The curtain rises on the June 14th edition of Caucus99% Open Mike at 1PM Louisville (Eastern) time.

Please join us for an hour or more of free range conversation as we video chat together.

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.

[video:https://vimeo.com/80425582]

A very happy beginning of the weekend to all of you who share my passion for "free-range" politics and organic community!

Okay gang, Sunday May 10th, will be my first go at hosting a caucus99percent video chat. An invitation and a link and a password have all been sent to those who showed interest.

This won't be a time to plan or organize anything. Just a relaxed time to get to know each other a bit .... that's it; that's all.

A few weeks ago, On The Cusp tossed out the idea of a zoom meeting. There was a bit of interest in the idea. But some did not want to deal with zoom. Fortunately, Virginia, we always have a choice.