This past Friday and Saturday, I attended an anti-Keystone XL pipeline conference on the Ihanktonwan homeland in Pickstown, SD. It was called “Protect Women & Families from Keystone XL Violence.” What follows is a brief…
Among other things in my activist life, I work for Fast for the Earth. The Fast has been ongoing for nearly a year now, with 200+ participants in 24+ nations. Each of us fasts in…
The Fourth Annual Tar Sands Healing Walk was held on July 6, 2013, on the site of tar sands development by Syncrude and Suncor near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, Canada. At least 500 people…
The procession passes the Syncrude tar sands oil upgrading plant. Here’s my photo diary from the Tar Sands Healing Walk & Gathering, where I represented the Fast for the Earth on July 5-6, 2013. (Click…
I’ll be representing Fast for the Earth at the Tar Sands Healing Walk in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on July 5-6. Fort McMurray is among the communities suffering most on the front lines of tar…
I’d like to share with you this brief video about the Fast for the Earth, which I’ve helped to organize. (It’s best viewed full-screen, as it includes text.) The Fast launches on August 1. We…
I’m a co-organizer of the Fast for the Earth, a nonviolent protest against wanton disregard for the natural world, and a spiritual affirmation that we are all part of that world, responsible for its careful…