The experience of conducting a political action group project opened my eyes to so many things about myself, working with others, and the “Political Ecology of Death in the Anthropocene.” When our group originally began the endeavor of growing the Earth Strike movement in our community we were incredibly ambitious. We knew the challenges of organizing the working class to… Read more »
In participating in contemplative practices, one opens the possibility for a different sensory experience, other than the typical hustle and bustle state we ordinarily operate in. In a contemplative practice the things that we are so accustomed to such as electricity-powered lights are dimmed or turned off, and our bright blue-screened gadgets are put away. It is a time dedicated… Read more »
In the age of the Anthropocene, humans face inescapable reminders of our species destruction to the earth. We have entered our “mirror-moment,” having viewed Earth from space (Anthropocene, 2015). Those alive today share in a time when we can readily see the devastation our species has created, as anthropogenic pollution reaches even the most remote places on Earth. The BBC… Read more »