Madeline Tade A long, long time ago, before time existed A bearded man named Atala Dug his fingers into the earth And rolled it into a sphere He then pushed his thumb into its center And shaped it into the first clay bowl He spun it around and chuckled Why, I could store anything I want in here, he said Hey! Aure! Come and see! He hollered A young un-bearded man Bounded up … [Read more...] about The Clay People
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FYI: ‘Stuff, Wealth, and the End of Democracy’
An economy based on expansion and consumerism is destructive to humanity and the planet's environmental health, and the greed that drives globalization and capitalism is also driving the so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership, yet another 'free trade agreement' that has a little to do with trade & is destructive of freedom & democracy. Some excellent articles — all well … [Read more...] about FYI: ‘Stuff, Wealth, and the End of Democracy’
Breaking the Back-to-School-Annual-Buying-Into-The-System-Again Cycle
For a lot of folks, the August/September start of the new school year triggers a repeat of the yearly cycle. But we can't afford to repeat doing the same old same old given that the times, the weather, the seasons, the economic system, the food and fuel supplies, all are a-changin' enough to get us thinking we could be turning Earth into Venus. What are we going to do … [Read more...] about Breaking the Back-to-School-Annual-Buying-Into-The-System-Again Cycle
Education and Sustainability
Do schools and our current educational system function in sustainable ways—and do they prepare students to live sustainable lives? Hundreds of years ago, the people knew waht this meant, but many of us seem to have forgotten. One of the Great Laws of the Iroquois was ‘In every deliberation we must consider the impact on the seventh generation.’ In 2000, Penn State issued a … [Read more...] about Education and Sustainability