The Israeli Knesset's Anti-Democratic Agenda | Sabbah Report

An August 18 Zuheir Andreus Haaretz article said "We are all Zuabi," meaning everyone for democratic freedoms is threatened.ACRI filed a petition with Israel's High Court against revoking her parliamentary rights. However, the prevailing Knesset attitude isn't changing, for sure not in the current session in light of so-called peace talks, ongoing settlement construction, and hard-liners pushing a reactionary agenda overall.Additional Winter Session Issues Affecting Human Rights(1) Planning and Housing ReformA new law will have "far-reaching implications" for all Israelis by impairing public [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 17:50:19

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Five Ways People Are Working to Put School Bullying in Check ...

It emphasizes, as leader-teacher Tina Owen says, “building compassion and teaching acceptance for all people” through “preventative practice so that we are addressing unkind deeds and words before they become bullying.” Students participate directly in creating school policies, through student government organizations. Harassment forms are always available. And the school works toward fulfilling the principle that “no one ever says ‘we can’t do anything about that.’ ” (Photo by Ryan Stanton) Make It Comprehensive The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program also starts with a [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 13:30:54

New York Trying to Bully Crisis Pregnancy Centers « Social Justice ...

New York State is trying to bully Crisis Pregnancy Centers, forcing them to put up signs that proclaim they don’t do abortions or refer for abortions.  This is something that the abortion industry has been pushing for in many states in a effort to protect their baby killing business. This New York Times article is so biased you might think it was actually written by the President of NARAL or Planned Parenthood.  The author actually sites an study done by NARAL Pro-choice America trying to discredit Crisis Pregnancy Centers.  That is kind of like letting the tobacco industry do a study on [more...]

Date: 2010-10-12 16:35:43

Guest post by Tad Tietze: Doomed to repetition? The Left and the ...

Despite these shortcomings, Judt’s willingness to put the politics of social justice ahead of economics will rightly inspire many readers. Social attitude surveys in the Anglophone neoliberal countries repeatedly reveal broad and rising support for traditional social democratic policies, even as ‘progressive’ politicians implement the opposite. This has led some to see the re-emergence of an old-style social democracy as a necessary first step in building a radical Left. Judt’s inability to pull together a semi-coherent program speaks to the dangers of relying on such a self-limiting [more...]

Date: 2010-09-26 13:10:21

State of the Blog Update: October 2010 « Compassion in Politics ...

(its also better than most “social media gurus and marketing and PR experts”….along with most thought leaders and authors….also crazy) (also I think thats enough to get me on the Ad Age rankings and probably Alltop). Cool stuff: .... separation of church and state (3), shane claiborne (3), sing a new song (1), smoking (1), social bookmarking (2), social entrepreneurship and business (349), social justice (37), social media (153), social media trends (12), social movements [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 06:03:11

Glenn Beck, Jim Wallis and the Nazis | Gladys Ganiel

There is a good argument to be made that prominent confessing church pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer would share many of the convictions of today’s ‘social justice’ Christians. In his book on Bonhoeffer, Religionless Christianity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Troubled Times, (T&T Clark, 2008) religion scholar Jeffrey C. Pugh argues both implicitly and explicitly that it is the type of religion and politics that someone like Beck promotes – a ‘Christian America’ that is allied to a particular political party and favours foreign military interventions – that should be viewed with suspicion. [more...]

Date: 2010-10-02 17:19:41

Rooting Intergroup Relations for Social Justice: A Curricular ...

Vital for the future of racial justice, then, is the consolidation, critical analysis, and dissemination of knowledge currently housed in the minds and offices of disparate individuals and organizations. Rooting Intergroup Relations for Social Justice will catalyze such change. By collaborating with organizational leadership across the country to locate and evaluate the relationship-building curricula developed to date by and for communities of color, our recommendations for adaptation and further use will amplify their voices and help ensure that other social justice workers can benefit from [more...]

Date: 2010-08-08 14:33:14

Building a platform on which no one will stand? | Matthew Taylor's ...

In relation to the social justice principle an adherent of this new politics would need to be committed to reducing overall inequality (as defined by an agreed metric) and increasing relative social mobility (people going down as well as people going up). They would also recognise that certain phenomena in society are hard or impossible to square with a fair society and would explore ways of stopping or mitigating them. These might include excessive inherited wealth, extreme ratios between top earners and low earners in organisations, and private education or socially segregated state [more...]

