On universal basic incomes. Is Cash Better for Poor People Than Conventional Foreign Aid? U.S.A.I.D., the American foreign aid agency, is conducting a trial that measures the impact when poor people abroad are simply given money with which to decide what’s best for themselves. By Marc Gunther, New York Times, Sept. 11, 2018 httpss://tinyurl.com/yac42wtz Mr. […]
Rob Brezsny: Liberate Your Imagination
Liberate Your Imagination Rob Brezsny, WantoKnowInfo.com httpss://www.wanttoknow.info/i/rob-brezsny-imagination (Excerpted from the revised and expanded edition of Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia) Let me remind you who you really are: You’re an immortal freedom fighter who longs to liberate all sentient creatures from their suffering. You’re a fun-loving messiah who devoutly wants to help all of […]
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless
For Women, by Women: A Sisterhood of Carpenters Builds Tiny Houses for the Homeless A mostly female crew constructs a village of emergency shelters in north Seattle, and finds camaraderie along the way. Lornet Turnbull, Yes! Magazine, Aug 17, 2018 httpss://tinyurl.com/y8svjs6j For the volunteer tradeswomen who came together over several cold, wet weekends this spring […]
When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins
When Restaurants Level the Playing Field, Everybody Wins What happens when refugee status, a criminal record, addiction, and homelessness aren‘t seen as barriers to employment? Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit, August 16, 2018 httpss://www.bonappetit.com/story/new-restaurant-hiring-practices It’s a Tuesday night in August and Emma’s Torch is buzzing. Middle Eastern pop music jangles softly through the speakers. Couples dressed […]
Pearl Jam Raises Millions to Help Seattle’s Homeless
Pearl Jam raises millions to help Seattle’s homeless; local businesses join forces with iconic band Q13 Fox TV, August 8, 2018 httpss://q13fox.com/2018/08/08/pearl-jam-raises-millions-for-homeless-crisis-and-many-area-businesses-joining-forces-with-iconic-band/ SEATTLE — Thousands of people rushed Safeco Field on Wednesday to see Pearl Jam, with many of them camping out overnight to get the best view. Others also waited as long as 3 […]
Colorado’s First Rural Complex for the Homeless Opens at Full Capacity
Soon all of us will/may be funding these complexes all over the globe. Colorado’s first rural complex for the homeless opens at full capacity Tracy Harmon, Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 16, 2018 httpss://tinyurl.com/y7wxppqx CANON CITY — A homeless 40-year-old mother of two young children had tears slipping down her face the first day she walked into […]
Water’s Warm. And the Tide’s Up
I’m excited out of my skull at what I’ve been reading as a result of the exercise I’m doing. I’m taking all the puzzle pieces in 1800 pages of readings, mostly with Archangel Michael through Linda Dillon, that relate to what is expected of me in the years ahead. I’m making a picture out of […]
Michael Tellinger: One Small Town
Michael Tellinger, founder of Ubuntu, discusses a new model of reviving small-town economies that offers an alternative to the capitalist model of today. Food for thought for philanthropists…. httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzAOtNDz3zM&sns=em
A Haven for the Homeless
A Haven for the Homeless The city of Santa Monica – and its librarians – are on the front lines of the homelessness crisis in Southern California. By Elizabeth Segal, US News & World Report, May 9, 2018 httpss://tinyurl.com/y8l799tg James sat camped outside the main branch of the Santa Monica Public Library on a recent […]
One Man’s Millions Turn a Community in Florida Around
This is inspiring. From 2015. One Man’s Millions Turn a Community in Florida Around Lizette Alvarez, New York Times, May 25, 2015 httpss://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/26/us/tangelo-park-orlando-florida.html Harris Rosen visited a day care center for 3- and 4-year-olds in Tangelo Park, Fla., part of the education initiative he has spent the last two decades financing. Credit Melissa Lyttle for […]
Oxfam: Reward Work, not Wealth
Reward Work, not Wealth. Oxfam Report, Jan. 2018 httpss://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/file_attachments/bp-reward-work-not-wealth-220118-en.pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2016, annual share dividends from the parent company of fashion chain Zara to the world’s fourth-richest man, Amancio Ortega, were worth approximately €1.3bn. (1) Stefan Persson, whose father founded H&M, (2) is ranked 43 in the Forbes list of the richest people in […]
Custodian Learns Teen is Starving and Homeless so She Shows Him Her ‘Other’ Janitor’s Closet
Custodian Learns Teen Is Starving And Homeless So She Shows Him Her ‘Other’ Janitor’s Closet by June Rivers, Little Things.com, Dec. 24, 2017 httpss://tinyurl.com/ya2dp23g Carolyn Collins is the custodian at Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia. On any given day, you can find Carolyn picking up after the students, mopping the floors, and restocking the […]
Archangel Michael’s Advice on Post-Reval Philanthropy – Part 1/2
May I have a discussion with you about what I regard as important aspects of building Nova Earth with the funds generated from the Reval? I had an exchange with Archangel Michel in a personal reading on Aug. 2, 2017, which has led to a number of insights and alterations in my Post-Reval plan for […]
Werner Erhard: Butterflies Can Explain How Caterpillars Came to Fly
In the course of a conversation with a reader, I became aware of the fact that Werner Erhard (1) had posted online one of the most stimulating books for humanitarian philanthropists I’ve ever read. Werner was … is … an enlightened humanitarian philosopher. He might call himself an ontologist, a student of being. I’d add […]
Archangel Michael on the Purpose of the Reval and Our Future – Part 3/5
In my reading with him on Oct. 11, 2016, Archangel Michael discussed at length many subjects related to the Reval. In this third excerpt – at my request – he goes into more detail on the purpose of the Reval, future hydration, structured payouts, etc. It’s confronting to post some of his comments, below, but […]