Toward a World that Works for Everyone
by Daniel Scranton https://tinyurl.com/y96v2ct7 “Greetings. We are the Arcturian Council. We are pleased to connect with all of you. We have been taking note of the ways in which humanity has been coming together in more powerful expressions of unity, and we have also been aware of those who are seeking to remain separate. Those on […]
http://cathybuckle.co.zw/5-slices-of-bread-and-willing-participants-in-their-own-torture/ Dear Family and Friends, Sixty one days into Zimbabwe’s Covid 19 lockdown, I went into the supermarket early in the morning. There was thick mist and it was cold and muggy. The infra red forehead thermometer at the door wasn’t working (because it’s cold, the lady said) but masks were on and hands were […]
Is a person channeling when they’ve never had the thought before it comes out of their mouth and only know it after it’s been spoken? In other words, they are listeners too? I think it is. I once asked Archangel Michael who the motley crew were who were speaking through me, aside from himself. He […]
It doesn’t matter if what threatens our society is job-consuming automation or economy-crippling Coronavirus. When we go to reconstruct, we need to remember certain basic principles. I was going to reproduce just one section of a two-part article I wrote on the subject in 1995, the section on “value is a function of agreement.” I […]
Reposted from 1995. (Continued from Part 1.) (5) The Resolution of Dissonance Creates Paradigmatic Breakthroughs In the course of creating a largescale employment project, dissonance will arise. Disagreement may ensue. A scheme may be abandoned. But history shows numerous examples where dissonance has been the occasion, not for abandoning a scheme, but for creating a […]
A roundup of articles on the status of the Coronavirus and ways we can help…. Von der Leyen: EU plans to spend €100bn to save jobs during coronavirus crisis Daniel Boffey, The Guardian, 02 Apr 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/eu-plans-to-spend-100bn-on-saving-jobs-amid-coronavirus-crisis European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a news conference detailing EU efforts to limit economic […]
Coronavirus Is a Historic Trigger Event. Now Is the Time for a Social Movement to Rise Paul Engler, Yes! Magazine, April 6, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/torolhg We can build a powerful people’s response to provide care in our communities and reshape the limits of what is politically possible. There are times in history when sudden events — […]
A roundup of articles on the status of the Coronavirus and ways we can help…. There are so many stories coming out now, we may need to post several roundups throughout the day…. Thanks to Nathalie. Locked-down Paris takes to balconies to applaud health workers Reuters, March 17, 2020 PARIS, March 17 (Reuters) – Residents […]
U.K. government will pay 80% of workers’ wages to keep them employed during the coronavirus shutdown Can the U.S. come up with anything nearly as generous? Talib Visram, Fast Company, March 20, 2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90480396/the-u-k-government-will-pay-80-workers-wages-to-keep-them-employed-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown It’s a remarkable and peculiar day in Britain when it’s announced that all pubs are closing, but that ends up not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
A California-Based Program Provides Newly-Released Long-Term Prisoners with a Chance at a New Life Isabella Garcia, Yes! Magazine, Feb. 6, 2020 https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/02/06/citizens-reentry-prison/ After serving 24 years in prison, Pamela Thompson was freed with no money, no cellphone, and no awareness of how to navigate the new world she’d just been released into. Without the necessary […]
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
