All day on Thursday, April 20, 2017, LGBTQIA organizations across the US will participate in an annual 24-hour philanthropy campaign called Give OUT Day. This giving event is hosted by the Horizons Foundation, and is now in its fourth year. It allows the nonprofits that are part of the LGBTQIA movement to showcase their work, […]
Lorde and Morrison on identity and action
Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison were born on the same birthdate, February 18: Morrison in 1931 and Lorde in 1934. Thanks to the good folks at Many Voices, I’ve been listening to Audre Lorde speaking to students at UCLA. The date of the lecture is unclear, but the video uploader places the session in the early […]
A timely example: denial at work
The merchants of doubt are back in business. Just as I wrote about denial in public controversies this weekend, London’s Daily Mail charged yet another climate science data conspiracy. The Daily Mail isn’t new to the game of “If you can’t lie, obfuscate,” but the public’s comprehension of and trust in climate science isn’t a […]
Martinez: Proving beliefs with our lives
The book of James, one of my favorite books in the Christian scriptures, is famous for the phrase “Faith without works is dead.” The writer argues that we demonstrate belief with the actions we take: our convictions have material consequences and we prove our commitment with the degree to which we’ll live out what we believe. Suppose […]
Take action: An update on #NODAPL
Kandi Mossett of the Indigenous Earth Network shared a live update from Standing Rock today. She describes the way the National Guard, police from five states, Energy Transfer Partners, and the Dakota Access corporation have corralled indigenous people in camps near DA Pipeline construction. And she calls for trans-ethnic solidarity. [These states are] sending their […]
Moving the center of action within
Over the last three decades, Rachel Naomi Remen has led the medical field in reclaiming and teaching compassionate and integrative medical care. She recently spoke with On Being‘s Krista Tippett about her experiences in the field, her spirituality, and what she’s noticed about the links between suffering, grief, and burnout. The following quotation, shared in the interview, […]
