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Haitian Women Mourn the Dead, Recommit to the Living
In Haiti, International Women's Day is a reminder of what women have done and are still doing to keep hope alive.
Living in Borrowed Times
In common security clubs around the country, participants wrestle with the questions: What does it mean to live in these “borrowed times?” How do we prepare ourselves and our communities for the economic transitions ahead?
A Future for Agriculture, A Future for Haiti
Haiti's way forward is tied to food sovereignty and a renewed focus on local agriculture.
Can Money Buy Education?
Radical homemaker Shannon Hayes taught her daughter that their family doesn't buy things they can make or grow at home. She then had to wonder: Does that include higher education?
In Search of Radical Homemakers
Wondering if my family was a freaky aberration to the conventional American culture, I set out to find other Radical Homemakers.
When Clutter Contains Us
Common Security Club members are reevaluating their relationships with the excess stuff in their lives.
Whose Needs? Whose Assessment?
As reconstruction planning begins, Haitian grassroots groups have their own thoughts about assessing post-disaster needs.
Economics & Solidarity in the 21st Century
A broken Haiti highlights the need for locally-rooted and resilient economies everywhere.
Homegrown Aid in Haiti
Many displaced Haitians are turning to neighbors, family, and peasant organizations in the countryside for help.
Food Rules for the Rest of Us
Michael Pollan's real food message is important, but it's also a question of access.
Head, Heart, and Hands: Breaking the Cycle of Religious Fear
By learning the foundations of each other's faiths, we can learn to respect and connect with one another so we may work together to build a better world.
Gender and Justice in Haiti
Beverly Bell remembers Magalie Marcelin, a leader of Haiti's movement for women's rights, who was killed during the earthquake.
Community and Popular Radio in Haiti Today
Sony Esteus says Haitian community radio needs to recover from the earthquake so that alternative voices have a way to be heard.
Help Without Humiliation
Haitian community groups are organizing to bring food to the hungry in ways that don't reinforce dependence.
Economic Trouble? Join the Club
How can we support each other through hard times? An update from Common Security Clubs in Portland, Boston, and Fort Lauderdale.
This Valentine's Day, Break Up With Your Wall Street Credit Card
Hidden fees? Fine print? International financial meltdown? It might be time to re-evaluate your relationship.
From Disaster Aid to Solidarity
How can concerned foreigners help Haiti recover while respecting the needs and desires of those who live there?
Fighting Like Hell
Haiti has a long history of exploitation, but an equally long history of powerful resistance.
Called Back to the Essentials
The Abrahamic faiths began when prophets called people back to the essentials: compassionate, caring community and the universal principles of love and service.
The Work that Reconnects
As residents plan Transition Albany, they're turning to Joanna Macy for guidance in building resilient communities.
