In West Oakland, California, where liquor stores have replaced markets, People’s Grocery is creating a healthy alternative, offering access to organic produce. Through urban gardens and local farms, People’s Grocery supports a culture based on connection to the land, sustainable agricultural practices, and regenerating community.
Part one of Walter Wink’s explanation of the “Third Way” of Jesus. By illustrating “turn the other cheek”, “offer your coat as well”, and “go the second mile” with lively demonstrations, Dr. Wink puts “Do not resist evil” into a vibrant historical context with practical applications today at the Spiritual Pilgrimages of Peacemaking retreat in …
All year, commentators of a certain age have bored us with reminiscences about their radical youth. Should we even care? Perhaps we should: after all, the Spring and Summer of 1968 saw revolts and uprisings across the world, from Paris and London to Prague to the American South and Northern Ireland. For some it was …
Interview with Marisa Handler author of “Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist”
Speech given by Arundhati Roy at the Riverside Chruch in New York City. May 2003.
Why are so many people so scared? Maybe it’s because of our rulers’ enormous “fear machine.” So says Eduardo Galeano, in this rare and charming interview. But there is reason for optimism. Find out just why, back in April, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez gave Barack Obama a copy of Galeano’s book, Open Veins of Latin …
On “Meet the Press,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. urges Americans to openly oppose the war in Vietnam.
Author of “The End of Nature” and Middlebury College scholar, McKibben says we cant sustain this planet if we dont get smart. And get involved. Insightful thoughts for the 21st century.
Wanjira Mathai is a resonant voice of the New Africa. As the daughter of Wangari Mathai, the revered founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya and today a respected figure in government, Wanjira has taken on the work of vast tree plantings against deforestation and other environmental and community restoration projects that demonstrate some …
Rev. Alan Jones leads a conversation on topics ranging from the environment to modern society with Jane Goodall at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, CA.