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Cleaning Up My Plate To Clean Up The Planet?

I kinda hate vegetarians and vegans. But, I just might be joining their ranks. Or coming close to it. You see, there are many reasons why people choose to be vegan

An Introspective | Being Called Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Preface Recently I've had the good fortune to engage meaningfully with a member of the decolonization community. After some discussion it became clear I've had many

Breaking illusions with math

Howdy folks! I have an important update to start with: The "emspeculation" newsletter, which I started earlier in the month, is ending, really before it

My relationship with the state sponsored medical system

The sort version; I ended that relationship in 2001 and refuse to go back. The long version Let me start by saying that there are a lot of good people who work with

Decolonize Now!!

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Educators uphold all the systems in... - Brandyy-Lee Maxie

Hey Steem! Check out this great vlog by a very powerful and modest Native. Words of truth and wisdom. This is how it will crumble. Now is the time. The

So you want to be in a tribe?

Why are we having such a difficult time decolonizing our minds so that we can return to our tribal roots?  Could it be that most of us have no idea how to live

Statues of dead people for evil purposes

LATEST: Statue of late General Aung San, Myanmar India and Myanmar, as a habit in common, have the obsession for planting the statues of their dead people – on other

Why are people depressed, anxious or suicidal?

I experienced over 20 years of depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, addictions, six - 30 day hospitalizations, 6 rounds of Electric Convulsive

Moving is violent, but it does not have to be

I was reflecting recently on the story of my ancestors and how we got to Turtle Island.  I then started reflecting on how violence has infiltrated our every

**Colonized and Decolonized Time**

The concept of time is essentially how cultures perceive processes of change. If everything in the universe stood absolutely still, we would not notice any progression

Disrupting Settler Colonialism and Oppression in the Media since 1999; now on Steemit!

Those who already know me would tell you that I am a man of many hats, with a career in media and rights spanning 20 years. My latest hat, is that of a Policy Consultant

Decolonizing Permaculture: Bridging the gap between privilege and oppression

First of all, I want to say that I do not represent anyone but myself, and though I have vetted this article with several peers and mentors, I do not presume to

"The structure of European society is, by its very nature, a system of oppression & control."

History of colonialism + tools for decolonisation

From the incredibly powerful "Imagining Decolonised Cities", a brief summary. [Beginning with: The Mind]

A Land Long Clouded Imagining Decolonised Cities presents a symposium: What is a Decolonised City? [Beginning with: The Mind] I had planned to go for only half the

The thing Decolonization theory forgot...

Decolonization added the idea that the Europeans had oppressed other peoples and were guilty of crimes they now had to redeem. There was no mention of how, throughout