a story of a vegetarian who learned how to hunt
on his land. He developed his own personal ecology, which
included eating locally and responsible
hunting.
More than a hundred years after it helped overthrow the Queen of Hawaii, the Congregational Church musters the courage to face its past and apologized for the church's role in 鈥渢he unprovoked invasion of the Hawaiian nation.鈥
The Compassionate Listening Project is a reconciliation effort based on the ideas of Gene Knudsen Hoffman, a Quaker peacemaker. Participants are trained to listen respectfully to all sides of the conflict, with a goal to build the international constituency for Mideast peace while offering a practical tool for conflict resolution.
garden of simplicity, by Duane Elgin.
Simplicity is the new mantra for the overworked, over-stressed,
and over-cluttered, and for those who want to lighten their
impact on the Earth. The author of the classic book on
voluntary simplicity says the ways to simplicity are
many.
combining some old-fashioned animal husbandry
with new, low-tech facility design and sophisticated ideas
about the relationships between livestock and the
land.
Although public opinion has turned against the use of landmines, a large number remain active, a lethal reminder of wars long over. One group of Americans and Vietnamese are removing landmines and restoring an indigenous ecosystem ...