Walking Peace Into the World
by Rivera Sun
Last night, I dreamed of walking. In a thousand bodies, through hundreds of city streets, suburban neighborhoods, rural roads, industrial zones, wild and forgotten spaces.
I dreamed in images and true stories of real people walking for peace and a culture of nonviolence: in Wilmington, Delaware as residents marched to end gun violence and to be, in action, a culture of peace;…
The Golden Buddha
The Golden Buddha
In Bangkok, there’s a 10 foot tall Golden Buddha at the Temple of Wat Traimit, which for centuries was covered in stucco and dust. But in the 1950s, monks discovered something glimmering inside. When they chipped away the primordial clay they found the statue was five tons of solid gold. They also found a key.
When I left the café that morning, they slammed the door behind…
Citizen activism key to New Orleans’ revival and future
By Ruthie Frierson, in an Op-Ed via Nola.com
Katrina changed everything — and every one of us. More than 80 percent of our city was under water for more than three weeks. Our infrastructure was almost completely destroyed - public facilities, schools, homes and businesses. More than 1,800 of our citizens lost their lives, and many others were displaced.
Why would people return and…