Well, Friends, there is a lot to talk about here at our project, lots of catching up to do and things to tell you about. When I returned to my home town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2 1/2 years ago, after 26 years in the DC area, the question for me was whether or not this [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Please forgive the silence. Last week was very busy and I didn’t get a chance to do a thoughtful post — and I don’t like to post if it is not thoughtful.
Really hurting… yes, we are.
The Philippines, American Samoa, Indonesia… there in those places are our brothers and sisters. They [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
In my book, Living Beyond the ‘End of the World,’ a Spirituality of Hope, I focus a chapter on the growing links between our ecological crises and the threat of wars and other forms of social violence. If we think oil has something to do with going to war in [...]
Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Breathtaking, these scenes of the fires outside Santa Barbara. Mesmerizing. Awe-striking. Leaves me speechless, without words — and yet I attempt the words, because that is what I do. I write. I give presentations. I talk — to and with others. I try to find words, images, that express what [...]