When I told my friend, Dr. Charika Ariyaratne Marasinghe (eldest daughter of the legendary Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne) about the fires ravaging Breitenbush, she immediately organized a “Bodhi Pooja” (sacred healing ceremony) in Sri Lanka, at “Vishva Niketan”, Sarvodaya’s “Peace...
As I write this, the skies above my apartment are hazy with the smoke of raging wildfires across Oregon. Visibility is impaired – it’s hard to see even a block away. Before I drove to the store today, I...
Most people outside of the Portland area don’t know about my friend and role model, Genny Nelson. Her passing leaves a really big hole in my list of living models of Inclusivity and Societal Transformation. You can read about...
I received this from Rev. Michelle Smith, who authored this powerful, positive letter to the City of Asheville’s leadership. Michelle has worked with me over the years, most notably in the “Shadow to Light” (S2L) program (which will be...
Welcome to the “Chronicles” Discussion! Our gathering is going to be focused on the parts of “Chronicles” that you were most interested in, what you most agreed with (or disagreed with!), what you want clarified… What will be most...
We know how to stop the coronavirus as a significant health threat. STOP IT, not stretch it out. We know how to stop it COLD. We know how to stop it, without risking the economy, or our social and...
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The Corona Virus: Two Cities, Two Responses, One Disaster… CITY A: CITY B: 8+ million people. 6+ million people. Covid Response: “Lockdown” entire population; enforce social distancing; mass closing of social spaces Find and isolate every person with the...