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Help create a symbol for peace and freedom here. Update! — 2 peace-liberty organizations use logos with a similar theme — a natural? See their sources in the link above.
Our best personal resources — of mind, will, attitude, philosophy of life, and personal skills — help us face a multitude of challenges through life. Today as many nations today face cultural and economic breakdown, personal spiritual resources are critical. Almost no matter what life throws at us, we can stay calm, appreciative of the abundance of good in the world, and make our own actions count, for personal survival and for all of those we care about. This article by Laurence Gonzales is so inspiring, you may want to read his book, Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why.
In Wisconsin these city farmers are growing organic food 365 days of the year. Yield: a million pounds per year, on 3 acres. The first video shows the farm today; the 2nd video shows how Will Allen started it, and how you could start growing sustainable food in your city too:
From the bloated government bureaucracy we cannot afford, to Americans looking for more affordable personal lifestyles, downsizing is a trend that offers big benefits: efficiency, less waste, less maintenance of “stuff.” That leaves more time, energy and money for the parts of life that make us truly happy. Edible gardens, backyard chickens, localism, small can be beautiful. Jay Shafer shows us his way in this video featuring the tiny, jewel-like houses he’s been building for ten years, helping others achieve the happiness Jay himself has found.
The US public school system has failed its ostensible mission. Only in early grade levels do American students score on a par with students in countries with smaller bureaucracies, more parental control, more focused goals. American students fall far behind their global peers as they rise in grade levels. High school valedictorian Erica Goldson sums up the dilemma of students trapped in the US educational morass in her very perceptive graduation speech. Photo and graduation speech are from Erica’s blog, americaviaerica.blogspot.com
Note her reference to John Taylor Gatto, an educational expert, past winner of the New York City Teacher of the Year award. In books, articles, videos and speeches, Gattos’s research and views are illuminating; click the arrow below the video to see him in action.
Many parents, educators, and autodidacts are blazing a path toward independent schools, internet courses, and homeschooling; and the results far surpass the public school system. If there are young people in your life, help them by opening doors to the many options in education other than third-rate public schooling that perpetuates generations of illiteracy, minimal learning, and training for obedience to authority rather than fostering critical thinking, creativity, and independence.
This is a bit of good news from the Palestinian region. No, sorry, peace and freedom are not yet in sight . But these
people who are denied the freedom to trade for even many basic necessities still manage to live. Here is a story of Palestinian students who have built a full-size solar car from scratch. It won’t sweep the car world, but it could provide needed basic transportation in the region and, who knows, maybe the students will one day found a flourishing industryof low cost, ingenious low-tech items.
Update! — 2 peace-liberty organizations use logos with a similar theme — a natural? See their sources in the link above.
