Change the Story, Change the World
“There is a place between passivity and violence. I’ll meet you there.” – Rivera Sun "Nonviolent struggle is on the rise globally. Neither passive, nor inaction, this powerful way of working for change is proving Gandhi’s audacious claim that “nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind” to be correct." Read the full story by Rivera Sun.... Continue reading
"This is a breakthrough moment in human consciousness. "The "Movement of Movements" is a phrase used to describe the current profusion of social justice movements sweeping the national and global social-political landscape. Neither an umbrella nor a grand unification organization, it is rather a way of perceiving the threads of connection that link these social justice movements together. The phrase emphasizes the diversity and multiplicity of many groups, organizations, campaigns and … Continue reading
Eckhart discusses joyful activism - an underlying peace within while you work for change. "You cannot solve the evils of the world on the same level of consciousness that created them." From the video: Toward a New Earth: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lesser Continue reading
Futurist, visionary and author, Nicolya Christi, shares a brief extract from her forthcoming book, A New Story for Humanity: New Self – New Story – New Life – New World. The excerpt includes 'snapshot' points of reference which act as evolutionary signposts to guide us through an instrumental and divinely timed 'next level psycho-spiritual, bio-evolutionary and physio-energetic transformation story' which we are experiencing both personally and globally. The time is upon us now to write a new … Continue reading
"Might I venture to say that our most compelling imperative today — if one is permitted to speak in those ways — is to reclaim the thickness of our tongues and learn the names and faces of our neighbours; it is to realize that our worldview is just a tittle in a never-ending sentence; it is to see that there are more ways to learn than school and polished degrees could ever accommodate and more ways to live than could be captured in a Facebook post. The imperative is to recognize that our … Continue reading
Fantastic edition of Kosmos Online, with insights by Mark Gerzon, Philip Alston, John Foran, Kosmos Editor, Nancy Roof and more. "What is good governance? Wouldn’t it be participatory, transparent, responsive, and tolerant of different views? And in using its power and authority to shape the institutions that regulate societies, wouldn’t extreme economic disparity be seen as a disadvantage? "Maybe questions like these seem naïve. Do we even ask them anymore? It seems increasingly clear that if … Continue reading
"Everything is changing, have you noticed? "A few months ago, I freed myself from society, I’ve released myself from the attachments I had and fear that locked me to the system. And since then, I started seeing the world from a different perspective. The perspective that everything is changing and most of us have not even realized that. "Why is the world changing?" Read the full story by Gustavo Tanaka.... Continue reading
"Everything is up for grabs and everything is at stake. As Paul Gilding has observed, our normal human response is to be late and then fast. As the world has plunged from urgency to emergency, emergency responders are coming out in force. "The invisible hand of the climate is trumping the invisible hand of the market. We're at the start of the biggest, fastest cultural, economic and industrial transformation in history. "The decline and fall of the fossil fuel regime is at hand. Coal is in … Continue reading
[quote"Nina Simons, Findhorn Fellow and co-founder of Bioneers"]When I listen with my heart, I am pierced with an empathic awareness that calls me into action beyond what any amount of learning, reading or mental understanding can prompt.[/quote] "While I am inspired each year by all the brilliant, innovative and effective solutions and strategies at this gathering, they won’t be enough to shift our collective course without an accompanying — and radical — change of heart. "For me, what’s … Continue reading
Powerful spoken word performance by Jamie Dunmore calling for the awakening of humanity. Watch video