http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman Human world. Global transformation. Planetary civilization. Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:43:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I discovered a source of hope for our future this weekend. In the Mahaiwe Theater of Greater Barrington, I was attending the E.F. Schumacher Society’s Annual Lectures. Majora Carter of the Sustainable South Bronx was the first speaker. She shared the story of how members of her community are organizing ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/politics/103017/creating-a-life-affirming-planetary-civilization/ A few weeks ago, I asked Professor Eran Feitelson, chair of the Department of Geography at Hebrew University who works extensively on sustainable development and water issues, to share his thoughts with the Great Transition Initiative's international network on the recent events in Gaza and the cycle of violence in ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/global-citizenship/072311/barbarization-scenario-unfolding-in-the-middle-east/ It is a clear summer day and the university courtyard is buzzing with activists, flyers, and posters calling for action; along the edges are tables strewn with pamphlets, magazines and books. All around them are long haired men wielding papier mache puppets, young women playing drums and dancing, old friends ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/global-citizenship/071714/the-invisible-hand-of-the-social-movement/ The recent discovery that our Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy may be traveling in opposite directions, has led to a surprising reassessment of the causes of Global Warming. The CureZone (which gets over a million visitors monthly) states: "The overall biggest contributing cause to Global Warming, and the melting ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/politics/07129/who-pays-attention-to-science-anyway/ So I plan to post about once a week – I welcome your thanks, feedback, criticisms, objections, fears, beliefs, judgments, amens, hallelujahs, and comments. I apologize for not posting the past two weeks. I’ve recently returned from Santiago, Chile where I met twenty-four members of AVINA’s network of leaders for sustainable ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/science/06227/evolutionary-leadershipliderazgo-evolutivo/ Our awareness and concern about global warming is rapidly increasing (thanks Marcy for pointing this out). For example, according to the recent New York Times/CBS News poll, public opinion overwhelming agrees that immediate action needs to be taken to address global warming. But the same polls showed that when it ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/politics/05015/american-ethic-of-personal-responsibility/ April showers have been quite heavy here. Yet, I recall just 4 months ago Christmas caroling with friends in warm sunny Boston, when the joke soon became, “Christmas was so much more fun before we started celebrating it in September!” The weather sure has gotten freaky (especially over these past ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/politics/05013/strange-weather-lately-its-been-flooding-in-boston/ Hi, I'm Orion Kriegman and I've been wandering the globe for years. I've explored the world to understand efforts at building peace and democracy, working in South Africa at the end of apartheid, living in Guatemala upon the conclusion of their 36-year civil war, interviewing Palestinians and Israelis about the ... http://blogs.earthsky.org/orionkriegman/people/04101/hello-world/