Another Independence Day

We’re another year older now
And, I wonder, what they’d say
Those who wrote our Declaration
For our Independence Day?

I bet they’re turning in their graves
To see, where our Country’s going
As we lose those hard won Freedoms
And, as our apathy keeps growing.

Our Government spies on us
“Big brother”, has come here read more »

Here is the Jeff Chapman-Crane poem that is engraved in the base of his "The Agony of Gaia" sculpture.

Only
the clarion cry of woodland bird
the trickling song of mountain stream
should fill the silence here
Stately oaks
should crown this noble queen. read more »

As the Imagining Ourselves exhibit closes it's current Motherhood project (a campaign to promote safer motherhood around the world)we are holding a Call for Submissions for our October film festival. Please be sure to join us for the launch of the Image and identity exhibit on July 5th, 2007 at http://imaginingourselves.imow.org read more »

4 June 2007

After the storm, my mind cleared.

And a high wind arose and blew the tropics north.

running quartz crystals through a blender.

sand through your engines.

bubbles in your bays.

estuaries reaching out toward forbidden seas…

sand through your eyes.

5 June 2007

Calm as baby’s breath

as peaceful as the storm’s eye read more »

America has No Right what so ever to be mounted on its self righteous, white hat, cowboy horse, spin machine pointing its accusing one fingered victory salute at Iran for supplying weapons to the Iraq Resistance Coalition.

If Canada or Mexico was invaded the United States would be doing the exact same thing, in an attempt to control regional influence, to secure its borders and to aid the Canadians in affecting the outcome of the conflict. read more »

How many more generations of terror has 800 billion dollars of worthless war bred ?

How much destruction of family, life, social infrastructure and military equipment, has 800 billion dollars of worthless war reaped ?

How much Homeland Security would have 800 billion dollars bought ?

How many peaceful jobs would have 800 billion dollars created ?

How many homeless families would have 800 billion dollars helped ? read more »

The Information Age has brought not only connectivity and interdependence, it has begun to virtualize every aspect of human activity.

With the ability to instantly effect opinion the age of 15 minutes of fame is giving way to 13 minutes of Change.

As networks grow in numbers and complexity, their ability to direct and effect the creation of cyber disobedience will be a mouse click or power switch away. read more »

The depth of historical ignorance required to make the assumption and assertion that the american system of social and global management is somehow superior and worth keeping intact for perpetuity, or to base any form of new future direction upon it, is absolutely the most self centered, self serving, self denying, hypocritical ignorance that one could possibly delude themselves and others into believing and/or trusting. read more »

Praying for Peace

When called to write a column for his church's periodical, my friend asked if I had any thoughts on praying in response to terrorism. Applying prayer to our own lives can often be confusing - it becomes much more so when we hope to use it in any meaningful way to affect global events. Still, many of us wish to participate in this manner: how can we make our efforts more effective? read more »