Community Activism

A journal of observations & reflections for my Spiritual Community Activism independent study class of Fall 2012 — & also hopefully of useful beginning concepts for my dissertation.

Mansplaining nonviolence, part 2

I found myself somewhat disturbed when the older white male speaker confidently asserted that Gandhi was the first person to really codify nonviolence. Had the…

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Trigger warnings

I’ve had some fascinating discussions recently with a few friends about things like privilege and trigger warnings and such. I’m writing my thoughts down because…

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Scarcity mindsets

Most of the time in my life I don’t have to deal directly with the social effects of living in a culture based on a…

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