As stock markets around the world gyrate and froth at the mouth, the ranks are sure to grow of concerned citizens who aren't waiting around for the government or the rich to fix things, but have instead taken matters into their own hands. Pessimists who foresee a quick and nasty collapse of society coming soon and have little faith in their neighbors are working to protect … [Read more...]
The frugal shall inherit the Earth
Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind is an angry book by a man whose ferocious estrangement from modern techno-industrial society burns through every page. And that should be endorsement enough for those with eyes enough to see the quickening catastrophe in which our polluting industries and booming population explosion has presently mired us. And, while … [Read more...]
Earthquake: A Reflection
Earthquakes are not unusual in Yokohama, Japan or in Tokyo. If fact, a big one has been predicted for years and people in the area have been living with the knowledge that a very big one could hit the area anytime. All Japanese are aware of that, including myself, but who would have thought that we’d experience it? Rocking my world It happened when I was visiting my mother in … [Read more...]
The faith movie we’ve all been waiting for
If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it - faith leaders speaking with one voice on the ecological and social crises of our time. I was lucky enough to get invited to an exclusive "rough cut" screening of a 45 minute film that will, in my view, have a dramatic impact well beyond the rainbow of faith communities represented by the faith leaders in this … [Read more...]