May The Unseen Be Seen

Statue of Truth outside the Supreme Court of Canada in the capital City, Ottawa in the province, Ontario. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Tomkinsr at English Wikipedia

by Caitlin Johnstone

May what is unseen become seen.

May the hidden dynamics of oligarchy and empire be revealed to all of humanity.

May the depravity of the powerful be exposed before everyone.

May government secrecy end.

May the public become aware of the pervasiveness of mass media propaganda.

May people realize that they’ve been deceived about the world since childhood.

May there be a widespread recognition that things are not as they seem.

May obfuscation and distortion be replaced with truth and clarity.

May the public grow more conscious of the reality of class dynamics.

May the public see money for the made-up game that it is.

May people begin clearly perceiving the horrors of war and economic sanctions, and feel it all.

May awareness sink in of the need for urgent climate action.

May we clearly see the existential need to begin collaborating with each other and with our ecosystem before we destroy it all.

May we all become conscious of racial and sexual dynamics and inequalities.

May we all look squarely at the unacceptable cruelty of factory farming.

May manipulators and abusers everywhere be recognized for what they are.

May abusive dynamics everywhere be clearly seen: in nations, in communities, in families, in relationships.

May unwholesome interpersonal relationships move into clarity or meet a natural end.

May unjust restrictions on consciousness-expanding substances be ended.

May everyone everywhere become conscious of their inner workings.

May our psychological trauma move into the light where it can be healed.

May our unconscious mental and perceptual habits move into consciousness.

May we all become conscious of the illusory nature of self and separation.

May we all become conscious of how experience is really happening.

May we all become conscious of our own true nature.

May we all see clearly what is happening, both inwardly and outwardly.

May we use our clear perception to move efficaciously in this world, and collaborate as one toward health and harmony.

May we build a sane and healthy world together that is based on truth and clear seeing.

Amen.

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Topsoil bomber

Thanks to Fidel Fernando for sharing his work on Unsplash


By BOB SCHILDGEN*


My finest accomplishment–not that I’m burdened with choices
in this department–is the creation
of five-hundred cubic feet of topsoil,
with the aid of billions of unidentified micro-organisms,
and earthworms churning through the compost,
and several rabbits who worked with uncommon dedication
to contribute manure and maintain morale:
Myrtle, who passed away of old age–
Habermas, who was murdered by a pit bull
that ripped the bottom from his cage–
Sartre, who perished suddenly from unknown causes,
and Derrida, who is uncommonly fond of dandelions.
Five hundred cubic feet of topsoil from sheer waste,
to enrich a garden, transform to food and flower
orange peels, tea leaves, clippings, weeds,
a bonsai Mount Fuji of compost power.
The world needs all the compost it can get.
Topsoil made us what we are,
without it we simply don’t exist,
which is an earnest modern way to say
God did indeed make Adam out of clay.

Imagine a world transformed by compost,
fertile, abundant, fecundant reckless green.
Imagine cargo ships loaded with topsoil
for every compost-craving corner of the world.
Imagine nuclear submarines distributing topsoil!
Military transport planes packed with topsoil!
Precision missiles delivering topsoil exactly where most needed.
Aircraft carriers piled high with topsoil!
Bombers dropping two-ton bombs of topsoil!
Preemptive strikes of topsoil,
weapons of mass destruction buried
under thousands of feet of steaming compost!
Imagine composters in every land, tending peaceful heaps,
singing in a vast harmony of regeneration.
Down slopes of compost comes the world’s salvation.

*From Hey Mr Green, Sierra Magazine, May 25, 2010; reprinted for educational and informative purposes.

Ending US wars

by Michael Knox

If, like me, you are sick of our country’s involvement in endless wars, but you think there is nothing anyone can do to stop the murder, an article I recently published in Truthout can change your mind. The piece is an excerpt from my book, ENDING U.S. WARS by Honoring Americans Who Work for Peace.


The old cliché about a fish not knowing it’s in water has survived for a reason. Our cultural currents can drive us toward normalizing or, worse, glorifying what we might otherwise find objectionable….

The U.S. honors its military and reinforces warrior behaviors with holidays, ceremonies, parades, Hollywood movies, TV shows, and memorials to soldiers, wars, and wartime presidents. Individual military members/veterans enjoy medals, promotions, vanity license plates, tax exemptions, free admissions, reserved parking spaces, airline boarding preferences, veteran discounts, and other privileges. These honors and privileges reinforce militarism in the U.S.; no other group of citizens is as revered.

Joe Biden ended his inauguration address, presidential victory speech, and his Democratic National Convention nomination acceptance speech with the words “And may God protect our troops.” Donald Trump usually ended his speeches with “God bless our great military.” Patriotic ceremonies and public recognitions of the military are so commonplace that few Americans even think about, much less question, them.”

To enjoy a rich discussion of the steps countless Americans have taken to resist and overcome the normalization of war, you can read the whole book, available at major bookstores.

Use your voice for Yemen

South Yemen highlighted in red in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author: AlMahra67

by Kathie MM

Advocates for peace and social justice continue their quest. You, too, can raise your voice to right wrongs and make a better world. Here’s information regarding a Global Day of Action that we are passing on to you.

On Monday, January 25th, HELP PUT AN END TO THE WAR ON THE PEOPLE OF YEMEN…

On this day, over 300 organizations, and countless individuals, in 17 countries will stand up and speak out for the end to the big role of the US and the UK in Saudi Arabia’s 6 years of horrible war on Yemen.

Global Day of ActionWorld says NO TO WAR ON YEMEN

World Says No to War on Yemen 25 Jan 2021 The shockingly under-reported war in Yemen has led to the death of 250,000 people and created the worst…

The killing of thousands of vulnerable civilians — many of them  children — has been possible with bombs and other support, supplied to Saudi Arabia primarily by the US, and the UK. When our 2 countries quit our involvement, (thanks in big part to speak-out actions from around the world,) this war by Saudi Arabia will end.

On this upcoming day of global protest, there are various ways you can participate, if you choose to. Our voices will matter, by acting as a reminder to Joe Biden to follow through on his pre-election statement that he will end the US role in this war.

The international organizers– groups like Stop the War, in the UK, and Action Corps in the US — are urging individuals and groups to take photos of themselves holding a sign, or photos of their events, big and small around the world–including in Brattleboro Vermont!)

The same day, Monday, at 2pm, there will be a GLOBAL ONLINE RALLY.

Register Here: World Says No to War on Yemen – Global Online Rally. The shockingly under-reported war in Yemen has led to the death of 250,000 people and created the worst humanita…

Online Global Rally at 2pm that day, Monday Jan 25th  For information and to register,  please click here. For actionsyou can take at home,  and for more info about the day, click here