Posts Tagged as ‘…like waters’
July 16, 2009
The Killers join the fight!
From MTV.co.uk:
The Killers have joined forces with MTV to stamp out human trafficking.
Produced in partnership with UNICEF, USAID and MTV Exit – MTV’s campaign to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking and exploitation – the band have made a powerful video for their track Goodnight, Travel Well, highlighting the dangers of trafficking and [...]
April 28, 2009
Some Bono-fied reflections
Bono recently wrote a great op-ed column in the Times. Here’s an excerpt in which Bono is describing his reflections on the death of his father, two years ago on Easter:
I remember the feeling of “a peace that passes understanding” as a load lifted. Of all the Christian festivals, it is the Easter parade that [...]
March 26, 2009
5eek Justice
I am so thankful that the 5K run (and benefit concert!) are happening this year. Ridiculous props to Ben Kung and many others who have painstakingly brought these awesome events to fruition. If you want to register or learn more about the events, go here.
January 12, 2009
Break the Day
So many wasted dreams,
Are breaking at the seams.
She’s sold for pleasure,
But what’s the measure?
Of a single life,
Who’s only seen the night?
With the watchmen we['ll] wait,
To seize the daybreak.
Grind your sorrows into sand.
Let the flash-fears fall from your shaking hands.
The accusers’ words grow deafening,
As the lowly spirits of revolution sing.
…
A hand to help and hold,
As [...]
December 23, 2008
Paideia
Wikipedia describes paideia in its original Greek-historical context as:” …training for liberty (freedom) and nobility (the beautiful).” Cornel West defines paideia as the “cultivation of an active, informed citizenry” (Democracy Matters, p. 41). It’s my hope that in my blog and in conversations with peers and friends, I can cultivate a little patch of paideia. [...]
December 12, 2008
Call+Response (33 ways)
Follow this link to find out how YOU can respond. I think we can make a difference if each of us does our small share.
Call it unbridled optimism, but I would rather aim high–especially when it deals with helping those who are enslaved and are needless victims of brutal injustice and oppression.
November 20, 2008
In your dreams!
Only in dreams,
We see what it means.
Reach out our hands,
Hold on to hers.
But when we wake,
It’s all been erased.
And so it seems
Only in dreams.
-Weezer, Only in Dreams
Let’s be honest with each other; we would like to think that our perceptions, intentions, plans, and goals are firmly–or at least mostly–grounded in reality. Otherwise, how would [...]
October 13, 2008
The red pill, or the blue pill?
“Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we’re left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.” -TED.com
