[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLmAVlyQD3s&w=420&h=315] Hours after the forced eviction of #OWS protestors in Zuccotti Park, church leaders called on people of faith to share resources with the OWS movement. Rev. Michael Ellick of Judson Memorial Church talks with Laura Flanders of GRITtv. Uploaded by lauraflanders on Nov 15, 2011 You may subscribe to WAMMToday from this blog website. WAMMToday is More
Are We Bonobos or Chimpanzees? What Evolution Tells Us About Occupy Wall Street In bonobo society, where food is abundant and easy to gather, females spend most of their time with each other, offering protection against other forms of violence. November 2, 2011 | AlterNet / By Melanie Butler Photo Credit: CODEPINK Bonobos and chimpanzees, our closest animal More
Woven from the Land: women. prairie. culture. FILM SCREENING followed by a Q&A with filmmaker (and possibly surprise guest panelists!) St Anthony Main Screen 3 Monday, October 10, 2011 7pm wovenfromtheland.com General Public - $10 Film Society of Msp/St Paul Members - $5 Low Income - there will be a limited number of $5 tickets for low income More
Police carry away a protester, one of scores who have been forcefully arrested at the non-violent Occupy Wall Street protest, 09/24/11. (photo: Tina Fineberg/AP) Journalistic "Objectivity" Sours Wall Street Reporting By Michael Tracey 26 September 11 ReaderSupportedNews.org Brian Stelter and the pathology of objectivity. Last night, the New York Times' Brian Stelter tweeted about the Occupy Wall Street protests, which More
At the pool BY IFRAH JIMALE, ASK A SOMALI September 06, 2011 Twin City Daily Planet Q: I have noticed many Somali families who use the facilities at the YMCA and most of the women wear head scarves or qamar, long shirts, and long skirts. I've wondered though about how they feel being surrounded by non-Muslims More
Letter from Prison: Tim DeChristopher speaks Margaret Flowers - Posted on 01 September 2011 October2011.org The following text appeared in a handwritten letter from Tim DeChristopher addressed to Grist’s Jennifer Prediger. by Tim DeChristopher If I had ever doubted the power of words, Judge Benson made their importance all too clear at my sentencing last month. When he More
As part of the renovation of the 27-acre Coldwater Spring site, the mighty willow that guarded the reservoir is no more. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEaJCDa_juw&w=560&h=345]
THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS REGARDING MY SERVICE WITH CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER TEAMS Letting Go 18AUG Persia37 Let Friendship Float! Well lookie here; a blog entry! Now that training is over, I have time to type away on the keyboard. This post will be void of theological/ political theory. In a word, training was: intense. My day would begin More
The Beloved Community of Martin Luther King, Jr. from The King Center “The Beloved Community” is a term that was first coined in the early days of the 20th Century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce, who founded the Fellowship of Reconciliation. However, it was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., also a member of the Fellowship More
Being with the Dalai Lama by Rabbi Michael Lerner July 20, 2011 Tikkun.org: to heal, repair and transform the world Being with the Dalai Lama–my experience on Monday, July 18 by Rabbi Michael Lerner The Dalai Lama speaks with Rabbi Michael Lerner, Jewish theologian, chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives www.spiritualprogressives.org, and editor of More
