In honor of this week’s Green Issue, let’s talk about … love. Welcome to part four of Making Change, a six-week series on the how and whys of personal, social and political change. Sometimes to define what one means requires explaining what one does not. I confess to an inner eye-roll when people talk about […]
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Making Change: Consumerism
Let’s talk about opting out of an economic system that neither our psyches nor our planet can sustain. Welcome to part three of Making Change, a six-week series on the hows and whys of personal, social and political change. I love to talk about money. (I even wrote a column about it in this paper.) […]
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Making Change: Comfort
Let’s talk about how too much comfort makes you boring, weak and small-minded. Welcome to part two of Making Change, a six-week series on the hows and whys of personal, social and political change. Describe surfing in Humboldt County to someone unfamiliar with the sport and they look at you like you’re bonkers. “First you […]