Tag Archives: Cooperation

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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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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“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

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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

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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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“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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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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“Delight, respect, and compassion” in the City of Sorrows: Christian-Jewish Deut.4:24 views via shared struggle, as portrayed using Minbari and ‘Earth’ religions, and analysed via your FaceBook Autobiography?

Well, I woke up this morning with my mind… pondering To Dream in the City of Sorrows. A good friend called me regarding the strange story of how Ziporah rescues either Moses or their son on the way to see … Continue reading

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Winning glory on today’s battlefield: The Modern Mind

Renault’s excellent book The Persian Boy shows the difficulty of learning, and of teaching. Both would probably be easier if our society understood what it takes to teach a person a useful and neccesary skill from start to finish. Hence … Continue reading

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Universal Income or Land: Reminding Us What We Could Be

I am a true Democrat: following the example of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Chaos or Community , I take seriously the idea that all are equal in dignity, in rights to live up to their full potential, and in ability … Continue reading

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Why write your autobiography? Mar shows the adults…

Michel Grimaud shows us how one young person, too young to know that his task was impossible (a bit like Harry Potter and his friends, but written in 1978…), can do something worth writing about, as he becomes an adult. … Continue reading

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Courage of Convictions, Meaning, and Framing in Context of…

Community Cooperation. As Hillary Clinton pointed out, it does indeed take a village, a united sense of purpose, and conviction to give meaning to life, and to our way of life. We should learn to ask why, before we arrive … Continue reading

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Respect for Teachers == Respect for US All as a Society

02/27/2013 10:00:00 shirad Generating more respect for teachers requires cultural change People certainly should respect the difficult work that teachers do. This would probably be made easier if our children and adults understood what it takes to teach a person … Continue reading

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Share the Research Data, NOW…

Normally this blog is not meant to address current events, but the Ebola outbreak begs a compelling question: Why can’t the Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc share the basic data that led to the creation of ZMapp, with other research labs around … Continue reading

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New book on Community Cooperation to Share

Español “At the turn of the century, both communities developed similar ways of evading White discrimination. Both communities built their own institutions, … ” which “… deepens the connection between them. Cooperation in other areas built ties that would eventually … Continue reading

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CCC and Cooperation: solving the underying issues that lead to war is the MEOW

Why do we need, in the USA, to recreate the Civilian Conservation Corps?  Because, we need challenges.   Of course, our society does have challenges, in spades.  War seems to be the ultimate challenge.  Yet war is preventable if we … Continue reading

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