#social action

[aspiritualwarriors]

History is instructive. What it suggests to people is that even if they do little things, if they walk on the picket line, if they join a vigil, if they write a letter to their local newspaper... Anything they do, however small, becomes part of a much larger sort of flow of energy. And when enough people do enough things, however small they are, then change takes place.

— Howard Zinn

#howard zinn #history #change #social action

[stevecooganfan]

Steve hosted the Q&A Panel after the London screening of Lorna Tucker's new film 'Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son'

The film is a truly thought-provoking and emotional piece of work. I definitely recommend giving it a watch if you can. Just make sure to bring the tissues.

You can learn more about the film via the link below:

If you're in the UK, please consider writing to your MP asking for them to create more affordable social housing, establish more projects for wraparound care for the homeless, and expand treatment for addition and mental health.

#steve coogan #coogan #steve #film #someone's daughter someone's son #social change #social action #homelesness #dartmouth films #shelter #the big issue #lorna tucker

[theinwardlight]

The early Quakers were not content with ideas of renewal or reform. They used the much more radical language of all things being overturned in the power of Christ's direct teaching.

Jon Kershner, John Woolman and the Government of Christ

#quakers #quakerism #theology #radical #christ #faith #social action

[allthatiknowisthatiknownothing]

Social/Political Action #1

While at the Common Ground Country Faire in Maine over the weekend, I was signing a petition to put mandatory paid family medical leave on the ballot. 

A passerby started commenting loudly to the worker behind the desk, “it won’t happen, just sayin’. I don’t see it happenin’.”

The poor worker looked tired and defeated, replying, “I have to try.”

After finishing the paperwork, I looked the worker and said (in reply to the doubter), “you know, they said the same thing about the 19th amendment in regards to women voting.”

The worker’s face lighting up made my weekend.

#social action #political action

[racxnteur]

The problem with deplatforming a person as a form of social/political action is that what that actually looks like, and how to achieve it, can be frustratingly unclear.

Defenestration, on the other hand…

#nix speaks #im just saying #VERY clear‚ very achievable‚ and isn’t it what we all really want to do anyway? #politics #social action #deplatforming

[petula-xx]

Seed Bombs.....

I see lots of posts encouraging people to seed bomb golf courses.

I understand the intent behind this. However, I hope that seed bombing doesn’t result in greenkeepers using extra chemical herbicides to deal with all the unexpected plants that start popping up.

Just a thought....

#seed bombing #golf courses #social action #unintended consequences #herbicides #plants #guerilla gardening

[bi-miself-05]

Something our society is ignoring is the need to make lollipop wrappers more accessible for dumbasses like me

#social justice #social action #mine

[thezestywalru]

Homesick

What if Tony had been too late to recruit Spider-Man to join the Avengers? There is someone else on Peter's trail, and the week before he shows up, James Rhodes had arrived to formally give Peter's acceptance to the Air Force academy. But is everything as it seems in a time when the Avengers have broken off from the Government's control and prejudice against mutants is at an all-time high? Peter, who just wanted to do his homework and get a free ride through college, is thrust into the world of war, tracking, sniping training, sharing barracks, making weapons, being a weapon and away from home. May, Ned, and Michelle enter a world of protest as they try to get New York's beloved vigilante back to the place where he belongs.

#fanfiction #mcu #spiderman fanfiction #Peter Parker #Michelle Jones #Ned Leeds #spider man homecoming #spiderman #Spider-Man #alternate universe #the avengers #captain america #iron man #winter soldier #falcon #black widow #hawkeye #protesting #social action #mutants #gwen stacy #trans character #into the spider verse #self promte

[engagedpureland]

50 yrs ago today: Over 650 delegates from Jodo Shinshu temples throughout the United States attended the annual Western Young Buddhists League conference in Los Angeles. Topics included:

War-Time Buddhist Movement (Rev. Arthur Takemoto)

Buddhism and Abortion (Rev. George Shibata)

Buddhism and Social Activism (Rev. Laverne Sasaki)

Can a Buddhist be a Soldier? (Dr. Taitetsu Unno)

#engaged Buddhism #Jodo Shinshu #Shin Buddhism #buddhism #buddhist #abortion #war #social action

[aspiritualwarriors]

You find the light within us. You don’t find it within politics, but you find it in us. The soul is composed of love, compassion, wisdom, peace, and joy. Those are all in us. We have our attention all on the outside things, but we haven’t looked inside. When we look inside and reflect our soul, we radiate love, we radiate compassion, we radiate the things that the world needs at this point. All we have to do is be our being, and convince others to look inside. Then we have a group that will counteract the darkness.

— Ram Dass

#ram dass #soul #love #compassion #wisdom #peace #joy #social action

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day - The World Comes to You

Book of the Day – The World Comes to You

Today’s Book of the Day is The World Comes to You – Notes on Practice, Love, and Social Action, written by Michael Stone and published in 2019 by Shambhala Publications. Michael Stone (1974–2017) was a well-known Buddhist and Yoga teacher, a psychotherapist, and an author. He was the founder and director of the Centre of Gravity Sangha, a community of Buddhism and Yoga practitioners. He was also…

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#Book #Book Of The Day #book recommendation #book review #book suggestions #Buddhism #Growth #love #Michael Stone #practice #Raffaello Palandri #Shambhala Publications #Social Action #social commitment #The World Comes to You #Yoga

[joineryjack]

Young and old people – those who have never lived without Roe v Wade and those who have – need to join together now and rise up – this is our future. Forcing women to have a baby is a form of control and violence. This MUST be a wakeup call, the alarm where we take to the streets and stay in the streets until this patriarchal madness ends.

V (formerly Eve Ensler), playwright and activist

#peacework #women's movement #women's rights #roe v wade #activism #social action #peacebuilding

[marthashlyn]

What I’ve been doing online & work in person ☺️

#Activism #Social Action #Work #Busy Bee #mindbodyspirit #awareness #positivity #holistic health wellness #JourneywithFlipJG #www #habd #hrrr #self love #loveyourself #x files

[copinghealthy]

Introductory post!

Hi and welcome to my blog :)

 I’ve been in a fair share of situations- some good and some bad, and I know by experience that some people don’t even realize they’re coping unhealthily until someone points it out to them :(. 

And that’s why I wanted to speak about coping mechanisms for my Social Action Project. During these few years of lockdown, I had many mental health ups and downs. My family suffered losses of loved ones that took a toll on all of us mentally, and I’m sure many others around the world went through similar, if not worse, situations. Resilience is a very necessary quality to have, but how should we bounce back from these stressful situations if we cant cope with them healthily?

Along the course of this blog, I will be talking about the importance of having a healthy coping mechanism, answering a few questions that I picked up while I was doing my research for this project, as well as talking about my coping mechanism, art, and how it helps me cope.

I hope this blog ends up proving useful to somebody :)                                           sending love.

#coping #mental health #resillience #coping mechanism #social action project #spreading awareness #healthy coping mechanisms #healthy coping skills #social action

[limelocked]

#palestine #icj #israel #as sun tzu said #don’t show all your genocidal actions and language in social media videos #you fool #you absolute moron

[arado-pakistan]

Social Action:

Youth from Lyari, installed tap water for the community who wants water for life.

#Social Action #ARADO #Local to Global #Lyari #youth