We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Monday, May 7, 2012

In Defense of Occupation: Dealing with skeptics

Click here to access article by Mickey Z. from World News Trust. 

Or, "How to talk to your skeptical co-workers". The author models some excellent responses to give to questions posed by people who look to mainstream media to understand their world.
So, you took off from work on May 1 but opted to not explain about May Day to any of your co-workers. Little did you know that you'd be recognized in footage on the evening news and find yourself face-to-face with a skeptical colleague, who ponders: I don't get it. What do the occupiers want? Why is there no clear agenda?
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