Sept. 9 National Prison Labour Strike
“We’re Freedom Fighters”: The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike Sunday, 18 September 2016 00:00 By James Kilgore, Truthout | Report (Image: IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee) We need your help … Continue reading
Namo Tassa: Poetry from Philip Kienholz
I’m happy to introduce a new contributor to Engage!, Philip Kienholz, a poet from Peterborough, Ontario. His book of poetry, Display: Poems, will be available on Amazon.ca later this month. Namo Tassa … Continue reading
EcoSattva Training with Bikhu Bodhi
Registration is now open. First session on October 16. View this email in your browser Update on the EcoSattva Training Dear Community, We are reaching out today to give you … Continue reading
Imperfect Buddha Podcast: Non-Buddhism
https://soundcloud.com/post-traditional-buddhism/91-imperfect-buddha-podcast-meets-non-buddhism by Matthew O’Connell This episode tackles a complex but thoroughly important topic, namely non-Buddhism. A theoretical project/applied critique of Buddhism as ideology; as an unintentional prison. This work gets … Continue reading
Healing from Toxic Whiteness Workshop
Sandra Kim’s free online workshop on “Healing from Toxic Whiteness to Better Fight for Racial Justice” is based on her basic method for Compassionate Activism, modified and expanded for helping white … Continue reading
Immigrant Schools: Less Bullying, Better Grades
DOUG SAUNDERS The Globe and Mail Where to find school bullies? Not where you might expect A few years ago, I found myself in the vice-principal’s office at a Toronto … Continue reading
George Lakoff: Moral Metaphors
This essay by George Lakoff is on the unconscious metaphors that shape political viewpoints. It would be interesting to conduct the same analysis of Buddhist metaphors and how they affect political … Continue reading
Sandra Kim: Compassionate Activism
http://www.compassionateactivism.com/webinars In this webinar, Sandra Kim shares the most critical aspect of the Compassionate Activism model that teaches how to respond to everyday oppression with love and justice. You learn: … Continue reading
New! Interactive Forums at Engage!
Wow! that was quick. I already have the new revamped site up and running and I have forums running too. Let’s get interactive. I hope the forums will be a … Continue reading
Engage Evolves: Upcoming Changes
Three months ago I put up a short post about upcoming changes at Engage! At that time, my plan was to close The Harbinger blog and combine it with Engage. … Continue reading
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