An article in Pacific Standard Magazine (10-22-18) reports the move by the Trump Regime, in a draft memo from HHS, to interpret Title IX of the US federal code to define ‘sex’ by one’s genitals identified at birth and as immutable throughout life: “Sex means a person’s status as male or female based on immutable biological… Read More The Attack on Trans People
THOUGHTFUL OPTIMISM THAT DOESN’T IGNORE THE SUFFERING One of my heroes, radical historian Howard Zinn, said that pessimism tends to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we relentlessly imagine the worst possible outcomes, if we concentrate on all the things that are falling apart and going wrong, it cripples our capacity to make constructive changes. “To… Read More Howard Zinn: Realistic Optimism
This video introduces the work of Kamran Dharma Mirza, Mother of the Haus of Dharma, Pakistani Hijra (South Asian Third Gender). Dharma Mirza is a trans*queer activist and Drag Queen with her troupe, the Haus of Dharma. She talks about her own gender and cultural difference and her work supporting the Trans community. You can contact… Read More Haus of Dharma Trans Awareness Project
Here’s Michael W. Taft’s latest “Deconstructing Yourself Podcast” for October 10, 2018, “Feminism, Sexual Misconduct, and the Guru in Buddhism.” In this edition of the Deconstructing Yourself Podcast, Michael Taft interviews Buddhist teacher Chandra Easton. Chandra was teaching out of the Against the Stream center in San Francisco until it was shut down due to sexual misconduct… Read More DYP 027-with Chandra Easton
In this video Michel Bauwens of P2P Foundations outlines an array of models for Cities and Commons Councils to create and manage many kinds of Commons. The presentation includes varieties of commons organizations and governance, policies, finance, equity and social justice considerations, the role the municipal governments and the market, and ecology. Michel provides examples… Read More P2P: Commons Councils
Robert Peston In The Desert Of The Real Some notes on capitalism, commonism and metamodernism Dan GregoryonMay 29, 2015 originally published at Metamodernism Robert Peston is a kind of modern broadcasting hero. The BBC’s Economics Editor is a popular, engaging and energetic figure who helps explain capitalism to the people of the UK. Sometimes though, he… Read More Post-Capitalism in the Desert of the Real
Editor: I’ve been following the Black Minimalists from their first days. They celebrated their first year anniversary (May 2018) and presented their organization strategy for the next two years. I’m re-posting it here because its a brilliant analysis of the challenges and solutions for growing their mission. They begin with the basic question: “Is This… Read More Black Minimalists: Organizing Sustainability
