Topics
Social Change
Brief thoughts on my post-Christian hope
Resistance can take the form of lowering the techno-intensity of our lives. For that to matter, the here and now needs and uplift. This world, here and now, becomes the most important of all.Computology Part 1: Computers lessen me
Geez editor Aiden Enns has mixed feelings about the use of technology. This is the first entry in his online journal called AmishMash, a mix of neo-luddite and pop-culture pacifist activism.-
Experiments
The fix we’re in
I fret. How the heck will we turn this this world right if our youth aren’t at the grindstone? Some are dutiful, but most (as with the rest of society) are willing to Wii as Rome burns. But I know my anxiety doesn’t help a whit. It’s my work ethic taking over, as the work ethic does.
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News
Work equals freedom
Sari Bari is a private limited company in Kolkata, India birthed out of a desire to give holistic freedom to women trapped in prostitution by poverty, cultural dynamics and blatant slavery. The work of the women’s hands at Sari Bari is a beautiful reflection of the work that’s happening in the hearts of each staff member. Women find freedom through literacy, math, nutrition, budgeting, mental health support and sewing. And, they eventually experience a deep transformation of the heart.
2010 Homes not 2010 Games
Slagging on the Olympics is a good way to make people think you’re a kook. Nobody likes a party pooper, especially one at a worldwide pageantry that’s bringing 82 nations together in peaceful competition. It’s definitely not in keeping with the nebulous concept of “Olympic Spirit,” which is, let’s face it, only rich in sentiment. Nevertheless, such sentiment serves as a convenient rallying cry for corporations that stand to profit from the rapacious development of Olympic venues and public consumption of events, schwag and advertisements. It’s a feel-good moneymaker.-
Review
Entry-level social change
Book review for Everyday Justice by Julie Clawson
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News
Breaking the law
While civil disobedience has played a significant role in many of history’s greatest movements – in India, South Africa, the American South, and countless other places – you don’t hear much about it in North America anymore. But perhaps it is now making a comeback.
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Editorial
Cultural activism
An insurrectionary imagination is at the heart of cultural activism. It is a sense of possibility that is not limited by copying a pattern or following a design that somebody else created, or by what Augusto Boal (2002) calls the “cop in the head.”
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The Soapboxer
Maybe art
Given how much vapid art is out there perpetuating the dominant materialistic status quo, what’s the sum total of art’s impact on the world?
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Editorial
Artists point to evil, revitalize hope
As we considered the content for this issue, we chose artists whose work challenges a particular status quo and questions beliefs many take for granted. A sexually aroused biblical hero, dolls that reinforce cruel stereotypes or images of Christian women in a Nazi salute – these are images that are both pointed and provocative. They stir up emotions and grab you by the lapels, but they do so to raise important issues.
