Please see this attachment and consider using it yourself – or, better yet, with a small group of people – to devise smart strategies to reduce racism in our society: Spectrum of Allies — RACIAL JUSTICE
A few people (a few whites along with a few others) try to promote “white guilt.” But that approach misses the mark and only makes many white people feel defensive so they fail to work on solving the problems. For half a century I have said that instead of “white guilt” we need to promote “white responsibility.” That puts the emphasis where it needs to be – recognizing that racial injustices benefiting white people have existed for centuries – and taking responsibility for solving the problems that have given us unfair advantage and privilege. Too many white people are negligent […]
Much of our nation – across the entire political spectrum – is very angry right now. This is a reality. Instead of escalating in back-and-forth escalations (or circular firing squads), we can recognize the reality that much anger exists. If we recognize that reality we can harness our own anger and move toward solving the underlying problems. See the practical information below. (FULL DISCLOSURE: I myself have been angry about political matters for more than half a century. But instead of wallowing in anger and cynicism, I keep learning, keep sharpening my analysis, and work with other people to actually […]
Governments are the LAST to figure things out. (Mainstream news media are the next-to-last.) They will do what we want ONLY WHEN a strong nonviolent grassroots movement forces them to do what is needed. Recent history has proved this a number of times. (In the 1960s Congress passed civil rights legislation only because the Civil Rights Movement forced them to. President Obama opposed LGBTQ rights to marriage until the grassroots movement forced him to support equal rights. The list goes on and on.) Our local community includes a number of people who want to protect the environment – and protect […]
See this information about anti-science “deniers” who deny realities about the climate crisis and COVID-19: The article linked here is titled, “COVIDeniers: Anti-Science Coronavirus Denial Overlaps with Climate Denial.” This article is short. It ends with links to additional information about this: https://www.desmogblog.com/covideniers-anti-science-covid-19-denial-overlaps-climate-denial?utm_source=DeSmog%20Weekly%20Newsletter Republican politicians harass and even fire honest scientists: In Florida, an honest scientist who worked on Florida’s Coronavirus Database says she was pressured to censor the data, so when she insisted on doing her work honestly, she was fired for her honesty. See this article: https://www.ecowatch.com/florida-coronavirus-database-scientist-fired-2646052460.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=5da062f126-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-5da062f126-85369701 Trump has SERIOUSLY CORRUPTED the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Our nation, our people, our environment, our health — EVERYTHING — is suffering under the weight of a HUGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS! But Trump and the Republicans are HELL-BENT TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT FROM SOLVING the problems! A while ago I wrote a thorough article that examines and criticizes the worldview of the conservatives that has been hurting us in many ways. The article is long but full of insights. I encourage people to read it here: This Currently Dominant Worldview Hurts Us in Many Ways — and PREVENTS Governments from Solving Problems The Coronavirus pandemic, massive unemployment, racial injustices, police […]
In Congress, BOTH of the big political parties have been VIGOROUSLY FUNDING Trump’s reckless provocations of a new nuclear arms race. Trump and Congress have been INCREASING THE DANGER OF GLOBAL NUCLEAR DEVASTATION. It is not enough to replace Trump. We must also replace the vast majority of Congressional incumbents — of BOTH parties — because they have been addicted to campaign donations from military weapons manufacturers. Also, WE MUST AMEND THE CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE “BIG MONEY” CORRUPTION of our elections. My blog’s “Nuclear Weapons” category includes much information about the dangers of nuclear weapons and how […]
Many excellent non-profit organizations work toward abolishing nuclear weapons. One of them — Global Zero (www.globalzero.org) produced this informative article that deserves to be read by many people: https://www.globalzero.org/blundering-toward-nuclear-chaos/?link_id=1&can_id=1d662460c0abb8939c5044c82927552b&source=email-critical-mass-january-2020-news-from-global-zero&email_referrer=email_760510&email_subject=critical-mass-march-2020-news-from-global-zero Global Zero produced their ALTERNATIVE to Trump’s “Nuclear Posture Review,” which is his administration’s statement of how they want to use nuclear weapons during his administration. Trump’s “Nuclear Posture Review” is recklessly provocative, so I’m glad Global Zero produced a smart ALTERNATIVE to it. See their document here: https://www.globalzero.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ANPR-Final.pdf
