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ContraPoints: Climate Action in Drag

For my Queer Dharma friends, there is nothing more insightful or more hilarious than this video on the climate crisis made by ContraPoints. Brilliant. DANCE Atlantic is about to launch … Continue reading

2018/12/02 · Leave a comment

Nonviolent Movement Theory

Activists and Scholars of social movements discuss how to generate a nonviolent mass movement for structural change. Based on studies of nonviolent mass movements, studies of Ghandi’s method by Prof. … Continue reading

2018/11/25 · Leave a comment

Extinction Rebellion?

JULY 30, 2018JULIAN LANGER8 COMMENTSON INTERVIEW WITH EXTINCTION REBELLION Interview With Extinction Rebellion This is an interview we were able to do with the UK based radical environmentalist organisation Extinction … Continue reading

2018/11/24 · Leave a comment

The Sequel: life after economic growth

by Shaun ChamberlinNovember 15, 2018, originally published in Tikkun As Simon Mont wrote in Tikkun’s recent issue on the New Economy, “capitalism is collapsing under the weight of itself, and it’s … Continue reading

2018/11/20 · Leave a comment

D.A.N.C.E. Atlantic

Dear Buddhists and dharma practitioners. Time is running out. The recent IPCC report says emphatically that human beings have 12 years to reduce carbon emissions sufficient to limit global warming … Continue reading

2018/11/18 · Leave a comment

The One Straw Revolution

Here I am, only one person, standing on the steps of Worcester City Hall, doing my damndest to start the #ExtinctionRebellion in Massachusetts.  Years ago I read a book by Masanobu … Continue reading

2018/11/17 · Leave a comment

Monbiot: Oligarchy Causes Climate Breakdown

The Earth is in a death spiral. It will take radical action to save us | George Monbiot George MonbiotWed 14 Nov 2018 01.00 EST Climate breakdown could be rapid and … Continue reading

2018/11/14 · Leave a comment

Mandala of Sacred Activism

In one of the very first pieces I wrote for this blog, “Outcastes as Activists: A Tantric Approach to Engaged Buddhism“, I introduced the idea of activism from a tantric … Continue reading

2018/11/11 · 2 Comments

Jacque Ellul: Techno-Dystopia

Jacques Ellul: A Prophet for Our Tech-Saturated Times By Andrew Nikiforuk 12 Oct 2018 | TheTyee.ca Read his works to understand how we’ve been caught in technology’s nightmarish hold. By now you have … Continue reading

2018/11/11 · Leave a comment

Levine Report: the Back Story

Leaked Internal Report: Famous Buddhist Leader Noah Levine Was Accused of Rape and Assault  Anna Merlan Originally published in Jezebel, Wednesday Oct. 31, 2018 In mid-August, Jezebel wrote about the … Continue reading

2018/11/02 · Leave a comment

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