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What is spirituality, and why do I care? Four reasons….
August 20, 2015 20 August, 12015 HE A woman came up to me, after a Zembekiko at a Greek festival in the Boston area, and asked me ‘What do you feel when you dance?’ -I had to ask her what … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, AdultRiteOfPassage, Cooperation, health, survivors, tools
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Çok Merci Cumhuriyet -“Nous sommes tous Charlie”
Merci pour soutenir La Laicité et la liberté du presse. Teşşekurler Laicité ve basın özgürlüğü destek ıçın. Thank you for supporting the Separation of Church and State, and freedom of the Press. ShiraDestinie -“Je Suis Charlie” 14 Ocak 2015 Çarşamba … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooperation, exploitation, Gandhi, HumanEra, LaCoopération, TheWorldCalendar
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“Nous sommes tous Charlie” -We Are All Charlie Hebdo
Ladies and Gentlemen, keep a pen behind earch ear, and remember the words of FranceInter: the Human animal feels fear, but we must not allow our Human selves to give in to fear, nor to hatred. Freedom of thought remains … Continue reading
Protect others by teaching them how You Overcame…
How have you overcome, and taught others to overcome? Are you an adult? Take the Adulthood Challenge, and tell us: http://adulthoodchallenge.dreamwidth.org/ Then, write your autobiography! In service to Community Cooperation (and the Universal Holocene/Human Era Calendar…) ShiraDestinie, Universal Date (fka … Continue reading
Martin Luther King -Rabbinical Commentary poster inspired a Novel
MLK3speechHillelCommentaryStudy This speech, treated as a sacred text, inspired me to write my first practice Novel RealDraft6Creator Friend or Foe Beginnings ShiraDestinie Today’s ‘normal’ date is: Satur, December 20, 2014 Today’s U.N. Date is: Wednesday, December 20, 12014 H.E. (Holocene … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooperation, MartinLutherKing, WalkingTours
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“I Refuse” = the 2 most powerful words in the English language
Nov. 21st, 2014 09:34 am Original: (http://meowdate.dreamwidth.org/10876.html) We are taught to avoid strangers, which is important, or vigilance, rather, is important, but taught to trust those in authority and close to our families, which may not be the best for … Continue reading
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Tagged AdultRiteOfPassage, Cooperation, exploitation, Gandhi
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How Democratic is our Money (System)?
I am grateful for the discussions on alternative currencies, but prefer to consider the democratic processes involved in our monetary systems. I have not got much time, but would like to share my work on Shared Monetary Governance, which was … Continue reading
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signal boost for Sustainable and Equitable Urban Planning conference
Judith Eversley, a colleague from Bath CND, is planning an upcoming conference (5-7 November): “Equality in the City: Making Cities Socially Cohesive” or http://lnkd.in/dM9QZPR Peace, ShiraDestinie, 26.10.12014 HE Universal Date: Thursday, 26 October, 12014 H.E. (Holocene/Human Era) orig: http://meowdate.dreamwidth.org/10407.html
The War on Drugs -What happened to The War on Poverty?
Change has to come. But it does not have to be bloody. Yes, local elections, won in large numbers, can change things if the Federal government allows the change. But at the same time, I am convinced, we must have … Continue reading
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Tagged Basic Income, Cooperation, Einstein Two Percent Plan, HoloceneEra, HumanEra, MEOWDate, MEOWvision, multiplelearningstyles, The Open Library Project of Internet Archive, TheWorldCalendar, Viktor Frankl
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Avant-d’être-Adulte, les Adultes, et les Rites de Passage
ENGLISH Chers Amis voici une autre idée pour vous : Un nouveau rite de passage . On a besoin d’un nouveau rite de passage dont chaque adolescent doit a son plein gré enseigner quelqu’un, de zéro, une habilité utile et important . … Continue reading
How Books (& thus Public Libraries) Save Lives: Class Diffs, People Potential
From: http://meowdate.dreamwidth.org/9671.html Jeanne Benameur’s Les Insurrections Singulières shows a young working class man grow through daring to leave his home -with an elderly lover of books as his guide. Short of the Basic Income and Universal Health Care (as a … Continue reading
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Est-ce que je suis une adulte ? Partie 1 : La Définition
( ENGLISH : ) Mes critères pour être adulte sont au nombre de six : D’abord, chaque enfant doit être capable 1. de nager, autant que faire se peut 2. de se défendre (émotionnellement et physiquement), autant que faire se peut 3. … Continue reading
Imposed calendar, religion, language and ‘civilization’ led to loss for All women
Voices of Cherokee Women is a well-written chronicle, from pre-contact to modern times, of how Cherokee women went from respected voices in the community to silence, and back again. Telling many stories again from another perspective (particularly Mooney and Lt. … Continue reading
Marcus Aurelius would agree: “beware the dangers of Groupthink!”
