Faultlines: In Deep Water
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Posted in Social Justice, Human Impact, Environmental cleanup, False Solutions, Politics, water, Energy, Economy, peak oil | 1 Comment »Haiti: do whatever you can
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Disaster relief, Charitable giving, Social Justice, general | No Comments »The tragedy in Haiti is unimaginable. It has now been more than 36 hours since a 7.0 earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands, and causing incalculable damage. Relief efforts are coalescing, but have been hampered by damage to ...
The Garden documentary Monday night at Jane Pickens in Newport
Monday, April 27th, 2009 Posted in food security, Social Justice, Culture/The Arts, Gardening/Farming, community gardens | No Comments »The Garden, the Oscar-nominated film on the South Central LA community garden is screening tonight at the Jane Pickens theatre in Newport, at 7pm. This is a benefit for the Newport Community Garden. There is a reception beginning at 5:30. ...
A better world is printable: the July 4, 2009 New York Times
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Social Justice, Humor, Culture/The Arts, Politics, Education, general | No Comments »Anti-advertising geniuses the Yes Men have topped themselves again with a 14-page spoof on the New York Times that came out on Wednesday. So good, you may not want to return to the real world after reading it.
Bill McKibben in Concord Nov. 21st
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in Social Justice, Education, general, climate change | No Comments »World-renowned author-environmentalist Bill McKibben will be speaking at the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord, MA at 7:30PM on Nov. 21st. McKibben is the founder of 350.org, which aims to "redefine the possible and rally the world behind the [climate ...
Monbiot: Stock collapse petty compared to the nature crunch
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in ethics, Social Justice, Economy, Money, adaptation, climate change | No Comments »George Monbiot writes about the larger view in this article in The Guardian. As we goggle at the fluttering financial figures, a different set of numbers passes us by. On Friday, Pavan Sukhdev, the Deutsche Bank economist leading a European study ...
Flow (For Love of Water)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Social Justice, deep ecology, water | No Comments »Great documentary on the future of water. Click here for an interview with director Irena Salina.
Trouble the Water and Gulf Coast aid resources
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Charitable giving, Social Justice, Community | No Comments »A documentary made based on footage shot with a small camcorder by residents of the 9th Ward in New Orleans, filmed before, during and after Hurricane Katrina hit. Hurricane Gustav has caused major damage to the Gulf Coast, even though ...
Barbara Ehrenreich: The Suicide Solution
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Psychology, Social Justice, Politics, Economy, Money | No Comments »Thanks to Sharon for the heads-up. Too good not to pass along. The alternative is to value yourself more than any amount of money and turn the guns, metaphorically speaking, in the other direction. It wasn’t God, or some abstract ...
Bob Kerr: A Colombian farmer tells his story of the land
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Social Justice | No Comments »Eustaquio Polo Rivera from Colombia spoke in Kingston Tuesday night. Bob Kerr offered this column in the Providence Journal in support of Rivera's mission: to share with US citizens what is happening to his people.