Toward a World that Works for Everyone
April 2, 2020 With loving greetings from all souls at this station, this is Matthew. Beloved brothers and sisters, please take a deep breath. Exhale slowly and let your hearts feel lighter. Now envision Earth glowing in golden-white light, then “see” people of all ages and skin colors joyously hugging each other and the animals […]
I think the Coronavirus outbreak, along with the tragedies it brings, also presents us with a wonderful opportunity, not to be missed. It’s the opportunity to come together as a world community and take measures for the next determined time (two weeks?) to stop the pandemic in its tracks. I call for an international health […]
By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN, March 4, 2020 https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/politics/afghan-women-us-taliban-deal/index.html Washington (CNN) One of the women honored for her courage at the US State Department on Wednesday made a personal appeal to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to safeguard women’s rights in Afghanistan amid an uncertain future in the wake of the US-Taliban agreement. […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca From protesting to building tiny houses, Indigenous women are the on the front-lines of change. Below are 2 posts illustrating their courage. Women are the Face of Mohawk Resistance Christopher Curtis, Montreal Gazette, March 1, 2020 https://popularresistance.org/women-are-the-face-of-mohawk-resistance/ On the front lines of the Indigenous resistance movement, it is young women — born after the […]
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 […]
Marianne Williamson endorses Bernie Sanders for president By Annie Grayer, CNN, Feb. 23, 2020 https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/23/politics/marianne-williamson-bernie-sanders-2020/index.html (CNN)Former Democratic hopeful Marianne Williamson made a surprise appearance at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ rally Sunday in Austin, Texas, to announce her endorsement of the Democratic front-runner. “Bernie Sanders has taken a stand, and Bernie Sanders has been taking a stand […]
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: […]
Associated Press, Feb. 7, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/tblr886 The spaceflyer spent nearly 11 months in orbit, setting a new record for longest spaceflight by a woman. MOSCOW — NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who has spent nearly 11 months in orbit on the longest spaceflight by a woman, landed safely in Kazakhstan on Thursday along with two of […]
A time lapse of the building of an emergency hospital in Wuhan. Fast Company: How Chinese officials built a hospital in 10 days to treat coronavirus victims
Our loving thoughts go out to everyone in Wuhan, all others in China, and anyone else in the world affected by the Coronavirus outbreak, this latest human catastrophe. It joins Australia and Indonesia in the spotlight of the world’s attention. I personally cannot recall a time, short of war, when so many catastrophes were facing […]
So much is going on in our world and universe right now, it’s difficult to ignore. Even if our choice is to ‘stick our heads in the sand,’ the ‘sand’ is literally and figuratively being removed from around our head faster than we can bury our head! Everyone is talking and sharing their experiences and […]
When I saw this story on Facebook recently I was amazed to see that it came from 2017. Obviously it did not make mainstream media news reports. It’s encouraging to see that making a world that works for everyone is not just limited to a small segment of our society. And it is doubly encouraging […]
Marianne Williamson dropped out of the race for President for the United States on January 10 of this year, but gave a very enthusiastically received speech at a book store in Exeter, New Hampshire, January 13th. See below. Recently, in a message to supporters, she said that she’d back the Democratic nominee, no matter who […]
The west coast of North America has suffered from huge wildfires just as Australia. Below are two posts encouraging us to allow our Indigenous brothers and sisters to share their knowledge of cultural burning. “It’s Miraculous’: Owners Say Cultural Burning Saved their Property By Ella Archibald-Binge and Rhett Wyman, The Sydney Herald, January 6, 2020 […]
Elton John Pledges $1 Million to Australia Bushfire Relief Rolling Stone, Jan. 8, 2020 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/elton-john-donate-australian-bushfires-934693/ “There are people out there who have lost their lives trying to save homes,” artist said during a concert in Sydney Elton John has pledged to donate $1 million to the relief fund for those affected by the Australian bushfire […]
