Recovery 2.0 Conference Feb. 17 – 21
This year’s conference features three of my favourite speakers: Vimalasara Mason John, author of 8 Steps to Recovery; Noah Levine, author of Refuge Recovery, and Nikki Meyers, founder of Y12R, … Continue reading
Dalit Activists Connect with Black Lives Matter
From Black Lives Matter, activists for India’s discriminated Dalits learn tactics to press for dignity This story is a part of a series November 08, 2015 · 9:30 AM EST … Continue reading
Rohith Chakravarthi Vemula’s Last Words to the World
[Editor: I’m deeply sorry for Rohit’s suicide and the reasons for it, personal and political. But there is also something deeply poignant about his letter. He is talking about the alienation … Continue reading
Suicide of Dalit Student Stirs Hyderabad
Behind Rohit Vemula’s suicide: how Hyderabad Central University showed him the door At a protest over the suicide of Rohith Vemula, outside the HRD Ministry in New Delhi, Monday. (express Photo … Continue reading
Interview with Matthew O’Connell for the Imperfect Buddha Podcast
Hey folks, this is my interview with Matthew O’Connel and the Imperfect Buddha Podcast. In this podcast, I discuss engaged buddhism, racism in the sangha, climate justice, and myself as … Continue reading
Life Expectancy for Trans Women in Brazil is 30
Violence against transgender women in Brazil remains high in 2016 WRITTEN BY KERRY CARDOZA POSTED: 01/28/2016, 11:40AM Brazil launched a campaign to support its transgender population Wednesday, an issue that … Continue reading
85 Compelling Films Starring and/or Directed By Women of Color:
85 Compelling Films Starring and/or Directed By Women of Color: A List Created by Director Ava DuVernay & Friends on Twitter Posted: 29 Jan 2016 04:00 AM PST Image by Marie … Continue reading
David Loy: Is Climate Change a Crisis for Buddhism?
This talk was originally presented by One Earth Sangha David Loy’s core argument—that Buddhism has to change to meet the crisis of climate change and the ecological crisis—begins at 24:30, … Continue reading
The Pitfalls of Admitting White Privilege
[Note: the point of this article is that admitting privilege does little to change racists structures; taking even small actions against racism is the real work white people need to do.] … Continue reading
New Brunswick Greens and the Well-Being Society
I got this email today from MLA David Coon and my green activist friends in New Brunswick, who also see the purpose of society is to create well-being. January 27, … Continue reading
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