One reason campus sexual assault is such a tough issue to address is that it's so hard to come up with clear, effective language.
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Militia and Birds at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
I worry that Malheur, after occupation by an armed militia group, will no longer be a protected place where coyote choirs color the night with magical music and millions of birds rest, feed, mate, and raise babies to fly high in the future.
Read More »Holiday Hope from the Homeless: Members of Outreach Program for Mentally Ill Create Christmas Waltz
Members of a program for the mentally ill homeless gathered with Teaching Artist Leo Schaff to create and perform a Christmas waltz to lift your spirits this holiday season.
Read More »Language Matters in Life and Business: Gun Rhetoric Control
In sloganeering, clarity must come first.
Read More »Shooting Stars – The Media Promotes Terrorism and Obama Stokes Gun Sales
All this media attention on killers and terrorists is merely giving food to the monster that doth mock the hand that feeds it.
Read More »This Thanksgiving, Can Gratitude Survive Black Friday?
Taking time this Thanksgiving season to reflect with gratitude on both the divine and human good in our lives and to pray for the world, neighbors, friends, and family is more than just a nice thing to do. It can promote our own peace and a healthier world.
Read More »The Reaction to Terrorist Attacks – Are We Giving Them Exactly What They Want?
If our main problem with terrorists is that they threaten our way of life, how can we fray the fabric of that existence in an effort to combat them?
Read More »Paris Attacks: Give Peace a Chance
The killings in Paris are part of a cycle based on erroneous beliefs and assumptions. Now is a time when we can pause and start a new cycle – a cycle of waking up to our oneness with each other, with our Mother Earth and indeed the entire universe.
Read More »Remembering My Dad and The Greatest Generation on Veterans Day
Remembering the Greatest Generation as it dims from memory.
Read More »Tiquipaya II, People’s World Conference on Climate Change 2015
When was the last time you got to attend a brainstorming session with the president of a country?
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