US sues North Carolina over transgender bathroom law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A potentially epic clash over transgender rights took shape Monday when the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina over the state’s bathroom law after the governor … Continue reading
Chicago Cops Beat Reverend in Car with Kids
2 Investigators: Pastor Says Chicago Cops Beat Her During Road Rage Incident (CBS) — A woman with two small children in her car tried to pull into her driveway. That simple task ended … Continue reading
Build-Block-Be: Give to Buddhist Social Action w/BPF
Block, Build, Be: Buddhism for Social Justice https://www.generosity.com/faith-religion-fundraising/block-build-be-buddhism-for-social-justice/x/13989916 $3,119 USD raised by 32 people in 3 days 10% of $30,000 goal DONATE NOW Share on Facebook63 Faith Oakland Buddhist Peace Fellowship, … Continue reading
Deep Anger: We need to rediscover something we lost along the way
By Darren Fleet and Stefanie Krasnow / adbusters.org In a better world, there’d be no reason to write this. In that world, plastic bags would be outlawed, rednecks would voluntarily stop driving those obnoxious Ford … Continue reading
Van Jones and Green for All National Forum on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Communities of Color
On September 29th, 2015, national, congressional, community, and faith leaders gathered at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to advance the Clean Power Plan for the health, wealth, and … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: No Grand Narrative
One non-Buddhist writer (I can’t remember who) described the Buddha as “a pre-modern post-modernist.” Buddha’s method of inquiry was one of relentless deconstruction. His teachings deconstruct experience, physical and mental phenomena, religious … Continue reading
Racial Bias Warps How We See Faces
Your Brain Warps People’s Faces To Match Stereotypes, New Research Shows CREDIT: Shutterstock/Laurel Raymond Implicit biases are incredibly powerful. Unconscious stereotypes affect how we evaluate who is running for political office, who … Continue reading
The Great Feast of Human Wisdom
I received this message of wisdom from Krishna Das today. Krishna Das is a Bhakti Yoga practitioner who also practices and studies Buddhist meditation and dharma. What he shared with us … Continue reading
Post-Buddhism: No Religion
Buddhists teachers will often say that Buddhism is not a religion. But when you enter a temple or join a sangha, what you are confronted with is something that looks … Continue reading
New Punk Jazz tracks from Roughgarden
Dharma punks do the being-in-the-moment punk-jazz improv. Featuring Emily Davidson on bass, Selwyn Sharples on drums, and Shaun doing spoken word. https://roughgarden.bandcamp.com/track/spray-paint-i-am-curious-orange-buddhafield-physics https://roughgarden.bandcamp.com/track/super-intensity-punk-jazz-improv
Engage! 