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Guarding the Waste
In 1983, when author and educator Joanna Macy toured Greenham Common and other peace camps being held at nuclear missile storage sites around Great Britain, she had a revelation that would seem strange to many [...]
Rethink Illusion!
A friend shared the card she drew yesterday from a deck called The Shaman’s Oracle. The card features a drawing of a gazelle, drinking from a clear pool, and these words: “I am the ancestor of [...]
“Beautify All Things in Your Life”
The Shawnee chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) had a vision of forming an alliance among the indigenous nations of this land in order to stop white colonialism. Although he was not successful, he is still honored as [...]
NEWS FROM OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Latest news and upcoming events from the Radical Joy community
Attending to Place course
Tuesdays, beginning April 5 8-10 AM EDT £87.50 / €105 / $120 Five zoom calls, three weeks apart for 13 weeks Harriet Sams's acclaimed course, recently run through Tariki Trust for eleven people from all [...]
The 2021 Global Earth Exchange is more “exchange” than ever!
Our annual Global Earth Exchange has always been about the"exchange" of gifts between you and a place you love that's been hurt or is under threat. The place has given so much to others—plants, waters, [...]
Global Earth (Gift) Exchange
June 12, 2021 Worldwide People and the Earth have something in common. They both give beauty even when they hurt! Join people around the world for our 12th annual Global Earth Exchange—and exchange gifts with [...]
RECENT STORIES
Stories shared by the Radical Joy community
Making beauty, making prayers
We returned to Pritchard Park where we’ve gone several other years. A Superfund site and the place where Japanese-American islanders began their long journey to internment camps right after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Six [...]
Linden Tree Stump Medicine
Anne, John, Medicine Buddha & many others are saving—from devastation of proposed concrete and steel production plant—Onteora Lake, Pickerel Pond, extraordinary wildlife, Bluestone wild forest in Kingston, NY, with the help of Linden tree stump [...]
IN THE MEDIA
Articles and references to Radical Joy in the media
Grateful Changemaker: Radical Joy for Hard Times
When I receive a gift, I am conscious of both the gift and the giver. Gratitude suffuses me. This gratitude often transforms into a wish to give something back to my generous giver. We are [...]
Guerrilla Beauty
When the levees breached and New Orleans waters started surging under the front door of their home, Delores Ossevaito and her husband didn’t have time to grab anything except their two dogs before dashing outside, [...]
Global Day of Mourning Featured in Forbes Magazine blog
It goes without saying that the majority of people around the world were ready to say goodbye to 2020 last week. In embracing 2021, many took to social media, posting images and quotes about their [...]
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