Joseph H. Gardella is a student, researcher and teacher at the Community Research and Action PhD program at Vanderbilt University. He is also a member of our Strategic Advisory Council (SAC), which he joined last spring. As a member of our SAC, Joseph frequently offers insights and blog posts. We’re most grateful for his initiative—he… read more
The Man From the North is a fictional writer in Rivera Sun’s novel, The Dandelion Insurrection. The novel takes place in the near future, in “a time that looms around the corner of today,” when a rising police state controlled by the corporate-political elite have plunged the nation into the grip of a hidden dictatorship.… read more
The following post was contributed by Adam Nolan, a participant in our current Certificate in Nonviolence Studies course. I have a few thoughts and things I have been grappling with for some time. It is striking to me that with each killing of an unarmed black man by police there is a renewed sense of… read more
Join us in San Francisco at PossibL, where industry experts and leaders will come from around the world to work with attendees—together we will build the tools needed to create thriving communities. Sit in on a Resilient Communities panel, share your story for a chance to be on FreeSpeechTV, shop at the SF Etsy Indie Emporium, discover the Local Food Lab and… read more
The Shift Network’s Politics of Love & Justice Summit More than 25 of the planet’s most visionary spiritual leaders and soul-powered activists are sharing how we can effectively integrate spirituality and activism to build a sustainable, caring world. Join hosts Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis as well as Michael Nagler, Stephanie Van Hook, Marianne… read more
The Man From the North is a fictional writer in Rivera Sun’s novel, The Dandelion Insurrection. The novel takes place in the near future, in “a time that looms around the corner of today,” when a rising police state controlled by the corporate-political elite have plunged the nation into the grip of a hidden dictatorship.… read more
The City of Bellingham, WA, commissioned Ellen Murphy to write and present the following poem on hope at the city’s MLK celebration this past January. “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin Luther King A Walk With Hope We walked along the shore of the intuitive mind, the… read more
The Man From the North is a fictional writer in Rivera Sun’s novel, The Dandelion Insurrection. The novel takes place in the near future, in “a time that looms around the corner of today,” when a rising police state controlled by the corporate-political elite have plunged the nation into the grip of a hidden dictatorship.… read more
The Man From the North is a fictional writer in Rivera Sun’s novel, The Dandelion Insurrection. The novel takes place in the near future, in “a time that looms around the corner of today,” when a rising police state controlled by the corporate-political elite have plunged the nation into the grip of a hidden dictatorship.… read more
Text by Annika Roes; Photo: Annika in down dog and Fancy the dog On my first evening at Metta Center, I was asked about my journey to Petaluma, CA. My initial answer was limited, but after spending a week at Metta Center—reading, listening, meditation, reflecting, and engaging in various conversations with the people who are… read more
