Category Archives: Activism

Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by jenny

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” was Martin Luther King’s own succinct summation of sentiments echoing those of Theodore Parker. I’m hugely thankful for the people who have continued to insist on living … Continue reading →

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Top 5 FOX Myths

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jenny

I got this from MoveOn.  Very worth reading. Top 5 FOX myths to debunk this Thanksgiving

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Occupy Planet Earth

Posted on October 27, 2011 by jenny

“Occupy together” is not just about banks, or finances, it is people angry and upset about “injustice and inequity and poverty and Wall Street corruption and soaring college debt and unemployment and homelessness, institutionalized racism and violence against women, the … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Future

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jenny

I’ve been reading a book called “The Better Angels of Our Nature; why violence has declined.”   His argument is based on statistics from the 1400’s to the present, and his argument is impressive.   I’m a little over a third … Continue reading →

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Imaginal Cells

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jenny

How does the caterpillar become a butterfly?  The actual process is not as simple as I once imagined it: sort of like those computer techniques that can morph a woman into a lion and then a bird just by lengthening … Continue reading →

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Occupy Oakland

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jenny

This is an article by Miki Kashtan of Bay Area NVC.  NVC stands for NonViolent Communication as developed by Marshall Rosenberg.  The article is well worth reading.

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Occupy Boston with Dance

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jenny

Occupy Boston with American Prayer Keep watching & you will get to see them dance.

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“A Gorgeous, Mischievous Moment…”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by jenny

I’m on an e-list of people who have taken Jalaja Bonheim’s Circlework Training.  Jalaja has been doing work in Israel, for years, with circles of women, containing both Israeli and Palestinian Women. On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:41 PM, … Continue reading →

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Need I Say More?

Posted on September 30, 2011 by jenny

Occupy Wall Street grows up Let’s do something about climate change Moving Planet

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Duh!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by jenny

Elizabeth Warren: “You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid … Continue reading →

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