The ravaging of the homelands and attacks on the Indigenous Peoples of Colombia and Honduras (and why people might leave their home countries to come here . . . ) About attacks on indigenous communities that are fighting against the encroachments of international interests and assassination of indigenous peoples and their leaders . Dot #1: Colombia: The FOR Peace Presence in … [Read more...] about Out of Left Field: On the unsustainable path in Latin America
Out Of Left Field
Martin’s blog.
‘A Re-Imagining of Passover’s Four Questions’
I’d written “A Re-Imagining of Passover’s Four Questions” and wanted to post it here, but I decided to check first with some of my Jewish friends about whether they thought it was offensive. It was supposed to be generally thought-provoking, but it might be misconstrued. So I sent the piece out, asking for reactions and also if I should provide links in it to “Passover’s Four … [Read more...] about ‘A Re-Imagining of Passover’s Four Questions’
Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Bonding with the Land’
"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land", said Aldo Leopold in his classic A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River (1966: 189). But land is not just the land. At least not according to Aldo Leopold. He continued, "By land is meant all of the things on, over, or in the earth" (1966: 189). On page 190, he elaborated, "The outstanding … [Read more...] about Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Bonding with the Land’
Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Bonding With the Beauty of the Here and Now’
A major component of the Transition Movement's approach to bringing us away "from oil dependency to local resilience" is through "the heart", the title of Part Two of the Transition Handbook. How do we get an emotional buy-in to the changes needed? Well, Part Two is subtitled "Why Having a Positive Vision is Crucial." Rob Hopkins writes: "It is one thing to campaign against … [Read more...] about Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Bonding With the Beauty of the Here and Now’
Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Von Kiel update: Prosecution Exposed’
[Written 8/5/14.] The 7/30/14 Dr.Von Kiel Bail Hearing Continuance: Prosecution Exposed Smoke and mirrors. It’s not just the fabrications of cellmate informant Althouse to be on the alert about. We learned at the 7/30 continuance that it’s necessary to watch out for the sneaky shenanigans of prosecuting attorney Dubnoff! At the 7/30 continuance of Dr. Von Kiel’s bail hearing, … [Read more...] about Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Von Kiel update: Prosecution Exposed’
Martin Boksenbaum: ‘MC Bias in Von Kiel reporting’
Here's the email I sent to letters@mcall.com today 7/27/14 re: "Character-assassinating bias": Martin Boksenbaum writing to The Morning Call editor re: "Character-assassinating bias": Can't The Morning Call avoid the character-assassinating bias evident in the 7/23/14 article by Peter Hall re: Dr. Erik Von Kiel? I was one of more than thirty people in the courtroom on July 22 … [Read more...] about Martin Boksenbaum: ‘MC Bias in Von Kiel reporting’
Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Climatezilla meets Pogo and Charlie Brown on Earth Day’
Earth Day. Mother Earth Day. Well, Earth begat us. We exist on it. We are of it, shaped by it. It nurtures us, provides for our needs, sustains us. It would be a flight of fancy to think we could exist without it and its bounty. Ah, Mother Earth, indeed! But enter Climatezilla to threaten us and life on planet Earth with climate change running amok. Ice caps melting, sea … [Read more...] about Martin Boksenbaum: ‘Climatezilla meets Pogo and Charlie Brown on Earth Day’
Climate-System Crisis: Taking Action
Isn't it time us folks in the sustainability movement here in the Lehigh Valley were getting our heads -- and our act -- together on bringing about the needed actions to address the Climate-System Crisis head on? You are hereby invited to help get the ball rolling by helping to plan, sponsor, shape, put on a Community Dialogue (Series?) on the climate crisis, focusing on what … [Read more...] about Climate-System Crisis: Taking Action
Knock, knock!
Who's that knocking at my door on January 4, 2014, this day of perihelion 2014? Whipping around the Sun so fast on this old Earth of ours it should knock our socks off. 67,800 mph, about. But it doesn't knock our socks off, does it? What else is happening that we're not aware of because we're just being carried along, just part of the inertial system? And how in blazes are … [Read more...] about Knock, knock!
Boksenbaum: ‘The Electoral Tsunami vs Third Parties Options’
With the media-hyped Obama-Romney presidential tsunami washing away everything in its path, it's hard to know that there are other presidential candidates (there are) whose platforms address vital issues and perspectives, missing from the blitz, that serve well the various constituencies making up the 99% and even, in some basic ways, the 1%. In his recent op-ed piece in The … [Read more...] about Boksenbaum: ‘The Electoral Tsunami vs Third Parties Options’