Category: Other Subjects
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Thoughts on an Overheard Conversation
We were sitting in a cafe in Boston the other morning, enjoying the sunshine that flooded through the window by our table. Outside, two suavely dressed older men, apparently long time friends, chatted intently over coffee. At the table next two us, two twenty-somethings spoke energetically about their world of high finance, and the importance…
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Dancing With To-Do Lists
Spring is on hold, delayed by day after day of chilly, damp weather; meteorologists label these stretches of stagnant weather, “blocking”. The birds have literally been flocking to the feeder, probably feeding themselves and their chicks in an attempt to fend off the chill. The forecast is for more of the same. On my desk,…
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The Oregon Stand-off: Where are the Indians?
Originally posted on Cynthia (Ištá Tȟó Tȟó) Coleman Emery's Blog: Paiute family A lesson in ideological framing When news of an armed stand-off at a wildlife refuge in Malheur County broke, I tried to wrap my brain around the event unfolding in my home state. What did the protesters want? I’m wary of how conflicts…
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Solidarity for the Treaty 8 Stewards of the Land #Keepthepeace
Originally posted on Reclaim the Warrior: These past two weeks have been insane. We have camped in -25 Celsius weather and have stood by a fire outside for hours on end in this weather too! We at the Rocky Mountain Fort in BC believe in taking a stand for what you believe in and I put…
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