Micah White: Social Movements as Warfare
Social Movements Are The Next Big Weapon Could social movements replace conventional warfare? originally published at Defense Scene: http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2015/12/social-movements-are-next-big-weapon/124707/?oref=DefenseOneTCO Author Micah White is a lifelong activist and the author of The End of … Continue reading
Decolonization is not a Metaphor: Settler Colonialism
(De)Constructing Knowledge: Decolonization is not a metaphor I encourage Engage! readers to follow the (De)Constructing Knowledge blog, a great resource for (un)learning racism, sexism, white supremacy and colonialism. By Abaki Beck, POC … Continue reading
DN: BLM Shuts Down Mall of America
Minneapolis: BLM Activists Shut Down Mall of America & Airport Terminals DECEMBER 24, 2015 HEADLINES In Minnesota, hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists shut down sections of the Minneapolis airport, … Continue reading
Ram Das: Compassion and the Void
In a podcast interview, “Episode 12: Behind it All”, Ram Das explains the links between compassion and emptiness, and between different forms of yoga and faith, from Buddhism to Hindu yogas … Continue reading
Addicted to Distraction
Addicted to Distraction NY Times By TONY SCHWARTZNOV. 28, 2015Photo CreditYoshi Sodeoka ONE evening early this summer, I opened a book and found myself reading the same paragraph over and over, … Continue reading
Canadians Knit Tuques for Syrian Refugees
Note: I also call this ‘social engagement’; the simple act of knitting hats for the Syrian refugees is a wonderful act of warmth, welcome and generosity. Halifax women help co-ordinate … Continue reading
John Holloway on the Multiple Crises of Capitalism
I have just discovered sociologist John Holloway and his approach to going “against and beyond” capitalism, expounded in two books, Changing the World Without Taking Power (2002) and Crack Capitalism (2009) [note: “crack” as … Continue reading
After Paris: Climate Jobs and Justice
‘We need social ownership and democratic control of energy’ Paul Stevenson under a Creative Commons Licence The dust has settled in Paris, where hundreds of thousands of delegates, journalists and activists … Continue reading
Jayarava: The Problem of Class and Popular Buddhism
Jayarava has published a great article on class dynamics and contemporary Buddhism, including analysis of British Imperialism in Asia and how it contributed Buddhist modernism. Read the full article here: The Problem of … Continue reading
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