250th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara – 1764 August 1st – 2nd, 2014 To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara, First Nations Elders, youth, men, women and leaders will be gathering to celebrate as well as discuss this hugely significant Treaty. Read more about Treaty of Niagara events. During the 1764… Read More Treaty of Niagara 250th Anniversary
Join Idle No More in Toronto on July 29th – 31st, as we stand with Grassy Narrows to bring attention to their continuous struggle for clean water, and their inherent right to protect it. The mercury discovered in the fish has poisoned and destroyed their main staple diet as well as their primary source of… Read More Stand with Grassy Narrows July 29-31
Member groups of the New Brunswick Shale Gas Alliance (NBSGA) have published a code of conduct for engaging in direct action at shale gas sites with industry representatives and RCMP. Reports are that, on the whole, this is how most member conducted themselves, even in the face of an army of RCMP outfitted with tear gas… Read More Rules of Engagement In Direct Action
Dear Mike: I got the Tara DVDs and I’ll be watching them this week. I re-read the quote you sent me about rangtong and shentong. I had to go back to Andy Karr’s book ‘Contemplating Reality’ and review the meanings, esp. Chapter 16 on shentong. I was blown away once again. The first few pages… Read More Why It’s Great to Have a Practice Instructor
Dear Friends, I get asked all the time why I feel my recovery is so sturdy. And I will always caution myself and others not to fall prey to the idea that my recovery is sturdy beyond the 24 hours that lays ahead of me. This does not mean that I am concerned about drinking… Read More Tommy Rosen: Beware the Lemmings
[Editor: this is something that would be worth flying to the Bay Area for—a year-long program. Perhaps I will get a chance to do it someday so that I can bring it back East.] Practice in Transformation Action: Bay Area training program by Dawn Haney Mushim Ikeda, contributor to BPF’s The System Stinks curriculum and teacher at… Read More Practice in Transformative Action: Bay Area
