Vandana Shiva’s organic food advocacy inspires B.C. farmers http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/03/05/opinion/vandana-shivas-organic-food-advocacy-inspires-bc-farmers By Warren Bell in Opinion | March 5th 2016 Vandana Shiva speaking at the COABC conference “Everything is food. Everything is something else’s food. And that is the awareness of organic farming – that when we put organic matter into the soil, we’re giving food to the soil. And then of… Read More Vandana Shiva: Everything is Food

Buddhafield physics gravitational waves radiate from black holes of shunyata colliding into vaginal cavity of dark matter chrysanthemum of energy explodes from threshold of event horizon Pakistani lesbian proves Einstein’s theorem of spacetime She knows the secret of the universe —that everything is relational. https://roughgarden.wordpress.com

Love in the time of nationalism    By Shiran Illanperuma Visakesa Chandrasekaram used to walk down the trendy streets of his Sydney suburb, fingers intertwined with his partner’s. Once, he came across a flower that reminded him of home. But upon closer inspection he found that it was, like him, different. Visakesa says, “I was… Read More Frangipani: the quiet film about Queers in Sri Lanka kicks up a storm

It’s time for a new model of Buddhist sangha: the encuentro. Taken from the autonomist and horizontalist movements found in the Zapatista, Argentine, Occupy and Indignados movements, the encuentro is a form of self-organized community. There are no leaders, no teachers, no organizers, no priests, monks, lamas or gurus. It’s a peer-organized group that decides what they will… Read More Encuentro: A New Model of Sangha

The murder of environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres has sparked violent clashes in Honduras despite promises by President Juan Orlando Hernández to swiftly find and punish the killers. Rock-throwing students clashed with riot police firing tear gas in the University of Honduras on Thursday night amid anger over the authorities’ failure to protect a high-profile campaigner who… Read More Murder of activist Berta Cáceres sparks violent clashes in Honduras

Honduran Indigenous, Berta Cáceres, environmental rights campaigner and co-founder of the National Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), was assassinated in her La Esperanza home. Telesur correspondent, Gilda Silvestruci confirmed that the Honduran leader was killed at 0100 local central standard time, on Thursday March 3rd. Idle No More organizers stand in solidarity with… Read More The Murder of Berta Caceres: Idle No More Calls for Justice

The following selections are from Bhante Henepola Gunaratana’s classic text on Vipassana meditation. Bhante G’s simple, direct yet profound insights into the real purpose of meditation are the reason why I’ve grown to love the Theravada tradition. The Sri Lankans in particular understand the social implications of Buddhist practice. The point of meditation is not only to… Read More Bhante Gunaratana on Meditation