Toward a World that Works for Everyone
San Francisco Is Giving Pregnant Black & Pacific Islander Women $1,000 A Month Rates of premature births & infant mortality are significantly higher for women of color compared to white women, and the new supplement is designed to narrow racial & financial disparities among expectant mothers. By Ashleigh Carter, Now This, Sept. 16, 2020 https://nowthisnews.com/news/san-francisco-gives-black-pacific-islander-moms-1000-a-month […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Saturday, on my drive to Fort Langley to work as a reader at TAP Spirit, a metaphysical store, there was smoke, not so much that vision of the traffic was obscured, but the sun, sky, and distant mountains were. The wild fires far south and east of the city have been voracious; wind is […]
💙💙💚💚💛💛 Please join us in LOVE & PEACE sending calming energy for flooding in the East & wildfires in the West Thank You 💙💙💚💚💛💛 Beta brings heavy rain to several states as storm continues slow trek across south “A weakened Beta continued its slow trek across several Southern states on Wednesday, bringing […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Wearing face masks, like it or not, is a thing now. Could there be deeper meaning for doing this? As humans we tend to project emotions onto others from casual conversation to outright blaming. Could the face masks be a subtle reminder to sit still and ask our guides for advice when needed, to […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca This morning, as I was sitting still, I asked Archangel Michael, “Today, Michael, what is the expression of my Infinite potential?” It’s an exercise that AAM has asked us to do daily, then to do what he asks us to do, even if it feels outrageous or too benignly simple. Each task leads us […]
Kristen Bell: This Is What a Feminist ‘Good Place’ Looks Like “I think a feminist ‘Good Place’ looks like a place with equality.” James Hitchings-Hales, Global Citizen, August 19, 2020 https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/kristen-bell-the-good-place-feminist-wphf/ All the evidence suggests that when women are involved in conflict resolution, peace deals last longer. But women are still excluded from the process. […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca In 2012, Sanat Kumara, our Universal Logos and Keeper of Universal Law, mentioned “rainbow currency” to me in a personal reading with Linda Dillon, channel for the Council of Love. Back then, I assumed that SK was speaking literally — that “rainbow currency” was money. In my study of how things work in the […]
(Originally published JULY 21, 2018) John Pavlovitz, https://tinyurl.com/y5tc85rq It’s exhausting to give a damn isn’t it? To be a person of compassion in a time when compassion is in such great demand? To wake up every day in days like these, and push back against predatory politicians and toxic systems and human rights atrocities and […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca From Sally in Illinois: I wanted to share a video link with you. Please share it if you feel guided to do so. It has had a profound impact on me and I’m thinking others may benefit as well…. I’ve always been interested in healing and using sound as a tool for healing. In […]
By Megan Wildhood & Ruth Terry, Yes Magazine, July 15, 2020 https://www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2020/07/15/hawaii-covid-recovery/ It may be too soon to reopen, but it’s not too early to plan for a recovery. The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spike in many U.S. states, especially those that lifted lockdown restrictions early, but as of July 6, Hawai‘i had only […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca The lotus, a symbol of rebirth, compassion and enlightenment, can be seen as a metaphor for our human journey. Its roots, found in the dirtiest water, produce a gorgeous flower. As we observe the chaos without, and continue to do our “clean up” within of the old belief systems, the bigotry, hatred, anxiety and […]
By John Sudworth, China Correspondent, BBC, June 30th 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53238004 People in Hong Kong could face life in jail for breaking a controversial and sweeping new security law imposed by China. The legislation came into force on Tuesday but the full text was only revealed hours afterwards. It was brought in by Beijing following increasing […]
By Ruth Terry, Yes Magazine, May 9th, 2020 https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/coronavirus-community-power/2020/05/09/in-a-breaking-world-mending-takes-on-more-meaning In the fast fashion era, mending worn garments is a quietly revolutionary act. There is an old Jens Lekman song, “Your Arms Around Me,” in which he describes nicking off the tip of his finger while slicing avocados. His lover, who had inadvertently caused the accident, […]
Universal basic income could change more than how we work By Jonas Cornelsen, Broadview, June 5, 2020 The emergency response benefit has given me a taste of what I could contribute if a basic income program were implemented Some people see the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) as a load of government debt that will burden […]
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 […]
