Archive | May, 2013
Climate Divestment & Moral Calls to Action

Climate Divestment & Moral Calls to Action

This Thursday, May 23rd, Spirited Social Change is co-hosting a dialogue in Vancouver on the question of whether Faith has a role in Social Movements. I just finished reading a book on The Rebellious Life of Ms. Rosa Parks, and it’s clear to me that faith has played an important role in past movements. In […]

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Faith and Social Movements

Faith and Social Movements

Amid increasing secularization and social dislocation, what does it look like to build relationships between religious and secular movements in order to re-ignite a non-partisan, politics of meaning for the common good? Join Hilary Henegar, Shadae Johnson, Meharoona Ghani, Kai Nagata, and more (bios coming soon), as we discuss the contemporary role of faith in […]

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Notes from The Privilege of Yoga

Notes from The Privilege of Yoga

Download the notes in PDF form here. (Summary notes from discussion groups at the April 26th dialogue at Rhizome Café. Please excuse any mistakes in translating notes from written to typed form.) Topic 1: Yoga and White Privilege/Heteronormativity –       Yoga as a tool for increased awareness and Character Development –       Yoga cultivating emotional intelligence –       […]

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