Sept. 9 National Prison Labour Strike
“We’re Freedom Fighters”: The Story of the Nationwide Prison Labor Strike Sunday, 18 September 2016 00:00 By James Kilgore, Truthout | Report (Image: IWW Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee) We need your help … Continue reading
EcoSattva Training with Bikhu Bodhi
Registration is now open. First session on October 16. View this email in your browser Update on the EcoSattva Training Dear Community, We are reaching out today to give you … Continue reading
George Lakoff: Moral Metaphors
This essay by George Lakoff is on the unconscious metaphors that shape political viewpoints. It would be interesting to conduct the same analysis of Buddhist metaphors and how they affect political … Continue reading
Sandra Kim: Compassionate Activism
http://www.compassionateactivism.com/webinars In this webinar, Sandra Kim shares the most critical aspect of the Compassionate Activism model that teaches how to respond to everyday oppression with love and justice. You learn: … Continue reading
New! Interactive Forums at Engage!
Wow! that was quick. I already have the new revamped site up and running and I have forums running too. Let’s get interactive. I hope the forums will be a … Continue reading
Engage Evolves: Upcoming Changes
Three months ago I put up a short post about upcoming changes at Engage! At that time, my plan was to close The Harbinger blog and combine it with Engage. … Continue reading
Dear Readers: It’s OK, I’m fine
Dear Readers of Engage! I apologize for the sudden pile up of posts today. I have been recovering from major surgery, which I had two weeks ago. I haven’t been … Continue reading
TYRANNOSAURUS DEMOCRATICUS
by Jim Hartz “As neoliberal guru Milton Friedman put it in his Capitalism and Freedom, because profit-making is the essence of democracy, any government that pursues antimarket policies is being … Continue reading
Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other
01 Sep 2016: Interview Ecologist Suzanne Simard has shown how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Now she’s warning that threats like … Continue reading
Strong Lessons for Engaged Buddhists
by Ken Knabb Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from … Continue reading
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