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The Information Flow- December 2011By Arkansas Elder X, submitted on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 8:02am
From a DIY gas mask to Starhawk's latest book, The Empowerment Manual: A Guide For Collaborative Groups, to a shamanic view of the Occupy movement, we cull the tidal flows of information to harvest links of interest to activists who care about the enviroment, social justice and spirituality. THE ENVIRONMENTAL 12/19/11 FDA Escalates War Against Amish Dairy Farmers- Raw Milk Freedom Riders: rawmilkfreedomriders.wordpress.com/press/fda-escalates-war-against-amish-dairy-farmers/ On behalf of the agricorporations which want to maintain their stranglehold on our food supply, the FDA continues to persecute Amish farmers for the crime of selling raw milk to those who want it. 12/15/11 Ailments From A-Z- Earth Clinic: www.earthclinic.com/ailments.html A data base of ailments and folk remedies for treating them. Used intelligently, such information can be useful for DIY medical care. By "use intelligently" we mean research other sources to evaluate the validity of a particular treatment and then monitor the treatment carefully to evaluate the intended and unintended results. 12/14/11 Vandana Shiva: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity and Sustainable Living- Eco Walk The Talk: www.ecowalkthetalk.com/blog/2011/03/31/vandana-shiva-traditional-knowledge-biodiversity-and-sustainable-living/ An interview with Dr. Vandana Shiva, a prominent environemental, social justice and anti-GM activist. The interview covers everything from the importance of preserving natural seeds to the wisdom of grandmothers passed down from generation to generation. 12/14/11 Climate Apartheid- Common Dreams: www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/14 The Climate Change Conference in Durban South Africa is pretty much a waste of time, surprise, surprise. The biggest polluter in the world, the United States, continues to block any meaningful agreement, surprise, surprise. They are bickering over terms for coming to an agreement by 2015 for legal mandates that won't come into effect until 2020. In the meantime the planet continues to heat up and the world cooks, surprise, surprise. 12/13/11 The Most Important News Story of the Day/Millennium- Common Dreams: www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/05-8#.TuY3DrTAAgo.facebook Statistics released by the Global Carbon Project at the beginning of December show that we have already lost the battle to reduce the damage from global warming. We have increased the annual global temperature by 1 degree and are on our way to raising it well past 2 degrees. To fully understand the implications of such an innocous sounding statement, reference the book Six Degrees: Our Future On A Hotter Planet by Mark Lynas. Every degree of increase in the annual global temperature has an increasingly devasting effect on all life on this planet. Somewhere between a 4-6 degree increase, the earth becomes unsuitable for human habitation. 12/13/11 Capitalism vs the Climate- The Nation: www.thenation.com/article/164497/capitalism-vs-climate Naomi Klein seamlessly weaves together an analysis of the political and the environmental explaining why the climate change deniers are so deep in denial. They understand something that the Left doesn't- to truly address the issues involved in climate change, we will have to restructure our political and economic systems from top to bottom, decisively ending the culture of mindless consumption that modern capitalism is built on. 12/13/11 Who Are The Young Farmers of 'Generation Organic'?- NPR www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/12/12/143459793/who-are-the-young-farmers-of-generation-organic A look at the new generation of folks interested in organic farming. Food activism is just one of the many issues that ties together environmental, political and spiritual concerns. Growing your own food is a good place to start.
