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August 2009

9/11 conference demands transparency

Interesting conference entitled “We Demand Transparency” http://wedemandtransparency.com is being held in NYC on the anniversary of 9/11 to try bringing together the peace movement and the “truth” movement — the movement originally formed to chal…

Public Conversation, the News Media, and Us

US media are abuzz with the controversy over health care reform and disruptions of so-called “town hall meetings”. News media could contribute to the health of democracy far more by giving at least equal time to * the many instances in which high …

Diverse apocalyptic sensibilities conversing…

Dear Matt, A number of people have sent me the apocalyptic Kingsnorth/Monbiot correspondence below and, now that you have sent it, I have read it. . It brought to mind one of my mentors, psychologist Arnold Mindell, who works with group fields, es…

An Evolutionary Spiritual Activist Perspective

The blog entry below is a specific application of the principle of using crises to facilitate the life-affirming evolution of civilization. This perspective is part of a larger spiritual activist narrative described in another piece I sent to my l…

Are Disrupted Town Hall Meetings an Evolutionary Opportunity?

Disturbance represents diverse life energies trying to find their placein the next wave of Life. Dear friends, We are watching some intense disturbances in the public debate over health care. Before I explore them, I offer this full disclosure sta…

Expanding “Public Participation” in Hard Times

I wrote an article “Expanding ‘public participation’ in hard times” for the International Journal of Public Participation which, although it did not meet their requirements, expressed something I believe is vital for our era — an expanded vision …