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Earthtribe-Gather: Global Dimming |
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13 Dec 2006 @ 10:15 by swanny : Opps 15 Dec 2006 @ 07:57 by koravya : Brilliant The conference is in order. I've got eleven students this evening; the overall general topic is Globalization. What in the smack is that even all about? I've heard the word but couldn't tell you jack about it. And the story is? Well, let's start with the triumvarate: the IMF the World Bank and the BIS. And then there's this word. Fascism. What the smoke does that mean? Another one of those words you hear all the time, but nobody ever says much about what exactly that might be. So let's try to figure out what the meanings of some of these words might be. The words are going around this little round circle of discussion. And where do we go from here? Feliz Navidad. ***---***--- 15 Dec 2006 @ 13:15 by swanny : Yo Hm been havin some trouble with my solar watch this last year... like its not gettin enough juice now with the winter soltice coming it even stops working some days... well enough whining everybody on the floor and give me 10 pushups and 20 squats more or less... health and heart withstanding... I did mine... A good and just "reason".... For the JOY of it... Joy is a good and just reason.... some say anyway yay team.... swanny 15 Dec 2006 @ 17:50 by blueboy : Thanks John for describing the Pic creation method. I had no idea about that! Not that I could do it anyway!hehehhehe.... This "Global Dimming" is something completely new for me.Thanks for bringing it to my attention! Yeahhh, no kidding, koravya! "....what the .... does that (word) mean???!?!??" All the Best to you, friend! / Astrid 20 Dec 2006 @ 16:22 by jim christ @64.42.14.34 : stewards of this DNA CRIMSON DRUMS distinguished biped magic mutations of our DNA, we are lords, ladies, knaves and sacred clowns of this place with the whole world in our hands and under our feet and on the run. increasingly, with passions for the absurd and trivial becoming the most important choices echoing in our heads; we gather what we sow, teach what we know, as we come and go. at best we reach for and grasp that which is intangible as we are only what we do, while lesser, yet no less important creatures depend on us with their last breath or last ultrasonic scream in all these circles within circles within circles. all our tribes are pounding in unison; one symphony of crimson drums. perhaps too near to hear. 31 Dec 2006 @ 01:06 by Hanae @68.164.52.209 : Fastest Mass Extinction in History "Human beings are currently causing the greatest mass extinction of species since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago." ---2003-07-28 09:20, by Julie Solheim-Roe 17 Jan 2007 @ 13:52 by Hanae @68.164.57.94 : Aux Arbres Citoyens This video clip by Yannick Noah says it all. Le ciment dans les plaines Coule jusqu'aux montagnes Poison dans les fontaines, Dans nos campagnes De cyclones en rafales Notre histoire prend l'eau Reste notre idéal "Faire les beaux" S'acheter de l'air en barre Remplir la balance : Quelques pétrodollars Contre l'existence De l'équateur aux pôles, Ce poids sur nos épaules De squatters éphémeres... Maintenant c'est plus drôle Puisqu'il faut changer les choses Aux arbres citoyens ! Il est grand temps qu'on propose Un monde pour demain ! Aux arbres citoyens Quelques baffes à prendre La veille est pour demain Des baffes à rendre Faire tenir debout Une armée de roseaux Plus personne à genoux Fais passer le mot C'est vrai la terre est ronde Mais qui viendra nous dire Qu'elle l'est pour tout le monde... Et les autres à venir... Puisqu'il faut changer les choses Aux arbres citoyens ! Il est grand temps qu'on propose Un monde pour demain ! Puisqu'il faut changer les choses Aux arbres citoyens ! Il est grand temps qu'on s'oppose Un monde pour demain ! Plus le temps de savoir à qui la faute De compter la chance ou les autres Maintenant on se bat Avec toi moi j'y crois Puisqu'il faut changer les choses Aux arbres citoyens ! Il est grand temps qu'on propose Un monde pour demain ! 18 Jan 2007 @ 07:23 by koravya : Read This Book Endgame by Derrick Jensen [link] Hailed as the philosopher poet of the ecological movement, best-selling author Derrick Jensen returns with a passionate forecast of how industrial civilization, and the persistent and widespread violence it requires, is unsustainable. Jensen's intricate weaving together of history, philosophy, environmentalism, economics, literature and psychology has produced a powerful argument that demands attention in the tradition of such important books as Herbert Marcuse's Eros and Civilization and Brigid Brophy's Black Ship to Hell. In Volume I: The Problem of Civilization, Jensen lays out a series of provocative premises, including “Civilization is not and can never be sustainable” and “Love does not imply pacifism.” He vividly imagines an end to technologized, industrialized civilization and a return to agragrian communal life. If Volume I lays insightful framework for envisioning a sustainable way of life, Volume II: Resistance catapults this discussion into a passionate call for action. Using his premises as guidelines for exploring real-world problems, Jensen guides us toward concrete solutions by focusing on our most primal human desire: to live on a healthy earth overflowing with uncut forests, clean rivers, and thriving oceans that are not under the constant threat of being destroyed. From Wikipedia [link] Jensen's latest work, Endgame, is about what he describes as the inherent unsustainability of civilization. In this book he asks: "Do you believe that this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of living?" Nearly everyone he talks to says no. His next question is: "How would this understanding—that this culture will not voluntarily stop destroying the natural world, eliminating indigenous cultures, exploiting the poor, and killing those who resist—shift our strategy and tactics? The answer? Nobody knows, because we never talk about it: we’re too busy pretending the culture will undergo a magical transformation." Endgame, he says, is "about that shift in strategy, and in tactics."[2] Jensen's writing uses the first-person and interweaves personal experiences with cited facts to construct arguments. His books are written like narratives, lacking a linear, hierarchical structure. They are not divided into distinct sections devoted to an individual argument. Instead, his writing is conversational, leaving one line of thought incomplete to move on to another, returning to the first again at some later point. Jensen uses this creative non-fiction style to combine his artistic voice with logical argument. ***---*** I recently found volume 2 of this long work on the new book shelf at the local library. Went to Amazon and bought the 2 volume set for $26.34 (US-FRN) I'm about two-thirds through the whole thing now. New Civilization? Who's gonna be left? Gonna Live in Cities? Read this book. -* JA *- Nice Video, Hanae. Hope it comes true. Not too likely, I think, that the industrialists and bankers are going to be converted into a new way of looking at the world. Which leaves the rest of us, including the emerging generation, with some significant decisions to be made. Open your door, and take a stroll through hell. Unless. . . .? Other entries in Articles 31 Jul 2007 @ 13:40: Picnic 26 May 2007 @ 21:27: Women in Art 5 Feb 2007 @ 13:12: Tehran 9 Nov 2006 @ 08:23: Our Desert 30 Jul 2006 @ 18:52: Creativity for Peace 27 Jun 2006 @ 04:31: Mother-of-Pearl 31 May 2006 @ 05:56: Convergence 11 May 2006 @ 05:13: Nation of Clowns 3 Jan 2006 @ 04:03: Greenspan's Mess 12 Dec 2005 @ 16:04: Stay tuned
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13 Dec 2006 @ 04:37, by John Ashbaugh