THE POLITICAL 12/22/11 Posters Of The #Occupy Movement- Occuprint: occuprint.org/Posters/ViewAll A dazzling array of posters from Occupy groups around the world. 12/21/11 The Massacre Everyone Ignored: Chevron, Kazakhstan and a US-Backed Dictator- RSN: readersupportednews.org/news-section2/328-121/9028-the-massacre-everyone-ignored-chevron-kazakhstan-and-a-us-backed-dictator Oil workers on strike against a Chevron related company were massacred by U.S. backed dictator without the world press paying much attention. 12/21/11 Letter To The Occupy Movement, Its Supporters And Its Critics- You Tube: www.youtube.com/watch A heart felt plea for widespread solidarity as our best defense against the increasing violence and repression being directed against the Occupy Movement. 12/20/11 The Left Right Paradigm Is Over: It's You vs. The Corporations- The Big Picture: www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/09/you-vs-corporations/ A brief acknowledgment of a major paradigm shift. 12/17/11 Anarchy Archives: dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/index.html The collected works of some of the best anarchist writers, as well as pamphlets, periodicals and the history of anarchism back to the Paris Commune. 12/16/11 Occupy Portland Outsmarts Police, Creating Blueprint For Other Occupations- Portland Occupier: www.portlandoccupier.org/2011/12/15/occupy-portland-outsmarts-police-creating-blueprint-for-other-occupations/ The tactics used by the police in confronting crowds are predicatable and easily countered. 12/16/11 8 Stories Buried By The Corporate Media That You Need To Know About- AlterNet: www.alternet.org/news/153455/8_stories_buried_by_the_corporate_media_that_you_need_to_know_about/
12/16/11 How To Occupy The World- Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/16 www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/16 To expand Occupy into a truly global movement, the Occupy activists need to move beyond the concerns of people in the United States and Europe who are still living in a state of privilege in relation to the rest of the world. 12/15/11 NDAA Set To Become Law: The Terror Is Nearer Than Ever- Business Insider: www.businessinsider.com/ndaa-set-to-become-law-the-terror-is-nearer-than-ever-2011-12 Lest we forget, David Seaman reminds us of the NDAA's evil twin, The Stop Online Piracy Act, which gives the government draconian powers to censor the internet. The two bills together destroy the last vestiges of freedom in the United States. 12/16/11 Simple DIY Gas Mask From The People Of Egypt- Why We Protest: www.stumbleupon.com/su/2HJOet/forums.whyweprotest.net/threads/simple-diy-gas-mask-from-the-people-of-egypt.76836/ This one is exactly what it says- a step by step guide to making your own inexpensive gas mask. 12/15/11 Obama To Sign Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law- Salon: www.salon.com/2011/12/15/obama_to_sign_indefinite_detention_bill_into_law/singleton/ The Bill of Rights has never existed for people of color and political activists in the United States but it is now officially and publicly being torn up for everyone. 12/14/11 Narco-Mania!- Narco News TV: www.narconews.com/nntv/video.php The U.S. war on drugs looks a little bit different from the other side of the border. 12/13/11 Starhawk's New Book: The Empowerment Manual: A Guide For Collaborative Groups- Dirt Worship: starhawksblog.org/ Starhawk discusses her timely new book on group process for those trying to work within horizontal, leaderless movements. With forty years experience in working with such groups, she explores what works, what doesn't and how to address the problems. 12/13/11 The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street- The Nation: www.thenation.com/article/165087/fracturing-occupy-wall-street A painful look at the pratical difficulties in sustaining community and participatory democracy in a post-Occupation OWS movement. 12/13/11 Situating Occupy- Adbusters: www.adbusters.org/magazine/99/world-revolution-2011.html Putting the Occupy movement in a historical context that shows the sweep and power of revolutionary movements.
THE SPIRITUAL 12/23/11 Massive 1,100+ Year Old Maya Site Discovered In Georgia's Mountains- Examiner: www.examiner.com/architecture-design-in-national/massive-1-100-year-old-maya-site-discovered-georgia-s-mountains Recent archeological evidence points to a Mayan migration into Georgia around 800 AD. 12/21/11 Follow Your Heart, It Is Smarter Than You Think- Dimensional Bliss: dimensionalbliss.com/2011/03/23/follow-your-heart-it-is-smarter-than-you-think/ How the neurobiology of the heart connects us to the universe in ways we don't generally realize. 12/21/11 Winter Solstice- Crystal Links: www.crystalinks.com/wintersolstice.html An overview of sacred sites around the earth and their relationship to the Winter Solstice. 12/16/11 Why Lying Broken In A Pile On Your Bedroom Floor Is A Good Idea- Elephant: www.elephantjournal.com/2011/06/why-being-broken-in-a-pile-on-your-bedroom-floor-is-a-good-idea-julie-jc-peters/ Meet the Hindu Goddess Never Not Broken. The moments when we feel the most broken are often moments of great power when we are being broken away from the old in order to be open to all the possibilities of the new. 12/13/11 How Shamans Dream The World Into Being- Spirit of Change Magazine: http://www.spiritofchange.org/mind-spirit/how-shamans-dream-the-world-in... Quantum mechanics is now showing us a view of reality that shaman and medicine people have held for millenia. Consciously or unconsciously, we are co-creators of our world. As the sense of ecological and political crises builds around the planet, it behooves us to become conscious co-creators. 12/13/11 Pagan Chaplaincy At Occupy Wall Street- The Wild Hunt: www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/2011/12/guest-post-pagan-chaplaincy-at-occupy-wall-street.html Two Wiccan priestesses who served as chaplains at OWS discuss the necessary roles a chaplain can serve and relate some of their personal experiences during the Occupation, including the night the park was cleared. 12/13/11 Shamanic Forecast for December 2011- Power Path: www.thepowerpath.com/index.php Things are speeding up yet again. This time it is our basic understanding of time itself that is being reworked and redefined. We can either ride the acceleration consciously and gracefully or we can melt down in overload mode. Comments |
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Re: The Information Flow- December 2011
So much great information, so little time to read. Thanks Arkansas Elder X!