Dear Joe,
When we are at peace—which our leaders try to fool us into believing is relative, and is dependent upon military presence—very few people concern themselves with war and what it does to us and to others. It's just too painful and too horrible to contemplate until history and maybe even the war gods and goddesses themselves force our innocent eyes to stare it in the face. – Ed Tick from a session at Bioneers 2004
In this issue learn about Ed Tick's redemptive work with veterans, the bravery of CODEPINK, an unshielded account of recent events in the soon to be released book The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Mess in Iraq, and much more.
Bioneers 2006: Amy Goodman
Saturday, October 21st: Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders and the People Who Fight Back
"All Governments lie," I.F. Stone instructed us. To counter the lies that take lives, we need an independent media. Investigative journalist and co-host of radio's Democracy Now! Amy Goodman calls out the liars and their media cheerleaders with inspiring stories of people who have fought back.
Amy Goodman is among more than 150 leading-edge environmental and social thinkers presenting at Bioneers 2006.
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Beaming Bioneers
Simultaneous to the main conference in San Rafael, CA, Beaming Bioneers combines a live broadcast of Bioneers 2006 plenary presentations with locally produced workshops, tours, and activities tailored to the relevant interests of specific bioregions.
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War, Earth and the Soul: Apocalypse and Transformation – Bioneers 2004 Edward Tick with Carolyn Raffensperger (moderator) We're at war today, and our children are dying, and we are killing or ruining the lives and livelihoods and environments of countless others around the globe. The matters we have to discuss are of utmost consequence. Read more Voices Extra! War is not a stress disorder, but "a wound that is so deep and so holistic that it disturbs every aspect of our functioning." – Edward Tick from the Bioneers Radio Series special War, Earth, and the Soul: the Warrior's Path of Redemption
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Bioneers Voices: Ed Tick
The Council Process: Collaborating to Devise a Better Future Spring 2007 seminar Faculty: Jeannette Armstrong and En'owkin Centre colleagues Henry Michel, Inez Pierre, and Marlowe Sam "To the Okanagan people, as to all peoples practicing bioregional self-sufficient economies, the realization that the total community must be engaged in order to attain sustainability comes as a result of surviving together for thousands of years." — Jeannette Armstrong This seminar is organized according to Native conceptions of leadership and decision-making. Four Indigenous leaders will lead participants through a council process in which they will practice cooperative problem solving, consensus building, conflict resolution, and public discourse based on principles and practices that have sustained Native peoples over millennia. Learn more by visiting the Center for Ecoliteracy
News Flash! The Santa Cruz County (CA) Supervisors recently voted unanimously to put in place a Precautionary Moratorium on Genetically Engineered (GE) crops. The supervisors followed the recommendation of the Santa Cruz GE Subcommittee, a diverse group of stakeholders, who researched GE for ten months and delivered a 56-page report with 100's of citations. The subcommittee cited inadequate regulation at the federal and state levels, including a recent audit by USDA inspector general stating that the USDA is not following its own protocols. The audit found that the USDA did not know the location of many of the GE test sites being used. Some GE test crops, including drug-containing crops, remained in the test fields and contaminated subsequent harvests. Some crops not approved for human consumption have found their way into the food supply.
Event Extra! REVEL: The Art of Activisim October 19 San Francisco On October 19, Rainforest Action Network and friends will gather for REVEL, a benefit party so fun it should be illegal! This year's REVEL will celebrate The Art of Activism to honor the beauty and creativity of RAN's twenty-one years of direct action for the Earth. They'll also be honoring several environmental heroes from around the planet with World Rainforest Awards—Vandana Shiva, Gordon Roddick, John Perkins and Australian Senator Bob Brown.
Spotlight Event: The Council Process
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CODEPINK & Troops Home FAST Peace Delegates traveled to Lebanon while the fighting was still raging. After a harrowing ride from Syria over freshly bombed roads and bridges, they were greeted in Beirut to the booms of Israeli bombardments. Read More CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.
News: CODEPINK in Beirut
The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Mess in Iraq by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber is a vital account of what transpires when a government believes its own deceptions and the news media fails to challenge them. This book is about a conflict that was devised in fantasy and lost in delusion. It highlights the futility of lying to oneself and others in matters of life and death. And it offers lessons to the current generation so that, at least in our time, this never happens again. As Rampton and Stauber illustrate, the White House seems to have fooled no one as much as itself in the march toward a needless war in Iraq. As the authors argue, one of the most tragic consequences of the Bush administration's reliance on propaganda is its disdain for realistic planning. Repeatedly, when faced with predictions of problems, policymakers dismissed the warnings of Iraq experts, choosing instead to promulgate their own version of the war through conservative media outlets and PR campaigns. Find out more about this book and where to purchase a copy by visiting:
The Center for Media and Democracy »
Publication of the Month: The Best War Ever
Carrot Harvest, Carrot Soup and Rudolf Steiner on Carrots and Children's Nutrition Excerpts from- Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt On Vegetables by John Peterson It's a miracle that we got the carrots out of the ground. The tractor had a flat tire. I got it repaired in town, and returned to the farm and a brooding horizon. Primo and I raced to put the carrot lifter on the tractor. Winds started to blow, the sky went psychedelic, the morning light turned dark like night. I lowered the lifter into the hard clay. The tractor screamed through the wind. The lathe on the lifter sliced under the carrots. Workers converged from all over the farm. They raced down the row, yanking carrots from the ground.
Food and Farming News: Carrot Harvest
The Bioneers Store features DVDs, CDs, downloads and books on Peach Technologies: DVDs Peace, Justice, and the Environment – Paul Hawken and Wanjira Mathai Downloads War, Earth, and the Soul: A Warrior's Path of Redemption – Edward Tick Books Okanagan Education for Sustainable Living: As Natural as Learning to Walk or Talk by Jeannette C. Armstrong – Ecological Literacy Stay connected and connect others in your community to Bioneers by making a purchase from the Bioneers Store today.
Bioneers Store: Peace Technologies
