the police force, an institution infused with honor. He sees the violence of the officers, which robs them of their moral authority.
Read MoreI am reposting a brilliant article I just read by Charles Eisenstein: No Demand Is Big Enough Looking out upon the withered American Dream, many of us feel a deep sense of betrayal. Unemployment, financial insecurity, and lifelong enslavement to debt are just the tip of the iceberg. We don’t want to merely fix the growth machine and bring profit and product to every corner of the earth. We...
Read MoreVisionary Educator, Charles Eisenstein, leads a conversation in which he invites us to face the habits of culture embedded through schooling. A great conversation for rising visionaries.
Read MoreFacing the humanitarian crises and no government coming to the rescue, these individuals did what human beings do when they saw others in need and in pain. They stood for their brothers and sisters, even though they were judged, threatened and violated by people in positions of power. ‘Black Flags and Windmills’ TRAILER.
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