All things that are unhealed moved in loops. In simple terms a loop is stuck trauma that keeps on repeating itself. We are stuck in many loops: personally, in our relationships, with our families. We are also stuck in cultural and world loops where many people act out the loop; the same events with the… Read More Mary Mueller Shutan: Loops
‘Whiteface’ is the theatrical use of white face paint to portray a racialized-white character. I use it in this post as the Trump campaign’s exploitation of the racialized-white rage of poor and working class whites to win an administration that disregards and destroys their class interests. Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it… Read More Donald as the Whiteface of Neo-Fascism
I recently told a member of a Buddhist social organization that I was post-Buddhist. As a response I got a great big “Whoa!”. Like, ‘how dare you say that you are post-Buddhist’, or at least that’s how the reaction felt to me. I explained that I have to go beyond Buddhism to deal with issues… Read More Going Beyond Buddhism
Editor: I don’t share anything in this blog unless I have read, watched or listened to it myself first. What you see here in this blog is the work I am doing on myself and my own blindness on racism and white supremacy. I invite you to do this work with me, in your own… Read More MTV-White People Full Documentary
From http://imcw.org/Resources/Article-Detail/ID/244/Why-Its-So-Hard-to-Talk-to-White-People-About-Racism; also hosted on Buddhists for Racial Justice: Call to White Buddhists Dr. Robin DiAngelo explains why white people implode when talking about race. I am white. I have spent years studying what it means to be white in a society that proclaims race meaningless, yet is deeply divided by race. This is what I… Read More Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Harvard Buddhist Community recording of a conference on Race and Racism within a Buddhist context. Great discussion, please watch!
So you’re a social change maker looking to shake things up this year? Here are some ideas on how to make your campaign stand out with story-based strategy: 1. Cast Your Characters Who is the protagonist of this story? Can we see their face(s)? Hear their voice? Often times the most memorable thing about a… Read More Doyle Canning: Five Ways to Change the Story in 2016
