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Post-Election: The Buddhist Refuge Movement Starts Now

Let’s not give up on our love for each other. Don’t let rage, hate and fear turn you into the mirror image of Trump. Violent revolt plays right into Trump’s fascist … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

I’ve heard enough of the white male rage narrative

Hadley Freeman originally posted https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/10/misogyny-us-election-voters ‘Far from ignoring the white working-class voters, they were written about so extensively by nervously placatory liberal journalists that these articles became a genre unto themselves.’ Trump … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

BLM and Native American Latino Muslim LGBT and Gender Liberation

Trump’s election means more police brutality towards black people Patrisse Cullors originally published https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/11/trump-election-black-lives-matter-police-brutality  ‘Under Donald Trump, black lives will become even more vulnerable to state violence.’ Black Lives Matter … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

Fascist America: How Did We Get Here?

[Editor] Dear Readers: In an effort to educate and inform, I am going to publish a series of articles (which I did not write) on the causes and conditions of … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

Leonard Cohen: Democracy is Coming to the USA

Legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen dies aged 82 Democracy is coming to the USA. ‘We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries,’ says announcement of the Canadian singer’s … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

Michael Moore: Morning-After To-Do List

ELECTION 2016 Roll up your sleeves, people—there are fascists to defeat. By Michael Moore /  AlterNet November 9, 2016 Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/Jonathan Feinstein 1. Take over the Democratic Party and return it to … Continue reading

2016/11/11 · Leave a comment

An open letter to Our Nation from 100 women of color leaders

Sign to show your support for this movement: https://www.our100.org This morning, we come together to declare our resolve. Many of us are holding our babies, families, and loved ones close. We … Continue reading

2016/11/09 · Leave a comment

Your Standing Rock, Your Pipeline

How to stop a pipeline: notify ‘abutters’ that a fracked gas pipeline is about to go through their backyard. Not as dramatic or exciting as camping out at the Sacred Stone Camp in … Continue reading

2016/11/07 · Leave a comment

Elevate the Vote with Meditation Flash Mobs

[Editor: An interesting response to the tension of the US election.} Join us as we Elevate the Vote Tomorrow, 11/8, Aryaloka sangha members will be participating in Elevate the Vote’s … Continue reading

2016/11/07 · Leave a comment

Patti Smith Reads Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis at Reading Prison

originally posted at Open Culture: Just last month, the U.K. announced the so-called “Turing Law,” a policy U.K.’s justice minister Sam Gyimah describes as pardoning “people convicted of historical sexual offenses who … Continue reading

2016/11/07 · Leave a comment

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