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) wrote, “Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.” The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space provided the information below. Contact this excellent non-profit org at:PO Box 652Brunswick, ME 04011(207) 607-4255http://www.space4peace.org http://space4peace.blogspot.com (blog) On April 10, 2020, this organization provided this video and the information I’ve copied below this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqIJJAsz-E&feature=em-uploademail Trump signed an executive order to allow corporations and citizens, aka billionaires, to begin mining the moon. In addition, they want to use nuclear reactors to fuel spacecraft so they can mine Mars in […]
Trump’s ridiculous new Space Force is no laughing matter! I encourage people to read this informative article – and also to connect with a very knowledgeable non-profit organization that has been working for years to stop the militarization of space. I agree with this article’s encouragement to join the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space (www.space4peace.org). Here is the informative article I urge you to read: https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2020/05/31/space-force-is-no-laughing-matter/ Trump REALLY DOES want to start wars in space! Read this: https://www.creators.com/read/jim-hightower/05/20/trump-blasts-into-a-new-frontier-for-war?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a31ba2a6-cde5-48f9-897e-890e31aeb0b0 An exceptionally knowledgeable, insightful peace organization that focuses on opposing space weapons published their latest newsletter […]
On March 23, 2020, during the Coronavirus pandemic, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, said this: “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war. That is why today I am calling for an immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the world. It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives.” SEE THIS ARTICLE about this: https://www.psr.org/blog/2020/04/23/un-secretary-general-calls-for-a-global-ceasefire/?emci=346b1ed8-7085-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=ad7b151a-8f89-ea11-86e9-00155d03b5dd&ceid=135885 A number of peace organizations are calling for a GLOBAL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT to pressure our national governments to join this GLOBAL CEASEFIRE movement! They include World Beyond War (www.worldbeyondwar.org) […]
During our nation’s current crisis about pervasive, persistent racism, it’s good for white folks to look at the problems and solutions from fresh perspectives. A few years ago I produced a TV interview titled, “Racial Justice Insights for White Folks.” You can read a short introduction to it — and watch the interview — and read a summary of what we said — at this link: http://parallaxperspectives.org/tv-racial-justice-insights-for-white-folks
I enjoyed reading the article by Jon Katz that I am linking below. We need to maintain this article’s perspective of nonviolence. Too much anti-Trump hatred only reinforces Trump’s hatreds. This article is a remedy for the toxicity that is poisoning our nation now. Someone who took my 6 workshops about “Nonviolent Grassroots Organizing” said she is using what she learned in those workshops. She sent me this article and wrote, “Iwanted to share a piece by Jon Katz, who speaks about the power of love, the futility of hate at this time in our collective human history. It echoes […]
I have been reading articles lately saying that — even before the Coronavirus pandemic caused even more stress — suicide rates in the U.S. have been increasing. Working class people and small farmers are under extreme financial stresses. Many other systemic problems have been worsening. Now with the Coronavirus pandemic, suicides are increasing even more. But EVEN BEFORE that, I was also reading articles saying people are dying from DESPAIR. This article linked below came from January 2020. The article includes this paragraph: U.S. life expectancy dropped three years in a row, America’s suicide rate is at a record high, […]
Trump is destroying conservative Christianity. Many conservative (“evangelical”) Christians are rejecting Jesus’ actual teachings (the Gospel) and have replaced Jesus’ message of love, compassion and social justice with Trump’s lies and public policies promoting egomania, hatred, greed, violence, and violations of human rights. In the Hebrew scriptures (the Old Testament book of Exodus), Moses led people out of slavery in Egypt into the “Promised Land,” but along the way his people lost their faith and – after Moses returned from a mountain where he had received the Ten Commandments – he discovered that his people had built a golden calf […]
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