Indigenous Women Speak Out on Impact of Climate Change
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Chief Ninawa Huni Kui: Carbon Trading Scheme “REDD” is a False Solution to Climate Change
Forty Percent of US Homeless Youth Are Gay
This is brutal and tragic and has to stop: Research done by San Francisco State University’s Family Acceptance Project, which studies and works to prevent health and mentalhealth risks facing LGBT youth, empirically confirms what common sense would imply to be true: Highly religious parents are significantly more likely than their less-religious counterparts to reject… Read More Forty Percent of US Homeless Youth Are Gay
DPR’s Engaged Rebel Buddhism
“The Buddha himself was not just interested in ultimate truth and the liberation of individuals from their suffering. He thought deeply about the welfare of society, and his teachings reflect the connection between the development of the individual and social institutions of all kinds. He taught that we must begin our spiritual journey by working… Read More DPR’s Engaged Rebel Buddhism
Pope Francis: Climate Change Requires Solidarity
Pope: Climate Change a serious ethical and moral responsibility Pope Francis – AFP 11/12/2014 12:29 (Vatican Radio) The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, is currently underway in Lima, Peru. The conference aims to look at the progress being made in the application of this legal… Read More Pope Francis: Climate Change Requires Solidarity
In Support of Fast Food Workers Strike
December 04, 2014 Why I Support Fast Food Workers The fast food strikes are about more than fair pay—they’re about recognizing the innate dignity of oneself and others. Sharon Salzberg By the end of the day on Thursday, December 4th, fast food workers will have walked off the job in 190 cities across the United States,… Read More In Support of Fast Food Workers Strike
Compassion Can Change the World
Members of the Compassionate Karachi Team are working to gather 1,000,000 signatures for compassion. Living a truly ethical life in which we look to putting the needs of others first, and providing for their happiness, has tremendous implications for our society. If we change internally—disarm ourselves by cutting to the root of our negative emotions—we… Read More Compassion Can Change the World
