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The 99% Occupy Movement: We Need Interclass Dialogue for Mutual Transformation, Liberation

The 99% Occupy Movement: We Need Interclass Dialogue for Mutual Transformation, Liberation

Posted on November 4, 2011November 8, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
The Occupy Movement has identified itself using the term 99%.  On the face, this seems to present a permanent dichotomy between the 1% of richest people, and the 99% of the rest of us.   Of course,... Read More
Ringing the Bell: Will Occupy Wall St. Reverberate?

Ringing the Bell: Will Occupy Wall St. Reverberate?

Posted on October 27, 2011October 28, 2011 by Matt Helms
I was scanning through pictures of the Occupy Wall Street protest this week, trying to put this new movement in perspective, when two pictures caught my eye. The first was a Japanese man wearing a mas... Read More
Fear, Blame & Solidarity: What Does Democracy Look Like?

Fear, Blame & Solidarity: What Does Democracy Look Like?

Posted on October 13, 2011October 16, 2011 by Anna DeWeese
#OccupyWallStreet is a serious movement. I spent some time among the people at Zuccotti Park recently, and it is truly an inspiring thing to witness and be a part of. There is a great amount of organi... Read More
Making Buddhism Accessible to Working-class People

Making Buddhism Accessible to Working-class People

Posted on August 15, 2011August 14, 2011 by Joshua Eaton
On 18 July 2011, Sam Mowe wrote about diversity within American Buddhism for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review‘s blog in an article titled “Tell Us Your Story.” One of the comments to that post ... Read More
Revolution of Consciousness in the Land of Israel of the Year 2011

Revolution of Consciousness in the Land of Israel of the Year 2011

Posted on August 12, 2011August 13, 2011 by Ela Merom
  A Proposal to Build the III Temple with Bricks of Justice  and Senseless Loving  Kindness   It has been almost a month since the beginning of the awakening of the Israeli public. The Israeli a... Read More
Who Would Jesus Incarcerate?

Who Would Jesus Incarcerate?

Posted on August 6, 2011August 8, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland
Article first published as Who Would Jesus Incarcerate? on Blogcritics. Evangelical activist and author Jim Wallis recently framed debate about our nation’s debt as a potential “moral defa... Read More
“Just Say No”

“Just Say No”

Posted on July 30, 2011August 1, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland
Article first published as Just Say No on Blogcritics. With all the talk about the debt ceiling, it would be easy to forget that America is enmeshed in military engagements in Central Asia, the Arabia... Read More
I Know I’ve Been Changed

I Know I’ve Been Changed

Posted on July 21, 2011July 21, 2011 by Phillipe Copeland
Article first published as I Know I’ve Been Changed on Blogcritics. In 1987, a black man named William Roberts was concerned about the state of black men in America. Headlines at the time raised... Read More
Sustaining the Earth, Sustaining People

Sustaining the Earth, Sustaining People

Posted on March 28, 2011January 3, 2012 by Adina Allen
It was an exciting weekend for me as an aspiring rabbi not only because I got to connect with friends and colleagues from across the Jewish environmental world, but because I felt in this diverse comm... Read More
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