Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Crossing Divides: The hostel promoting tourism to ease Israel’s tensions By Lucy Sherriff Nazareth, Israel, BBC.com, 16 February 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51446690 In 2005, a hostel in the old city of Nazareth opened its doors amid a swirl of rumour, gossip and accusations. The 60-bed dwelling, in a 200-year-old Arab mansion, was run by an unlikely pair: […]
On May 6, 2016, Archangel Michael told me in a reading: “Most issues, beloved, are not about money; they are about self-worth, taking responsibility, sharing responsibility, leadership, sharing leadership, knowing when to lead and went to follow, and stepping up in ways that are creative. “What money is used for is so that a person, […]
30,000 Pounds of Leftover Super Bowl Food Saved From Landfill and Donated to Charity McKinley Corbley, Good News Network, Feb 10, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/qm39y89 Rather than rotting in a landfill, more than 30,000 pounds of leftover Super Bowl food are being used to feed hungry Floridians. All the uneaten food from last week’s game at the […]
Everything at ReTuna is recycled, reused or sustainably produced. https://tinyurl.com/tmbu738 ESKILSTUNA, Sweden –Cato Limås is beaming as he clutches a white paper bag bulging with toys and china keepsakes that he and his girlfriend have picked up for their newborn baby. It’s less than an hour since they arrived at the ReTuna shopping mall, […]
By Alanna Ketler, January 22, 2020, Conscious Evolution https://www.collective-evolution.com/2020/01/22/finlands-prime-minister-calls-for-a-4-day-workweek-to-increase-productivity-allow-for-more-family-time/ Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin has recently proposed the idea of creating a more flexible working schedule for the citizens of her country. Marin is the second youngest country leader in the world and her views couldn’t be more refreshing. She shared her ideas on […]
Here’s another article from 2017 that did not make the mainstream news media. I believe there is a lot of movement happening that most people have no idea about. – Sitara Elon Musk doubles down on universal basic income: ‘It’s going to be necessary’ Chris Weller, Business Insider, Feb 14, 2017 https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-universal-basic-income-2017-2?r=US&IR=T In an interview […]
Surgeon Fights Medical Debt by Allowing Patients and Families to Pay for Surgeries With Volunteer Work McKinley Corbley, Good News Network, Dec 19, 2019 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/surgeon-allows-patients-to-pay-for-surgeries-with-volunteering/ Rather than allow his patients to go bankrupt from medical debt, a Nebraska surgeon has partnered with several local charities so his patients can pay for their operations with community […]
Guest Writer (Concluded from Part 2, yesterday.) New Humanitarians: We Must Start Where We Are Part 3/3 – The Long, Long, Long Term By Shayne Laughter, ©2019 Feels like we’ve been waiting forever for the RV. Of course we haven’t. But whether it’s five years like me or fifteen years like some, looking back at […]
Guest Writer (Continued from Part 1, yesterday.) New Humanitarians: We Must Start Where We Are Part 2/3 – Let’s Communicate! By Shayne Laughter, ©2019 It’s been lonely, waiting for the RV. All this planning, revising, searching out and vetting information … and I can’t share a word of it with my nearest and dearest. Because […]
Guest Writer New Humanitarians: We Must Start Where We Are Part 1/3 – Look Where It’s Already Happening By Shayne Laughter, ©2019 It’s been fun waiting on the RV! That’s only partly sarcastic. Frankly, I’ve needed the waiting time to allow my plans and visions to evolve. One thing that occurred to me is this: […]
Am I creating in my own life a world that works for everyone? No, I’m not. I can still be grumpy and territorial and impatient. I snarl at bad bus-line behavior. I tell people trying to sneak on for free where the front door of the bus is. Cosmic policeman. Nevertheless, I do know how […]
Two stories of good neighbors using their funds to help others…. Connecticut Businessman Gives Motorized Wheelchairs to 580 People –Some Who Haven’t Been Outside in Years Michael Goonan, Good News Network, July 17, 2019. httpss://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/gift-of-mobility-pawn-shop-in-connecticut/ Mobility is truly one of the wonders of life that so many of us take it for granted. This is […]
How are we to coordinate our humanitarian initiatives? What happens if we have two people wanting to do a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for the same country? Or underwrite the same medical system? Michael asked me not to set up a Lightworkers Conference, which would have helped coordinate our efforts. That conversation follows: Steve: Every […]
Thanks to Ed. Falling Fruit – Map the Urban Harvest! httpss://fallingfruit.org/about?c=forager%2Cfreegan&locale=en Falling Fruit is a celebration of the overlooked culinary bounty of our city streets. By quantifying this resource on an interactive map, we hope to facilitate intimate connections between people, food, and the natural organisms growing in our neighborhoods. Not just a free lunch! […]
I’d like to address the issue of automation while articles on it are still fresh in memory. The issue of the impoverishment of society through automation isn’t new. Back in 1990, when I woke up to it, (1) almost no one wanted to hear about the subject. Most people loved playing Tetris and were enamored […]