Date: 2010-10-15 17:43:13

Business ethics and social responsibility : : Business india

Business ethics is a form of applied ethics, principles and rules considered only a commercial context, the various moral or ethical problems, the task of setting may be made, and no specific duties and obligations that apply to business people who are committed to. general business ethics a normative discipline, whereby particular ethical standards are supported and then applied. We take specific decisions on what is right orWrong, that is, makes statements about what he did or what not to do. While there are exceptions some ethicists are usually less concerned with the foundations of [more...]

Date: 2010-10-14 22:58:45

Venezuela's Cultural Revolution | venezuelanalysis.com

However the Sistema frames its mission - and under Chavez it has stressed social justice more often than it used to - the most important lesson for the world may be the way it makes music a communal and shared process. I notice this most strongly at a simple repertory concert in the city university's spartan auditorium. A group of children, none of them older than eight, has come from an out-of-town nucleo to hear the Bolivars. Though gasping with excitement to see their heroes, they are shushed by elders, even during the pauses between movements. Eventually they sit rapt. If these kids are [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 14:01:47

Those that serve, teach | Harvard Gazette Online

In a talk that outlined his experiences with public service at Harvard and beyond, Duncan called the battle for quality education a social justice issue, and urged the audience to take up the fight. “We need to make education our national mission. I invite you to a life of service that embraces that mission. Be a teacher. Tutor a child. Volunteer at a school. Transform the life chances of our nation’s young people.” Prior to joining the Obama administration, Duncan was chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools, where he implemented a number of reforms, including expanding [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 17:21:34

How To Work In Marketing Without A Marketing Degree | TalentEgg ...

For example, if you studied philosophy in school, that means you can analyze multiple arguments and find creative solutions to the problems, which are similar skills needed to excel in marketing. Finding the marketing-related skills that you know and learning how to present them is key for success. This requires some self-education. Employers are flexible for non-marketing students if you can show that you do have a general knowledge of key concepts. Often, this can be done by reading books on marketing or taking a short course on the subject of interest. This also shows employers you’re [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 14:37:49

Catholic Commission for Social Justice » Continue to pray for the ...

Thank God that the 33 miners in the Atacama region, Chile, have been rescued after being trapped 700 meters (2,300 feet) in a mine for 69 days.  It may be a long time before the miners recover from their psychological trauma, so continue praying for them and for their families. Chile celebrates ‘Easter’ – Zenith QUOTE OF THE DAYOct 3, 2010 - “Environmental pollution is making particularly unsustainable the lives of the poor of the world. In dialogue with Christians of various confessions, we must pledge ourselves to take care of creation and to share its resources in [more...]

Date: 2010-10-13 20:05:42

Synonyms to Ponder: A Reflection on the Lectionary Readings for 24 ...

I realize as I write this that I’m flying in the faces both of those concerned with social justice and those who have a strong sense of double-predestination.  And although one objection has more to do with the earth that breathing people inhabit and the other with the world that folks inhabit after they’ve stopped breathing, I think both objections at least need to exist in tension with big claims like this one in Luke.  Certainly the New Testament is no stranger either to the idea that those who proudly assert themselves as lords of the earth will face their day of judgment (cf. the [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 14:52:37

Did you go to church as a child AND do you have children that have ...

I believe in social justice, democracy, and the basic values of the Judeo-Christian community (values rather than beliefs). I believe in each person's right to his own free and responsible search for truth and meaning. I believe in the goal of a world community with peace, liberty and justice for all. My younger daughter is now 26 and she has no beliefs whatsoever. She has an uncanny ability to live "in the moment". I am confidant that she will find her way as best she can as she matures. Anything is better than to have her obssessed with religion. My older daughter was exposed to the same [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 10:21:28

European Union bio-energy targets cause biodiversity loss ...

Nagoya, Japan, 18 October 2010 -Environmental and social justice groups warn that incentives for wood-based bio-energy will trigger dramatic biodiversity loss, as forests and grasslands are converted to monocultures.  The groups urge governments to immediately end subsidies and other support for bio energy production. Several studies have confirmed that the current target to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 has not been met. Present policies have failed to halt habitat-loss and reduce pressures on species and ecosystems. While tougher actions are needed, the Global [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 04:54:00

Educational Justice: PACT teacher education

From a collective of progressive education activists - stuff about teaching, thinking, parenting, social justice, desegregation, self-determination, economic justice, music, creativity, and building progressive movements for our future Ann Berlak responds to responses to her article in Rethinking Schools Like many of us in the field, Cap Peck would like to protect teachers and teacher education from public disrespect. He seems to think that PACT will help us accomplish this feat. If only that were so. However, if the plague of standardized K-12 testing has taught us anything, it’s that [more...]

Date: 2010-10-09 18:59:49

Rome's FBI Controlled Martin “Lucifer” King's Communist Civil ...

Indeed, the Society of Jesus was the real power behind the anti-White, pro-Black, “Uncivil” Rights Movement of the 1960s.  Socialist-Communist Michael King (alias “Martin Luther King” who never legally changed his name—ah, the audacity of taking the name of the great White German Protestant Reformer Martin Luther!) was the visible leader of the movement.  As planned, King received coverage from Knight of Malta Henry R. Luce’s CFR-controlled “Lucepress” emanating from Rockefeller Center, across the street from Francis Cardinal Spellman’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New [more...]

Date: 2010-10-13 15:26:27

The tension between intentions and outcomes « Education News ...

It was to make a difference; it was to continue the social justice work that I had always been prepared for by my childhood experience in Chicago, working with migrant workers who struggled to make a living.  Going to Operation Push gatherings to listen to Jesse Jackson encourage people to continue the good fight.  I wanted to, and still want to promote education reform as a civil rights issue, the civil rights issue of our time. As a new teacher I embraced my passion and used it to get through those tough first years of teaching.  But as I gained more insight in to the day-to-day [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 11:56:07

Philadelphia Freedom Blog: Lazy rich people

Philadelphia Freedom Blog Raising hell in the fight for democracy, human rights, and social justice -- from here in the cradle of liberty, the City of Brotherly Love Two clean-cut preppy-type young men emerged from the late-model Jaguar that shared a parking lot with my 10-year-old Corolla. There was a homeless person standing nearby, rattling a can and begging for donations. "Get a job," yelled preppy #1 at the homeless man. "Yeah, I'm not gonna give you money for being lazy," said preppy #2. This reminded me of George W. Bush, who allegedly told one of his Harvard Business School [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 10:06:00

Call for Papers | Society for Disability Studies

“ not self-sufficiency but self-determination, not independence but interdependence, not functional separateness but personal connection, not physical autonomy but human community” (Paul K. Longmore). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 2008 witnessed both the passage of the ADA Amendments Act and, on the international stage, the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). In passing the ADA Amendments Act, the U.S. Congress sought to redress nearly twenty years of [more...]

Date: 2010-09-30 14:59:51

New Writing in the Seattle Journal for Social Justice and Oct 20 ...

The Seattle Journal for Social Justice just published a new issue that includes a cluster of articles and art on trans issues.  You can read the introduction I wrote for the cluster here.  Here is an interview with advocates working on Medicaid access for trans people in three states.  Here is an article by my colleagues at SRLP about the role of lawyers in trans resistance.  We’re having a symposium featuring several articles from the cluster at Seattle University School of Law on October 20 from lunchtime until evening open to the public and free. Please come! Here is the gorgeous art [more...]

Date: 2010-09-11 17:01:48

The Further Adventures of the Frisco Squid: Another Day in the Life

For example, I am a big deal. US decisions about me come straight from the top. Obama sent the executive orders to enslave me, torture me, rape me, broadcast me, sell me, and lie to me to make sure I could never find a way to stop it. As another example, Obama has intentionally only bludgeoned the economy into almost non-existence. What has he done? And what effect did it have? That is what you need to look at. Do we think a MANDATORY universal health care plan that the lower AND middle income families (at least 80% of the country) cannot afford (especially after paying the taxes to build [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 18:55:00

Central/Southern Illinois Synod News

Springfield, Champaign Churches to Host ‘Concerts of Caring’ to Benefit Lutheran Social Services of Illinois On October 9, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Champaign will host a concert beginning at 7 p.m. featuring Jearlyn Steele, whose has a unique ability to sing any kind of style of song: pop, rock, R&B, jazz or folk.  The concert will follow a noonday concert for LSSI at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Springfield.  Ms. Steele, along with her younger brother Billy, will present an unforgettable night of music. Steele has performed at numerous venues, including Carnegie Hall in New [more...]

Date: 2010-10-06 13:16:37

Corporate Cash Secretly Funneled to Extremist Tea Party Candidates ...

The Koch brothers, as was reported extensively by Jane Mayer in her excellent and chilling article in The New Yorker, are using their vast wealth to fund Tea Party candidates and literally create the “Tea party movement.” Taken together, these national and foreign corporate interests are funding candidates that support ultra-right wing causes, including their efforts to take away women’s rights — to decide whether, when, with whom and under what conditions to bear a child; to earn fair pay; to secure paid leave; to have access to affordable health care; to environmentally safe and [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 15:54:47

Take Your Vitamin Z: How Do We Work for Justice and Not Undermine ...

Doubtless one can find sad examples of such reductionism, but the sweeping condescension toward our evangelical forbears is neither true nor kind. To take but one example: The mission SIM has emphasized evangelism, church planting, and building indigenous churches for a century—yet without talking volubly of holistic ministry it built, and still operates, many of the best hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa. (3) By learning, with careful study of Scripture, just what the gospel is, becoming passionately excited about this gospel, and then distinguishing between the gospel and its entailments. [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 16:02:00

Black student achievement gap topic of Social Justice Symposium ...

Black student achievement gap topic of Social Justice Symposium. Dr. Roy I. Jones, executive director of Clemson University's Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models)) will keynote the St. Catherine ... “ The Diversity Council at St. Kate's wants to engage the Twin Cities community in this important social issue with compassion and leadership,” said Wachen Anderson, associate dean of students and multicultural education at St. Catherine [more...]

Date: 2010-10-07 16:10:42

Ecofeminism and the right to water

Water has been defined as a human right – the South African government admits that water is a natural right that all people should have access to.  Granted, South Africa is not the best example when it comes to implementation of equitable water practices, but the government has taken the step to declare water a natural right. Yet access to water, the right to water, is still debated, couched in legalese, allowing nations to disregard it and manipulate that right how they see fit at the moment in time. The right to water has been marginalized much as women have been.  ‘She’ (the sea, [more...]

Date: 2010-10-15 21:14:29

RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY: SNCC, Faith, and Social Justice

Maria came at this era from a Catholic social justice perspective, complementary to but very different from the Protestant underpinnings of most of her black (and white) SNCC compatriots. My students hugely enjoyed the couple of times I've been able to have Maria around the classroom for dialogues about the history of SNCC -- our interpretations of the period are quite different, and clash at some points, including on the relationship of SNCC to religious faith. I'll always treasure that [more...]

Date: 2010-08-28 02:36:00

SPACES Alternative Tour Guide Positions Available!

Members of SAAC (BSU, MEChA, KP, APSA, QPOC, NASA, SDC), allies, and any individuals committed to social justice, to provide the (our)story of students of color on this campus, diversity and change. BENEFITS: - Gain public speaking skills & build your resume - Learn the (our)story of students of color and activism at UCSD - Great way to get involved with social justice activism on campus - Paid stipends $$$ HOW: - Fill out an application: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDlGUjlKajFtLUhJNUduX3Z4QzFTWUE6MQ - Attend a Training! WHEN: Thursday Oct 14th - 7pm @ SPACES [more...]

Date: 2010-10-11 06:47:00

Social Services Strained as Poverty Spreads in the Suburbs ...

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Date: 2010-10-14 16:09:37

Sen. Gregg: Elizabeth Warren Will Pursue 'Social Justice Agenda ...

“My concern is that she would use the agency for the purposes of promoting social justice versus for the purposes of promoting better credit and having a stronger financial system,” he said. “When you separate the credit process from the banking regulatory atmosphere, you're creating a basic conflict there. And if you've got somebody in charge there who's going to have to supply credit -- who's got a social-justice agenda versus an agenda of getting credit out to people who can actually pay it back and making sure that those people are told what the cost of their credit is -- you've [more...]

Date: 2010-09-16 18:41:16

School assignments hot topic of election | San Francisco Examiner

Platform in 20 words or less: Increase transparency and accountability, expand revenue, close the achievement gap, promote full-service community schools, keep families in public schools Winifred Dajani Date of birth: Decline to state Neighborhood: St. Francis Woods Occupation: Teacher, business manager Platform in 20 words or less: Strong literacy and math foundation for students before entering fourth grade, improved teaching model for our English-language learners (30 percent of students), more private development for more funds Natasha Hoehn Date of birth: Dec. 18, 1974 [more...]

Date: 2010-10-15 05:00:00

A Vote “Mite” Make The Difference | Regnum Novum

Or, almost worse, there are those in the social justice crowd who think that even if we do believe as Catholics that abortion is never allowable under any circumstance, this is a mere Catholic belief and we couldn’t possible impose such a thought on the nation at large. This is the sort of madness that dulls the wits. The blunt, obtuse nature of these sorts of arguments make my mind hurt, yet they are readily adopted by many well-meaning people who plod along, longing to eliminate poverty once and for all through just the right candidate with just the right cabinet which will enact just the [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 11:00:52

Public Health and Social Justice Slide Shows Updated This Month

The Public Health and Social Justic website (at http://www.publichealthandsocialjustice.org/ or http://phsj.org/) contains approximately 125 open-access powerpoint presentations covering a variety of topics. Open-access means that you may use all or part of any slide show for your own learning/teaching purposes, with appropriate citation. All slide shows have been updated within the last year, and all those by Martin Donohoe (i.e., 90% of the presentations) have been updated this month. I am actively seeking new submissions, and suggestions/corrections/comments/etc. are always [more...]

Date: 2010-10-14 07:43:47

Newssss: craigslist | nonprofit jobs in new york city (6 сообщений)

The Working Families Party is seeking activist minded individuals with strong communication skills to work at our call center to educate voters and mobilize volunteers to push forward our agenda of economic and social justice. This is a part time job opportunity that can lead to full time work and a career. Its a great job for students looking to make extra money or anyone looking to get their start in a career fighting for economic justice. If you are just looking for a job where you can clock in and clock out this might not be the right job for you. We are looking for people who are [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 05:42:00

Best Buy anti-LGBT, Equity Foundation sells best Buy stock, Peter ...

Home » national feature Best Buy supports anti-LGBT organizations, Portland’s Equity Foundation drops stock Best Buy Found to Support Anti-LGBT Organizations; Equity Foundation Subsequently Liquidates Stock Due to the recent anti-LGBT activity of Best Buy, Equity Foundation has decided to liquidate all Best Buy stocks currently held by the Foundation. Equity Foundation believes that its investment policies should reflect the mission and values of the organization and that investment-related activities should be directed at supporting or changing corporate behavior to align with these [more...]

Date: 2010-10-14 21:13:23

Should the Church Promote Social Justice?

In 2010, conservative radio host Glenn Beck set off a firestorm of controversy when he warned listeners to leave any church that promotes social justice. I beg you, look for the words social justice or economic justice on your church [more...]

Date: 2010-10-02 16:30:31

Should the Church Promote Social Justice?

In 2010, conservative radio host Glenn Beck set off a firestorm of controversy when he warned listeners to leave any church that promotes social justice. I beg you, look for the words social justice or economic justice on your church [more...]

Date: 2010-10-02 16:30:31

Glenn Beck's 'Social Justice' Heresies | Politics | Religion ...

Opposition to Glenn Beck's crusade against social justice has inspired a Twitterstorm, letter-writing campaign, and Christian radio ad from religious groups who believe he's distorting theology. But the problem with Beck isn't just ... At the core of social and economic success is the “traditional” family, the church, and a government that does little more than ensure “an overall environment of safety, order, freedom, and peace.” This view lies at the heart of why [more...]

Date: 2010-07-19 04:00:01

European Green Party unveils new platform to include social ...

European Green Party unveils new platform to include social justice, environment in economic recovery Length: 5:16 minutes (4.83 MB)Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR) The European Green Party agreed on a new policy platform over the weekend aimed at fundamentally transforming the European economic model. The policies are aimed at broadening the party's appeal, while connecting its traditional focus on environmental and social justice issues to those of the economy. The group is set to push the policies as sustainable solutions to both the financial crisis and the ongoing stalemate on a [more...]

Date: 2010-10-11 19:58:29

Do American History Teachers Value Feelings Over Knowledge? | The ...

"Dark Rose" by Steve Farrell “An enchanting story of faith and family that is as enlightening as it is encouraging.” -- Jon Dougherty, World Net Daily "The most riveting, thought provoking book I've read in years." --Jeffrey Bennett, talk show host, World Wide Christian Radio “…bursting with lessons in faith, forgiveness and family…it is a modern classic that will be enjoyed and passed along to friends and family for years to come.” -- Shane Cory, Washington Dispatch "Destined to be a timeless classic, Dark Rose will touch the heart and bring hope to all who read it." -- [more...]

Date: 2010-10-15 17:14:05

Global Social Justice for Older People: The Case for an ...

