By Andy Corbley, Good News Network, June 12, 2024 https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/drive-thru-food-pantry-serves-thousands-in-a-california-food-desert-with-nutritious-groceri In India, those of all faiths occasionally visit the places of worship of the Sikhs to get a delicious taste of ‘Seva,’ the Sikh principle of selfless service when they give out free dinners to anyone who visits. In California, Sikh organizers are capturing […]
We Need to Kickstart Our Culture
A New York psychologist once discussed what he called “reality suction.” What he meant by that is that each of us is trying to suck the other into our own reality. I have reality suction going on with a young millennial friend whom I’m busily trying to suck into my reality even as she is […]
Free Fridges – Mutual Aid in Philadelphia
A Mama-Tee refrigerator in Philadelphia. (Heather Long/The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/06/28/hunger-philadelphia-free-fridges/ PHILADELPHIA — Darrell Brokenborough opened the bright yellow refrigerator that stood on the sidewalk outside a row home at 308 N. 39th St., smiled and said, “It’s full.” He balanced on his cane so he could take a closer look at the apples, yogurt, greens, […]
Lena Borelli: Virtual Field Trips and Travel Activities for Kids
Thanks to Tatiana. Virtual field trips and travel activities for kids Lena Borrelli, Million Mile Secrets, April 5, 2021 (https://millionmilesecrets.com/guides/virtual-field-trips-and-travel-activities-for-kids/) As we quickly approach the second quarter of 2021, the world today still bears the heavy scars of coronavirus. Nowhere perhaps is it more evident than on the nation’s children, who have not been spared […]
This is the Work
I’m going through such strong feelings in these times of chaos and heightened concern that … this becomes a laboratory. Time for observation and reporting. Rich, rich pickings for a student of awareness. It’s a time of current affairs on which a tremendous amount depends, current affairs that have been in the planning for more […]
NPR: Princeton University Agrees to Nearly $1 Million in Back Pay to Female Professors
By Brakkton Booker, NPR, October 13th, 2020 https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/923233877/princeton-university-agrees-to-nearly-1-million-in-back-pay-to-female-professors One of the nation’s most prestigious universities has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in back pay to female professors following allegations of pay discrimination. The Ivy League university will pay $925,000 in back pay and at least $250,000 in future wages, as part of an agreement […]
Building Social Capital
Social scientists have the concept of “social capital.” What does it refer to? Business journalist Will Kenton defines it: “The term social capital refers to a positive product of human interaction. The positive outcome may be tangible or intangible and may include useful information, innovative ideas, and future opportunities. It can be used to describe […]
Rebuilding Caring Communities Block By Block
CBS Sunday Morning, July 12, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/ybqrwtb8 September 1988, Shreveport, Louisiana: 20-year-old William David McKinney had been fatally shot by a white teenager. Racial tensions, already simmering, boiled over. In the aftermath, anger, frustration and pleas for change. The city was described as a “powder keg.” Thirty-two years later, that powder keg is exploding with […]
Privilege, Power, and Personal Conflicts: The Forces Preventing Change in Nonprofits and Philanthropy
When the Reval, the prosperity packages, the St. Germain Trust funds, and the tsunami of currency are released, there will be many lightworker non-profit organizations that will be created. Many established non-profits will also benefit hugely from these funds. I myself have an organization mapped out for when funding is available. There’s a learning curve […]
20/20 May 12 – 1
Events are happening faster than we can write articles on, so we’re switching to a summary format for some articles. After being redscreened a second time, we’re no longer posting live hyperlinks. Hyperlinks are (in brackets) to prevent them defaulting to a page view. Dr. Rashid Buttar URGENT! Full Disclosure From INSIDE| HR 6666 IS […]
California Governor Attacks Crisis of Homelessness
California Governor Attacks Crisis of Homelessness by Donating Nearly 300 State-Owned Buildings For Shelters Andy Corbley, Yes! Magazine, March 14, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/sag7h97 California Governor Gavin Newsom has turned over 286 state-owned buildings and properties at no cost in order to house citizens sleeping on the streets. The properties include state-owned undeveloped lots, fairgrounds, armories, and […]
Couple Spends 25 Years Planting a Rainforest, Hundreds of Endangered Animal Species Return
Thanks to Ed for sending this example of ecological leadership. From early 2019. Ed wants to work in this area after the Reval. Couple Spends 25 Years Planting a Rainforest, Hundreds of Endangered Animal Species Return Sara Burrows, Return to Now, January 4, 2019 https://returntonow.net/2019/01/04/couple-transforms-barren-farmland-into-a-rainforest-wildlife-returns-india/ This husband and wife transformed barren farmland into a tropical […]
This Swedish Mall Is The World’s First Ever Secondhand Shopping Center
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, […]
The New Generation of Self-Created Utopias
As so-called intentional communities proliferate across the country, a subset of Americans is discovering the value of opting out of contemporary society. https://tinyurl.com/r7bdefn THE EAST WIND COMMUNITY is hidden deep in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, less than 10 miles from the Arkansas border, surrounded by jagged hills and tawny fields. Getting there requires traversing country roads […]
Good Work
I’m observing myself as I do my writing and I notice that I have this concept of “good work.”‘ “Good work” is work I feel love, bliss, or joy in doing. Or peace or tranquillity. Good work elevates. “Undesirable work” is work I feel irritation, anger, or resistance in doing. This kind of work depresses. […]