Sacred Shoreham
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On this sacred day—June 20, 2017—the NY State Legislature (Assembly & Senate) approved a bill that makes the 1,000 acres of woodland surrounding the defunct Shoreham Nuclear plant a part of the LI Pine Barrens Preserve. It has taken 40 years to accomplish this transformation from a nuke that threatened all life to a parkland-preserve that affirms all life. During that time I was arrested 5 times to bring a laser-like focus to a critical moment in the battle to keep the nuke from opening. Long Islanders are the only people in the world to keep a completed nuclear plant from opening.
I equate what we accomplished with modern mythology and is the finest teaching story in Long Island’s recorded history. In mythology, wherever the monster is slain—that place becomes an “axis-mundi” or “world-center”—where the community is renewed and refreshed. It took 40 years of patience and perseverance but we did it!
The model that we created may be used throughout the world by progressive people dealing with today’s political chaos. It is an inspirational, powerful model of citizen-driven democracy. As Nelson Mandela said: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Amen!
On this sacred day—June 20, 2017—the NY State Legislature (Assembly & Senate) approved a bill that makes the 1,000 acres of woodland surrounding the defunct Shoreham Nuclear plant a part of the LI Pine Barrens Preserve. It has taken 40 years to accomplish this transformation from a nuke that threatened all life to a parkland-preserve that affirms all life. During that time I was arrested 5 times to bring a laser-like focus to a critical moment in the battle to keep the nuke from opening. Long Islanders are the only people in the world to keep a completed nuclear plant from opening.
I equate what we accomplished with modern mythology and is the finest teaching story in Long Island’s recorded history. In mythology, wherever the monster is slain—that place becomes an “axis-mundi” or “world-center”—where the community is renewed and refreshed. It took 40 years of patience and perseverance but we did it!
The model that we created may be used throughout the world by progressive people dealing with today’s political chaos. It is an inspirational, powerful model of citizen-driven democracy. As Nelson Mandela said: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Amen!
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