Idle No More and Black Lives Matter TO Join Together
Shaun — Indigenous Activists Peaceful Occupation of INAC Offices As many as 20 Indigenous grassroots and Black Lives Matter activists began a peaceful occupation of the Toronto office of Indigenous … Continue reading
Pushing Past Tokenism: La Sarmiento in Colorlines
La Sarmiento has been a leader of American LGBTQ and people-of-color Buddhist communities for close to a decade. I caught up with the trans, queer Filipino teacher before a silent retreat to … Continue reading
Our Children’s Trust in Landmark Climate Case
Issues raised by youth and Dr. James Hansen in this case have been ruled “justiciable”, in other words, judicially recognized as having a basis in law and foreseeable damages. This … Continue reading
Joseph Boyden: The True Tragedy of Attawapiskat
April 13, 2016 Award-winning author Joseph Boyden reflects on his love for places like Attawapiskat, and the desperate need for investment and education Attawapiskat is a microcosm of intergenerational trauma. … Continue reading
The scientific way to train white people to stop being racist
written by Katherine Kirkinis,Metal health counselor and doctoral fellow at SUNY Albany. Sarah Birdsong, Mental health counselor and emotional intelligence educator No one wants to be called fragile. And if you’re white, what … Continue reading
‘Up All Night’ Protests Sweep France as 100,000 Join Pro-Democracy Movement
Published on Monday, April 11, 2016 by Common Dreams ‘This movement was not born and will not die in Paris…It has no limit, no border and it belongs to all of … Continue reading
Non-Self: Ego Dissolution on LSD
[Editor’s Note: By publishing this article, I am not recommending that people use LSD to dissolve the ego and enhance sensate experience. You can achieve the same effect with daily … Continue reading
Tribute to the Life and Art of Lou Reed
Lou Reed is my kind of Buddhist. Laurie Anderson’s tribute to the life and art of Lou Reed is entitled “The Bells”, the title track of Reed’s 1979 album. Strange … Continue reading
Exploring White Privilege at Spirit Rock
[Editor’s note: this day-long is being offered at Spirit Rock in May. It is offered, in part, as a Continuing Education course for Health Care Professionals, so I understand why they direct … Continue reading
Carl Sagan Presents His “Baloney Detection Kit”: 8 Tools for Skeptical Thinking
I apply some of theses tools to Buddhism from time to time. Keeps the religious mystification (aka bullshit) in check. Carl Sagan Presents His “Baloney Detection Kit”: 8 Tools for Skeptical … Continue reading
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