Culture Change… Green lifestyle choices won’t solve the climate problem | Grist 8 Nov 20118 Nov 2011 This article clearly makes the argument that the efforts put into going even greener individually are much less effective than efforts to promote changes at larger systems levels: Setting an…
Culture Change… Occupy Gaia! 30 Oct 20117 Apr 2013 One example and a beautiful image of the power and importance of the feminine in the global shift taking place: OCCUPY! GAIA RISING! - ALEX NOBLE - Occupy!. And, if…
Culture Change… 13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich 25 Oct 201118 Nov 2011 13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich. Gives a clear perspective on the differences between us 99% and the 1%.
Culture Change… Getting Inspired at Bioneers 18 Oct 20117 Apr 2013 There is so much concentrated hope in one weekend at Bioneers, it can get a person like me and thousands of other "reverent, sane people" (a.k.a. environmentalists - Caroline Casey)…
Culture Change… Occupied Lands 6 Oct 201118 Oct 2011 I'm mostly hopeful about the promise of the "Occupy" movement. One of the oft-reported weaknesses of the movement is the lack of a unified message. But this criticism overlooks…
heroes… Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill 5 Oct 201130 Sep 2011 Why so many vampires? « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill. An essay I wrote in 2009, considering the relationship of superheroes and power (especially the challenges faced by…
education… Interview: Mom’s Special Recipe for Gender Equitable Science Education | The Mary Sue 3 Oct 201130 Sep 2011 Interview: Mom’s Special Recipe for Gender Equitable Science Education | The Mary Sue. A nice piece on gender and science - especially important for educators and others who seek to…
Culture Change… Mindful Recycling and Waste « The Imagined Worlds of Michelle Yvonne Merrill 10 Sep 201110 Sep 2011 As with energy, we should have practices that enhance our awareness that nothing is ever “thrown away.” It is especially important that we think about the disposition of each item,…
Culture Change… Save the Knoll 7 Sep 20117 Sep 2011 A local site in Santa Cruz is in dispute. Remains attributed to the native Ohlone tribe have been found, with the site dating back about 6000 years. Local Ohlone heroine…
Culture Change… Hygiene and Its Discontents 27 Aug 201116 Jul 2013 Up to my eyeballs in preparations for Monday's start of the new semester, so I'm re-posting a bit I initially published on 6/22/04 at http://rattlebrain.com/~apegrrl/blog040622.htm Hygiene and Its Discontents While doing as…
Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate 