Waking Up White: and finding myself in the story of race Debby Irving I picked up Waking Up White on the suggestion of a friend, somewhat ambivalent to read this book, having spent the better part of three decades looking at my ego, my limitations, and character flaws. In that context of self-improvement and self-transformation, I had become accustomed to … Read More
Whiteness | Jonathan Miller-Lane
Exploring Whiteness an essential reflection on privilege if we are to transform the inequities in our culture with Jonathan Miller-Lane Ph.D., Middlebury College Jonathan Miller-Lane earned his Ph.D. in Secondary Education from the University of Washington, Seattle, with a thesis that focused on the facilitation of disagreement in discussion and how the practices of Aikido might help with facilitation skills. … Read More
Insight from Inmates
Everyone can present themselves well in the right circumstances. The question is, when the human being is at rest, what is our essential nature? And how much does our conviction about our potential and inherent nature depend on those who touched us early on in life? I teach a mindfulness class in a prison just south of town. It’s not … Read More
Racial Stress & Mindful Spaces
It’s Fall. Back to school. Reconnecting with my teacher friends who have been out on summer break. Most of them hold summer jobs, in part for the extra cash to make ends meet, and in part because teachers just like to engage. They’re “people” people. I was having brunch with one of my best teacher friends. A delightful person, someone … Read More
Show Me the Money: Chicago Gun Violence Takes 500th Life This Year
Last night I watched a special report on the World BBC about guns in Chicago. It was a powerful and overwhelming report. While there is much to comment on, there was one line that stood out from the piece. The sheer quantity of weapons in the neighborhood has overwhelmed the residents, even the gang members. In the interview with a … Read More
Creating Human Security in an Insecure World: Mary Robinson
An Interview with Mary Robinson, UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (1997-2002); President of Ireland (1990-1997) Originally published by Women’s Review of Books, Wellesley College Mary Robinson may well be the most tough-compassion, pragmatic human rights advocate of recent times. Appearing last December as the key moderator for the State of the World Forum’s Commission on Globalization Meetings in Mexico City, … Read More
Spiritual Activism & Peacebuilding: A Work in Progress
The Legacy of the Belgian Congo and the Story of Mulegwa Zihindula spokesperson for Pres. Joseph Kabila in 2002 Raised in a village in Eastern Congo. Became a Christian Pastor. Received a Masters Degree in Conflict Transformation at a University in the US. Served as Spokesperson for President Joseph Kabila in … Read More
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