by Daniel | Feb 21, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Education Policy, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
I was struck yesterday by this news item: An 11-year old youngster in Florida was arrested by police in his middle school, following his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The youth, an unnamed African American, has refused to stand for the pledge this...
by Daniel | Feb 1, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
It has been a dramatic month in the snowy woodlands of northern British Columbia. In a remote area known to its Indigenous population as the Yintah, or sacred territory, construction of a three-story healing center is nearly complete. This off-grid facility is a...
by Daniel | Dec 14, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy
As a kid, I clearly recall the feelings swirling around the day after an election. My father had a penchant for fighting losing campaigns, which always made the day afterward — following months of rallies, doorbelling, and meetings — feel empty and...
by Daniel | Oct 31, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Nature
After extensive work canvassing for Washington’s Initiative 1631, the carbon reduction legislation that is now being voted upon, I have retreated to a tiny cabin in the islands to regroup and reconnoiter. It’s Halloween. Originally called Samhain, today is the ancient...
by Daniel | Oct 2, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature, Parenting
Educational Design Associates, LLC is making its first ever election endorsement, in support of Washington State Initiative 1631. EDA is a small business, expressly nonpartisan and mostly nonpolitical. We work with schools, youth programs, faith organizations, Native...
by Daniel | Sep 4, 2018 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy
In the cool of the late Los Angeles evening, I walked through the core of the city, at one point clocking nearly a half mile without seeing a single tree or other living vegetation. Wow. I was in LA attending a conference of the Climate Reality Project hosted by Al...
