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Article in the New Republic on the founder of Extinction Rebellion who sees a move to Sortition, selecting our representatives randomly from the general population, as the best way that we can design our future together and avoid climate catastrophe. Here is the link to full article – The centerpiece of Hallam’s plan is a

In this fiercely intelligent and wildly conceivable vision of the apocalypse, things we now take for granted are in short supply: Toilet paper is doled out one square at a time. Violent storms rack the sky, interrupted by fires broad as the horizon (shades of today’s tornadoes and fires!). Radioactivity everywhere is a given. Unfortunately, the

York Meeting is starting a book discussion of John Paul Lederach’s newly published The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence. See https://www.johnpaullederach.com/2024/07/pocket-guide/ for a discussion guide and to read the book online.

“Our Lord shewed his Disciples, that the Spirit of Truth, the Comforter, should not only bring to their Remembrance what he had told them, shew them Things to come, and lead them into all Truth; but it should likewise, reprove the World of Sin, of Righteousness, and of Judgment (John xv. and xvi.). Whether this Divine Visitor appears

From Voice of the People, this is an article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette 10/11/24.  Not a typical survey.  It provided survey participants with a detailed analysis of the issue.

Great sermon to fire you up to do serious civil disobedience.  The part about aiding Jews during the Nazi regime is so timely.  Here is the Youtube link: