#DontShoot – And Don’t Look Away, America
#dontshoot photo courtesy of Miss PacknettWe ask you, America, not to look away. Don’t pretend Ferguson is so far away. This is America, these are our children. –It’s too easy for us, in our cozy...
View ArticleStand For Peace & Justice: A Look At What’s It’s Like In The Middle Of #Ferguson
A community celebrates a life, grieves a death, and demands answers.— Nearly a week after the news broke that local teen, Michael Brown, had been shot and killed by a police officer, the streets of...
View ArticleThe Heart and Soul of Media – It’s Up to You and Me (Seeing #Ferguson Through...
As we watch events in #Ferguson as they play out, or as we watch any events anywhere in the world, can we balance our human need for justice with a spiritual compassion? —For days my home town, and...
View ArticleFerguson, the Murder of Michael Brown, and the St. Louis Cardinals
Native St. Louisan Ted Lewis was appalled by the way some Cardinals fans reacted to protestors. Baseball should unite us all.—This week, St. Louis, MO has again been roiled by protest after the...
View ArticleI’m a 16 Year Old Black Male: Do You Fear Me, America?
A black male teen asks: “When will we work together so that we may all live in a true nation of justice?”–America, the land of the free. This is something I’ve been brought up to learn and believe in...
View ArticleThe Wages of Whiteness: How Ferguson Calls on White People to Regain Our...
Jamie Utt explains how racism robs us of our ability to feel and to empathize in the face of injustice. –White people, we face a choice.We can choose to continue to invest in White supremacy and in...
View ArticleThe Real Face of Courage
It’s hard to say who showed the most courage, but the effects of this free hug have been felt around the world.—“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a...
View ArticleThe Gravity of Injustice on Our Souls – A Response to Ferguson, Garner, and...
How do conscious activist professionals handle the struggle of expectations, responsibilities, and fear?—-Over the last couple of days, I have been overwhelmed to see and receive responses to my last...
View ArticleHow Well Does Protesting Work?
John Anderson wonders if protests are the best way to engineer social change.___Last year’s protests in Ferguson, Missouri, are back in the news this week with the release of a Department of Justice...
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