- Occupy the Dam: Brazil's Indigenous Uprising July 24, 2012In the Amazonian backcountry, tribes are challenging construction of the world’s third-largest dam—by dismantling it. Here’s what they can teach us about standing up to power. Last month, hundreds of indigenous demonstrators began dismantling a dam in the heart ofBrazil’s rainforest to protest the destruction it will bring to lands they have loved and honored for ...
- Why I am Hopeful: Shapeshifting the World July 18, 2012 By John PerkinsWatching the news each day, we know that we are living in a time of tremendous change and upheaval: global economic crises, interminable violence around the planet, environmental destruction, social injustice, and our own domestic political deadlock. We ask ourselves: Are we powerless to make any lasting or impactful changes? Where do we ...
- Healing the Ravages of War June 28, 2012By John Perkins For most of us, the Vietnam War seems like a lifetime ago; however, many Vietnamese continue to battle an invisible yet lethal enemy. Undetonated cluster bombs have left 10,500 communes and 41,000 miles of the country vulnerable to explosive remnants of war. Records suggest that for every bomb dropped, 5,000 individual sub-munitions were ...
- Being Grateful in 7 Easy Steps June 25, 2012 Dear friends, Jodi Lobozzo Aman has written a brilliant and amazingly concise book called “What Is UP In Your DOWN? Being Grateful in 7 Easy Steps.” She offers it free to you from her blog Heal Now and Forever Be In Peace. Get your copy here: http://healnowandforever.net/new-ebook-what-is-up-in-your-down-being-grateful-in-7-easy-steps/ Jodi has been a student of transformation, shapeshifting, and shamanism for ...
- Rio+20 and You June 25, 2012By John Perkins An event that could be world-changing is currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro: the Rio+20, a United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The gathering will include at least 100 heads of state (President Obama declined to attend), government officials, leaders from the private sector, NGOs and other stakeholders. Their mandate is to ...
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just and peaceful home where all beings can thrive
just and peaceful home where all beings can thrive
“You don’t have to be Buddhist — but do follow the Buddhist principles of compassion, cooperation, and peace.” The Dalai Lama
Bill Twist and John (Pachamama Alliance co-founders, with Lynne Twist) meeting with Amazonian people.
John on Turkish CNN: “People around the globe are waking up to our true potential. . .”
Sting, the poet/singer, and John, the writer/speaker, joining to make a better world.
The Secret History – “Helped me better understand why so many resource-rich countries remained steadfastly poor.” Sting
Hoodwinked – “Dramatic stories and keen insights. . . to create a better world.” Howard Zinn
In front of an angry audience somewhere in Latin America, a North American discloses the secret network that used the World Bank, payoffs, extortion and sex…
It is important to pray for peace. . . But you must also take actions to make that happen. Every single day.” — Dalai Lama