Ancient: “If it be right and honest to be spoken or done, undervalue not thyself so much, as to be discouraged from it.” from The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Modern: “… beware the dangers of Groupthink! Just because all your … Continue reading
Art helped free individuals who were property, by acting in community
Art helped free individuals who were property, by acting in community (thanks to Milagros Philips for her reply to this on her Racial Healing site…) Tracy Chevalier’s show’s how quilting quilting helped free enslaved people. She portrays the self-discipline and … Continue reading
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Shared Political Governance and Shared Monetary Governance: Two Sides of the Same Coin needing Campaign and Monetary Finance Reform?
Do shared political governance and Shared Monetary Governance require Campaign and Monetary Finance Reform? Sharing Economic Decision-making power is as important as sharing real political power. That was the premise behind my book Shared Monetary Governance. I re-summarize the summary, … Continue reading
The MEOW Vision: A bit like Herland, but more equal
The ground-breaking novella Herland was a good start, but lacked a vision of fully inclusive equality. The MEOW Vision builds on Gilman’s ideas, with the aim of Fully Inclusive Equality. The Goals (allowing each person to contribute fully): 1. Each … Continue reading
Marriage and community: Dr. King showed us how marriage for all can keep us safe.
Marriage and community: how marriage for all keeps us safe: an interpretation of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s call for a Basic Income… If society exists to facilitate the maximization of potential of each member of society, and if … Continue reading
Segregation then, modern mercantile colonialism now
As many reports showed the economic damage that segregation did previously, so do modern reports show the damage done by big box capitalism, which is essentially a modern form of mercantile colonialism. Fair Trade or Equal Exchange and local economic … Continue reading
Man’s Search for Meaning -include community
I will (re?) read this book, as I recall reading at least two books by V. Frankl, but having stumbled across this wonderful blog with quotes, now I must read more. ” From http://stuff.mit.edu/people/gkrasko/Frankl.html “In my view, that Frankl’s book … Continue reading
Intergenerational committment to shared ideals outweighs, but is affected by, historical differences.
The Girl, a hybrid from the poorest district in India, begins and ends very well. In between, she tells us how intergenerational committment to shared ideals outweighs, but is affected by, historical differences. Opposing communities use open communication (telephathy helps … Continue reading
DC Social Forum consensus: Public Banks, Time Banks and small groups build Cooperative Society
At the 2012 DC Social Forum, we came to a consensus: Public Banks, Time Banks and small groups build Cooperative Society. The joint presentations at the DC Social Forum, which was held in the DC Friend’s Meeting House, a wonderful … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Currencies, Cooperation, Shared Monetary Governance, TimeBanks
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Don’t Step on a Crack, use the Marriage Cooperative instead
Don’t Step on a Crack -this thriller is more bones than meat. In his plot-driven thriller, Patterson at least tries to add meat by starting with two wonderful marriages, alas for the women. Perhaps they might have given the benefit … Continue reading
Did art help free enslaved individuals?
Art may have helped free individuals who were property, by acting in community Tracy Chevalier’s The Last Runaway show’s how different interpretations of art, and even sometimes silence, helped free enslaved people. She portrays the self-discipline and quiet determination of … Continue reading
I Had a Dream: Teaching via Hidden Race Riots and Community
After reading the excellent: Snow-Storm in August: The Struggle for American Freedom and Washington’s Race Riot of 1835 on history and community,I was, for some odd reason, facilitating a workshop at the YMCA, which I get the impression was in … Continue reading