The pages, along with black and white photographs, of each issue speak to the headlines without falling into the partisan shouting match trap. I could see holding a weekly or monthly video chat to talk about what we read here. Would you be interested?

The Power Of Story

People want to celebrate the things that symbolize generosity and goodness in their lives. To share that with others and have others understand that this means something to you — that’s an extraordinary act of communion.

Good Friday, to one all!

Our second Jitsi video chat is at hand.

We will gather on Sunday, May 24th @ 1pm Louisville (Eastern) time
Message me if you don't have the link and password.

Although this will be another "free range" conversation. some have asked for a bit focus.

.... which brings us to the Dakotas where Sioux tribes are protecting their people from the pandemic and a governor Is trying to Sstop them. But the tribes refuse to blink.

“One Nation, Indivisible” excerpts from The Sun’s archives that speak to the current political moment.

Between 200 and 600 million of the earth’s people belong to indigenous societies, comprising as many as five thousand different languages and cultures. Environmentalists and conservationists have increasingly looked to indigenous societies as models for the sustainable stewardship of natural resources. These people are the miner’s canary of the human family: in direct dependence on nature, they are the first to suffer the effects of pollution, degradation, and exploitation.

“The True, Original First World,” Ralph Metzner, December 1995

Our first session went off with such few hitches that we've decided to try it again.

There will be time for "free range" mud wrestling as we renew acquaintances, match names to faces, and catch up with each other.

To provide some requested focus, we will be talking about indigenous resistance and "the vision of a better future": a human resistance fragmented by authoritarian (not sharing and not caring for naught except themselves) interests.

The Cure For Racism Is Cancer
BY TONY HOAGLAND

THE SUN: September 2018