He is interested in topics concerning social policies for older people and gerontological issues such as residential care, living arrangements and family support for older people. He is the co-editor of the book Advances in Social Welfare in Hong Kong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002) and he has peer-reviewed papers published in international journals: Social Indicators Research, Journal of Gerontological Social Work and Aging and Society Correspondence to Dr Kwong-leung Tang, Department of Social Work, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. E-mail: [more...]

Date: 2006-10-25 07:00:00

Mirror of Justice: The Church gets "political" in Minnesota

It fails to possess the precision of a treatise on social justice, but where the word political is being used *because* of its partisan baggage, the response actually gets printed and delivers the message, and that seems reasonable to me. Posted by: Matt Bowman | Oct 5, 2010 12:02:14 PM There's a very interesting analysis on Vox Nova by Keri J. Lundgren titled "Teaching and Politics in the Minnesota Bishops' Marriage Mailing." Here's the link. http://vox-nova.com/2010/09/24/teaching-and-politics-in-the-minnesota-bishops-marriage-mailing/ Lundgren analyzes a transcript of an interview with [more...]

Date: 2010-10-05 15:44:45

Philadelphia Neighborhoods: Behind the Bylines: Green Party of ...

This blog is a supplemental resource of philadelphianeighborhoods.com, a publication of the Department of Journalism at Temple University. Philadelphia Neighborhoods is the capstone course for journalism majors in which reporters cover neighborhoods in the city through multimedia. Our blog takes you behind the bylines of the articles to show you where your local news comes from, and how it gets reported. This week, we’ll be covering the Green Party of Philadelphia. The GPOP is has their campaign office based near Belmount and Mantua, on Lancaster street. It is described as “both a [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 16:55:00

Odetta Holmes: Voice of Civil Rights « Vanguard Communications ...

Odetta Holmes Voice of Civil Rights “No one can dub you with dignity. That’s yours to claim.” – Odetta Holmes Odetta Holmes—known simply as Odetta—was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 31, 1930. At age six, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied music at the Los Angeles City College. Coached by a music teacher who heard her singing after school, the classically trained singer discovered folk music in her teens. Odetta created a name for herself using her powerful voice and acoustic guitar to give life to songs usually sung by ordinary people, as well as prison songs [more...]

Date: 2010-09-01 14:56:48

ARJ Journal: Environmental Ethics - Alan Wight

This is what grounds me in Action Research and reorients me towards a positive frame of mind, focused on equality, ecological & social justice, and a better future for all species. I find solace in J. Braid Callicott’s call for a postmodern environmental ethic. He draws upon Aldo Leopold’s land ethic that states, “A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community (1949, p. 224). Callicott believes, “…we must try to bring the intellectual elements of the Earth’s many indigenous cultural traditions into a complementary and [more...]

Date: 2010-10-18 19:04:00

Social justice haikus, just for Glenn Beck | USCatholic.org

Here's an entertaining response to Glenn Beck's comments against social justice: Haik U Glenn Beck. Brought to us by the Jewish Fund for Justice, anyone can contribute their haiku (that's the three line poem--5/7/5 syllables), responding to Beck's anti-justice statements. You can also vote up your favorites. Since I'm no poet, I'll share two favorites that aren't in the top 10 list. Too funny! From killjoy:  i may start to go to church today, now i know glenn is against it From Katie Halper: In Aramaic Jesus Said "JK" after turn the other cheek Hat tip for to Religion News [more...]

Date: 2010-07-14 22:44:07

Commentary - Why equity and social justice matter - The McGill Daily

Social justice discourse demands of its participants respect for others and their struggles, historical and current; it does not call everyone to fall in line with a pre-approved, rubber-stamped PC lexicon. All rights have attached responsibilities to ensure community balance and cooperation. Free speech is no different. Clubs are student funded and thus must be held accountable to SSMU council and its legislation. The equity policy and equity complaints procedure guarantee students that their money is being used responsibly. Free speech is not contravened when a club is held accountable to [more...]

Date: 2010-09-13 15:57:00

The Gospel is Social Justice: A Response to Glenn Beck

As Glenn Beck continues his withering assault on the personal faith of the President and dials up the rhetoric about churches that proclaim a social gospel, I encourage you to listen again to the sermon delivered in April entitled, “Dear Mr. Beck or The Gospel Is Social Justice.”  It is a rock solid biblical sermon that sifts through the nonsense and rhetoric in an effort to clarify just how central the idea of Justice is in the scriptures that predate any “liberation theology.”  Click the tab “sermons” and scroll down and to the next page until you see the sermon. You can then [more...]

Date: 2010-08-31 01:38:46

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