When your race is a passport to all the best freedoms
Don’t get angry when someone brings up white privilege. By Cindy Littlefair Cindy Littlefair is a member of the Halifax Regional School Board. I’m a member of the school board and … Continue reading
EPA ‘failing’ on environmental justice
EPA is ‘failing’ its environmental justice obligations, civil rights watchdog says Coal ash was front and center in the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights report. CREDIT: FLICKR/Alan Greig The Environmental Protection Agency is … Continue reading
Call Me By My True Names
Gay Marriage Rally 2008; poem presented by Zen priest Jana Drakka. Notice that “names” is plural. And I love the way Jana Drakka translates ancient Buddhist teaching into contemporary language.
Baltimore School Replaces Detention with Meditation and Yoga
September 22, 2016 By James Gaines This school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning. Imagine you’re working at a school and one of the kids is starting to act up. … Continue reading
DN: Rev. Barber and Fusion Politics as Third Reconstruction
Reverend Dr. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, Moral Mondays leader. His most recent book, Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement. Thanks … Continue reading
Imperfect Buddha: Non-Buddhism Pt. 2
Matthew O’Connell goes deep with Glen Wallis exploring Non-Buddhism in this second interview: https://soundcloud.com/post-traditional-buddhism/93-imperfect-buddha-glenn-wallis-on-the-immanence-transcendence-divide “In this episode, writer, critic, Buddhist scholar and Philadelphia punk legend punk Glen Wallis returns to … Continue reading
The promise of a digitally-enabled circular economy
http://circulatenews.org/2016/09/the-promise-of-digitally-enabled-circular-economy/ by Joe Iles Editor in Chief of Circulate and Digital Architect at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. September 8, 2016 Where is innovation heading in the 21st Century? For every new … Continue reading
First Nations Sign Alliance Against Tar Sands
First Nations across North America sign treaty alliance against the oilsands By Elizabeth McSheffrey in News, Energy National Observer | September 22nd 2016 The thunderous pounding of Indigenous drums echoed in the air on Thursday as … Continue reading
Engage! Podcast is Live!
It’s here! Engage! Podcast is the audio podcast for Engaged Buddhism Magazine. The podcast features nterviews with fascinating people who have dedicated much of their lives to the practice of the … Continue reading
