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, March 17, 2014

"Never Forget": for Rachel Corrie

Click here to access article by Gary Corseri from Uncommon Thought Journal. 

There are many wonderful, ordinary people in Washington state where I live, and Rachel Corrie was one of them. (I sometimes think that we should hold a referendum here to declare our independence from the US Empire.) We will never forget her and the heroic humanitarian actions she took to defend Palestinian homes from being destroyed by Zionist bulldozers of the Israeli ruling class. Corseri writes about her heroism and humanitarianism.

For more details on Corrie's life and death, see this article entitled "'There Are No Civilians In Wartime.' Rachel Corrie’s Family Confronts The Israeli Military In Court"
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