I Renounced Amazon
A Minneapolis resident has been recording the take-off of every deportation flight out of the city. He counts the shackled men, women, and children as they hobble up the stairs…
Creating a Sanctuary of Comfort and Care: Integrating Hygge into Your Activist Practice
Early September Ask a Resilient Activist Column A Vision of Slow Living Strega Nona (the name resembling the Italian phrase for "Grandma Witch") communes with her animal friends and magical…
How Can I Stop Doomscrolling and Reclaim My Energy?
"It’s my firm conviction, now more than ever, that the degree to which we are able and willing to struggle for ownership of our attention is the degree to which…
What Can Native Plants Teach Us? | Bergamot Plant Profile
A Balm for Humans, Animals, and Ecosystems Bergamot in full bloom (Photo Credit: Jasper Shide, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons). As I made my morning Double Bergamot Earl Grey tea, I…
Why We Need a Life-Sustaining Economy | Moving From Scarcity to Abundance
Ask a Resilient Activist April Column “The next stage of human economy will parallel what we are beginning to understand about nature. It will call forth the gifts of each…
The Dream City | What Happens If We Get It Right?
Introduction In tumultuous times such as these, I find myself imagining the worst possible outcomes. Images flicker across my mind: National Parks sold off to the highest-bidding oil companies, my…
How Can I Embrace Love to Sustain My Activism?
Recognizing the Pull of Despair in Turbulent Times As I sit down to write this in a local coffee shop, I am feeling the heaviness of these tumultuous times. Oh,…