I’m excited about yesterday’s launch of Oakland’s newest community and news resource, Oakland Local, covering the environment, food, development, transportation, identity, arts & education, and social justice issues. I am also honored to be a part of an amazing production and editorial team as a writer. Founder Susan Mernit is an experienced media hound and [...]
Archive for October, 2009
5 Oct
Plant the Seed: October 24 International Day of Climate Action
UPDATE: (Oct. 16) Because of short notice for planning and other events (Social Media for Social Change and Beast Blogger Camp 2), this action will be held another date in November, to be determined. Calling all you do-gooders, gardeners, permis, urban farmers, locavores, foodies, sustainable ag, urban greening people, slow food folks, climate just activists, [...]
2 Oct
Gandhi’s Birthday, Militarism, and Non-cooperation
October 2 is Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday. It has been declared International Day of Non-Violence. One of the most memorable experiences of my life was visiting the Gandhi Memorial in Delhi, India, the site of his assassination by a Hindu nationalist. It is worth pausing a moment to reflect on Gandhi, as we continue as a [...]
