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Suicide of Dalit Student Stirs Hyderabad

Behind Rohit Vemula’s suicide: how Hyderabad Central University showed him the door At a protest over the suicide of Rohith Vemula, outside the HRD Ministry in New Delhi, Monday. (express Photo … Continue reading

2016/02/01 · Leave a comment

Interview with Matthew O’Connell for the Imperfect Buddha Podcast

Hey folks, this is my interview with Matthew O’Connel and the Imperfect Buddha Podcast. In this podcast, I discuss engaged buddhism, racism in the sangha, climate justice, and myself as … Continue reading

2016/01/30 · Leave a comment

Life Expectancy for Trans Women in Brazil is 30

Violence against transgender women in Brazil remains high in 2016  WRITTEN BY KERRY CARDOZA POSTED: 01/28/2016, 11:40AM Brazil launched a campaign to support its transgender population Wednesday, an issue that … Continue reading

2016/01/30 · Leave a comment

85 Compelling Films Starring and/or Directed By Women of Color:

85 Compelling Films Starring and/or Directed By Women of Color: A List Created by Director Ava DuVernay & Friends on Twitter Posted: 29 Jan 2016 04:00 AM PST Image by Marie … Continue reading

2016/01/29 · Leave a comment

David Loy: Is Climate Change a Crisis for Buddhism?

This talk was originally presented by One Earth Sangha David Loy’s core argument—that Buddhism has to change to meet the crisis of climate change and the ecological crisis—begins at 24:30, … Continue reading

2016/01/28 · Leave a comment

The Pitfalls of Admitting White Privilege

[Note: the point of this article is that admitting privilege does little to change racists structures; taking even small actions against racism is the real work white people need to do.] … Continue reading

2016/01/28 · Leave a comment

New Brunswick Greens and the Well-Being Society

I got this email today from MLA David Coon and my green activist friends in New Brunswick, who also see the purpose of society is to create well-being. January 27, … Continue reading

2016/01/27 · Leave a comment

Life is full, art is empty

2016/01/26 · Leave a comment

#NATIVE LIVES MATTER: IT’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF HURT

BY JOHNNIE JAE / CURRENTS, OPINION / 21 DEC 2014  COMMENTARY All lives matter, but this is not a discussion about all lives. This is not about putting the lives of one people above the lives … Continue reading

2016/01/25 · Leave a comment

Native Lives Matter

Native Lives Matter, Too by Lydia Millet OCT. 13, 2015 Photo CreditArianna Vairo  IN August 2010 John T. Williams, a homeless woodcarver of the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe who made his living selling his … Continue reading

2016/01/25 · Leave a comment

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