Toward a World that Works for Everyone
I was deeply moved by watching Martin Luther King deliver his 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech. I found myself immersed in inner work in response to it – in between my tears from being moved. Aided by the buoyancy I felt from listening, at that moment, the penny dropped for me on what Archangel […]
Thanks to Ed. China to ban single-use plastic bags and straws DW, Jan. 20, 2020 https://www.dw.com/en/china-to-ban-single-use-plastic-bags-and-straws/a-52065123 One of the world’s biggest users of plastics is seriously rethinking its environment policy. Beijing hopes to cut plastic waste by 30% in five years, banning single use plastic bags and straws. China, one of the world’s biggest producers […]
We celebrate Martin Luther King Day today. What he foresaw will be accomplished by us ascending and building Nova Earth, a world that works for everyone. The world that he foresaw is the world of our future. Here’s a history of his life. “Martin Luther King, Jr.,” History.com editors, Jan. 15, 2020; circa Nov 9, […]
Sounds excellent if it’s all as written. Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber McKinley Corbley, Good News Network, Jan 15, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/u4x3y62 This trailblazing Canadian company is building a new standard for sustainability since they started recycling the bulk of their municipal plastic waste into lumber. Roughly 80% […]
By Erica Sanchez, Leah Rodriguez, Global Citizen, January 13, 2020 https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/mexico-city-femicide-protest-red-shoes/ A series of performance demonstrations in Mexico City are bringing attention to the growing gender-based violence rates throughout the country. Activists placed hundreds of painted-red women’s shoes on the main square in Zocalo, Mexico City’s cultural and religious hub, on Saturday, according to the […]
‘We as Men Need to Take a Stand:’ Milwaukee Campaign Against Human Trafficking Goes Global By Derica Williams, Fox6 News, January 11, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/sj6ho5b MILWAUKEE — Saturday, Jan. 11 marked National Human Trafficking Awareness Day — and people in Milwaukee spoke out about the “silent epidemic,” with Milwaukee considered a major hub. An event at […]
Thank you to Linda in Canberra for this post. The Golden Age of Gaia does not believe that the major cause of the bushfires is climate-related, but manmade. (1) By Marianna Gonzalez, January 8, 2020 Ecovegan Spirit I was moved to tears by this video and still am every time I remember it. It shows […]
Up to 50 millimetres of rain has fallen across parts of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia, dampening bushfires. Despite the relief, there are still dozens of other blazes continuing to burn. The weather bureau has warned that the heavy downpour can lead to a number of issues, such as flash floods, landslides, falling […]
30 Photos That Show the Terrifying Power of the Taal Volcano which Just Erupted in the Philippines Giedrė Vaičiulaitytė, BoredPanda, Jan. 13, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/sbrlwrs As Australia is being devastated by uncontrollable bushfires, the Philippines was just hit by another natural disaster. Taal Volcano located on the big island of Luzon erupted January 12, 2020, reportedly […]
How Do We Cover Iran Better in the News? Include More Iranians Joseph Darius Jaafari, Ydes! Magazine, Jan 13, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/v4fqfh2 When I was growing up, my father would often yell at me, “Miko shah-med,” whenever he was angry with me. It literally translates to, “I will kill you,” from Farsi, the language Iranians speak. […]
Sweet relief, Jan. 16, 2020 East Coast rain bomb, Jan. 15 Anger turning on Prime Minister More of this please!
Rain ‘psychologic plus’ for NSW farmers Ashlea Witoslawski, Australian Associated Press, January 16, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/rg8ejdd Rain may give farmers the chance to plant “opportunity crops” in NSW but it won’t break the drought with dry and warm weather expected into February. Farmers struggling to survive NSW’s devastating drought say this week’s rain is “psychologically positive” […]
Folks, we’ve had the first rains in Australia. Granted that they were themselves problematic by causing flooding, (1) they did impact the bushfire situation in the area in which they fell. The tendency would be to think and say that our prayers for intercession and our meditation on rain (which are both uses of the […]
What’s going on in the world holds our close attention. From fires in Australia to flooding in Jakarta, from earthquakes in Puerto Rico to volcanoes all over the globe. And here I am writing about Ascension and loving. It feels incongruous. My instructions are to look at these matters from a neutral place, without making-wrong. […]
There are a lot of moving parts to this story. That seems to be a theme these days and it sure keeps us on our discernment toes, choosing what story to subscribe to. There have apparently been a number of arrests for arson, but the following ten videos outline pretty conclusively that direct energy weapons […]
