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Cuba’s Hurricane Resilience - Solidarity and Readiness

by Lilja Otto

posted May 10, 2006

The combination of education, planning, and practice in Cuba builds a culture of safety and puts both the logistics and motivation in place to enable people to cope with storms that cause devastation and panic elsewhere.

New Orleans to Ottawa: After the Storm, the Brainstorming Begins

by Francesca Lyman

posted May 10, 2006

Creative and effective responses to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita came not from where most had expected—the U.S. government—but from the grassroots.

New York City: All Together Now Keeps Urban Residents Ready for Anything

by Courtney Thompson

posted May 10, 2006

According to the New York City project All Together Now, the program set out to create disaster--resilient communities in New York City’s five boroughs by having participants meet regularly with neighbors to go over these precautionary methods and, along the way, get to know each other and each other’s needs—so that if and when disaster strikes, neighbors can rely on neighbors.

Spirituality and Movement Building

by Grace Lee Boggs

posted Apr 28, 2006

Grace Lee Boggs believes it is that time in history again when we need to recognize our own sacredness and that in others.

Book Review: Every Day is a Good Day by Wilma Mankiller

by Lilja Otto

posted Apr 18, 2006

Provides insights into the lives and ideas of indigenous women and invites readers to re-examine their own cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

Reader Response: 50 Ways to Survive and Thrive

posted Mar 31, 2006

Ideas for living better in the future, practical suggestions from our readers.

Acupuncturists help ease post-Katrina stress

by Richard Muhammad

posted Feb 28, 2006

Acupuncturists Without Border help relieve the pain of those left in post-Katrina New Orleans and those who have come to help.

Nothing Stops Mardi Gras

by Jordan Flaherty

posted Feb 24, 2006

Just six months after Hurricane Katrina, the annual Mardi Gras reigns supreme while many displaced residents still have nothing to celebrate

Bhutan's Secret for Happiness

by Pamela Chang

posted Feb 19, 2006

Gross National Happiness is the country's priority.

Cohousing Comes of Age

by Neshama Abraham Paiss

posted Feb 19, 2006

Trends from the growing cohousing movement: commitment to environmental stewardship, continued social/political action, and growth of elder cohousing.

The Good Life: Consumerism is so '90s

by Holly Dressel

posted Feb 19, 2006

In growing numbers, Americans are rediscovering that the real meaning of the good life doesn't come from things they can buy but from things they can feel.

Art: For the Common Delight

by Dee Axelrod

posted Feb 19, 2006

Art today gives voice to the silenced, illuminates complex political issues, and brings joy to the public square.

'Veggie Bus' Delivers Sisterly Love and Goodwill

by Barbara Sehr

posted Jan 11, 2006

Residents of Port Townsend reach across the miles to help Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, another waterfront artist colony battered by Hurricane Katrina.

Imperial Politics, Christianity and the True Jesus: Reflections on the 2004 Election

by David C. Korten

posted Dec 13, 2005

The challenge before us is to displace the politics of Empire with the politics of Earth Community based on inclusion, possibility, and partnership — an authentic values-based, problem-solving politics of mature adulthood consistent with the moral teachings of Jesus.

Resources for a Spiritual Uprising

posted Dec 12, 2005

Resource guide for spiritual activism and progressive spiritual topics