In the course of any given day, I swing from hope to despair and back again at least three or four times. On the one hand, it’s such an amazingly hopeful and alive time in terms of communication and discovery. We are constantly learning so much more about our relationship with the natural world and [...]
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Opening to the energy that can change the world
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on March 27, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/opening-to-the-energy-that-can-change-the-world/
Shaking the crystal ball: the future is what we make it
As I slept on my last post, the ominous words “civil war” kept resounding discordantly in my mind. Am I really advocating for civil war? Me? I’m so non-violent I won’t even let my kids bring an x-box or a Wii into the house, for fear they might play violent video games. I’m so non-confrontational [...]
Posted in Activism, Alternative Futures, Community, Environment, Human Rights, Politics, Social change
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on January 4, 2012
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/shaking-the-crystal-ball-the-future-is-what-we-make-it/
The inimitable Pete Seeger, always out in front….
Here’s something bound to give you goose bumps: Pete Seeger, the great man himself, leading a huge spontaneous crowd at Columbus Circle in singing “We Shall Overcome!” last night. Listen: Pete apparently left Symphony Space and starting walking downtown, accompanied by a big crowd that quickly got bigger, and sang along with something like reverence, [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 22, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/the-inimitable-pete-seeger-always-out-in-front/
Empathy: Igniting Force for Social Action
Now that the mainstream media has finally caught on to the importance of the Occupy Wall Street protests, I feel like I can go back to using this space to explore some other questions that have been niggling at me lately. Last week there were not one but TWO op-ed pieces in the NY Times [...]
Posted in Activism, Alternative Futures, Community, Empathy, literature, New stories, pedagogy, Politics, privilege
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on October 3, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/empathy-igniting-force-for-social-action/
Enough already!
I know it’s not just me. So many people I’ve talked to this week are feeling it. It’s a kind of low-grade malaise, nothing you can put your finger on, just a weary, burned out sense of ENOUGH ALREADY. Enough bad news. Enough of the stock market endlessly gyrating downward. Enough unmanned drones picking off [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 30, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/enough-already/
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