Lately, I’ve started actually reading the newspaper again. Every day it is a reminder that I am connected. I picked it up a few days ago, and the recent decision on Net Neutrality hit me. The current administration and our descent into privatization, benefits for corporations, and a very divisive cultural standard upheld by our president, make me question which… Read more »
I have never thought of power as both a noun and a verb. Before reading Active Hope, I considered “power” to be something that an individual has or acquires, usually because they have more of something compared to the rest of the population. Macy and Johnstone defined this as “power-over”. “Power-with”, on the other hand, suggests that “the whole is… Read more »
The 2013 ritual rebuilding of the Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan Active Hope helped me to understand that building trust is key to action. One must find strength from others to become an active participant in the greater rhythm of the earth. Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone define active hope as a practice that “like tai chi… Read more »
Before participating in this class, I had no idea what the word Anthropocene meant. I had heard of global warming, but was ignorant of the size and seriousness of the issue at hand. I was exposed to a reality that was shocking at best and disturbing at worst. Through the digestion of information learned in class, I began to question… Read more »
