As the bees go, so goes the world?
It is as simple as this – when the bees lose, we lose, and that is the road we are going down.
Society
Activism and Integrity
Truth be told, my goal here is not to belittle Bill McKibben, nor is it to scold climate activists in particular or activists more generally.
World made by bigots
Mr. Kunstler is not the only doomer to have gone awry, from a woman’s point of view.
Speaking truth to power: saving the soul of higher education
The cascading political, economic, and ecological crises we face today make it more important than ever that publicly supported universities not only tolerate but encourage critiques of concentrated wealth and power.
Why does anyone even care about the future?
Some say we humans deeply discount the future–which is just a way of claiming that we care less and less about the effect our actions have on the future, the more distant that future is. But I would say that we don’t discount the future so much as we continuously reimagine it to suit our purposes.
People’s Climate March – I March for 2050 Kids
I’m marching for the kids of 2050.
Resilience Roundup – Aug 21
A roundup of the news, views and ideas from the main stream press and the blogosphere.
Why the Climate Movement Must Stand with Ferguson
It was not hard for me to make the connection between the tragedy in Ferguson, Missouri, and the catalyst for my work to stop the climate crisis.
Heading Toward The Sidewalk
Talking about historical change is one thing when the changes under discussion are at some convenient remove in the past or the future. It’s quite another when the changes are already taking place.
Channeling rage into change, from Watts to Ferguson
As news of the protests surrounding Mike Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Mo., has circulated, many have noted an eerie coincidence: last week also marked the 49th anniversary of the Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles…
Grandmothers lead U.K.-wide wave of direct action against fracking
On a U.K.-wide day of action on Monday, anti-frackers locked-on to gates to defend planned fracking sites and occupied fracking companies.
The Transition Movement: Questions of Diversity, Power, and Affluence – Part 2
This raises the question: To what extent can the Transition movement avoid the pain, hardship, and conflict historically associated with significant social movements…?
