Toward a World that Works for Everyone
SumOfUs joined hundreds of organizations — from unions to grassroots groups — to co-create the Principles of a Just Recovery post COVID-19. In the midst of converging health, economic and climate crises, it is irresponsible to go back to a “normal”. “Normal” was widespread inequality, precarious work, climate inaction, environmental degradation and colonial violence. It’s […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Yesterday I was guided to check my bank account online to find funds were being misappropriated. . . Someone, unbeknownst to me, stayed overnight twice at an Inn and ate voraciously at a Dairy Queen. When I phoned the bank there was a long wait until someone was available. In the meantime, I messaged […]
The historic heart of Vancouver is our Downtown Eastside (DTES). One of our oldest neighbourhoods, it is home to many low-income residents. Here people volunteer, contributing countless hours to help improve the community, working for social justice. The residents of the Downtown Eastside struggle with complex challenges including the overdose crisis, escalating crime connected to […]
With thanks to Ginger. By Terry Andrews, New Earth Experiences, April 19, 2020 There is darkness being revealed around us now on the planet and we will each see some of this. This is part of releasing the darkness we ourselves have held within, from growing up in our world. What we are doing is […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Thank you to all the wonderful enlightened beings, masters among us, sending out messages of hope. Tara, Marianne, Eckhart and even Pluto, the dog, are lifting spirits around the world. And for the rainbows! Thank you to the children painting rainbows on windows. Yay for our Gaian community! Tara Brach Marianne Williamson […]
www..voiceoffreedom.ca World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (March 22) that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. UN-Water is the convener for World Water Day and selects the theme for each year in consultation with UN organizations that share an interest […]
Lots of ideas to help those in need in our communities are emerging from this global situation of coronavirus from pop-up hostels for our homeless to grocery shopping for our elderly. With heart inspiration we are One. Child’s Tooth Money Leads to Opening of Pop-Up Hostel The Salvation Army, March 2, 2020 https://salvationarmy.ca/blog/childs-tooth-money-leads-to-opening-of-pop-up-hostel/ When his […]
The Sunday Paper is a free modern digital newsletter to inspire your heart and mind. Each week in your email inbox, Maria delivers powerful, thought-provoking content that provides hope for the path ahead. In addition to sharing Maria’s latest reflections, The Sunday Paper also shares news and views “above the noise” to help ignite you […]
This is a time when “heart-based leadership” is critical and we’re each capable of being those kinds of leaders and healers for each other. I’ve Been Thinking… Maria Shriver’s Weekly Newsletter by email, March 15, 2020 Maria’s site is: https://mariashriver.com/sundaypaper/ “We would like the country to realize that as a nation we can’t be doing […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca On planet, through the media, we’re seeing much chaos. A friend on Facebook is sending me photos of starving children in Yemen. We hear of unconscionable femicides in Mexico. I found and shared this young boy: What is happening? Where are the leaders to put a stop to the mayhem? Oh right, we are […]
https://thomashuebl.com/ “Dear All, I am writing these lines from my 14 days home quarantine in Israel because of the Coronavirus. On the day I returned from the US, an international travel restriction was issued by the Israeli government, stating that all travelers attending gatherings of 100 people or more in the U.S. must be in […]
http://thepathofforgiveness.com/ As news mounts daily about the coronavirus, unfortunately many people are being thrown into panic. It feels like there is a secondary epidemic – of fear. In short, there is a huge opportunity right now to be swallowed up by fear. Or Not. I’m reminded of these lines from Kipling’s famous poem (which I’ve […]
By Katerina P, Thinking Humanity, March 3, 2020 https://www.thinkinghumanity.com/2019/10/a-new-york-church-has-gone-viral-for-its-brilliant-signs.html Religion has a very different place in our lives than barely half a century ago. In the past, it used to be commonplace to go to church every Sunday and barely a soul grumbled about it. Nowadays, though more and more individuals are acting like Homer […]
By James Doubek, NPR, March 9, 2020 https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813699719/mexican-women-stay-home-to-protest-femicides-in-a-day-without-us What would happen if all the women in a country simply disappeared? Mexico got a preview Monday, when women across the country stayed home as part of a 24-hour strike to protest staggering levels of violence against women. Calling it “a day without us” or “a day […]
The Associated Press, March 8, 2020 Gender study finds nearly 90% of both men and women hold some kind of bias against women A woman in a gas mask attends a protest demanding equality on International Women’s Day in Paris on Sunday. The placard reads ‘Patriarchy virus. We are the antidote.’ (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters) Calling himself […]
