Living Freedom Archive

“End the privatization of the Earth and her resources,” and make the ownership of these, as well as the things of human creation, commonly held for the benefit of all. The private ownership of the Earth and its resources, spells disaster for much of the rest of life on the planet, human and other, and, [...]

Friendly Fire Brown Fire Ethnic Cleansing Combat Insurgence Defensive Strategy Freedom Offensive Mercy Killing Peace Keeping Mission Accidental Coalition Fire War is ugly on t.v. It’s worse in our backyard, Mr. Prime Minister. by Lenore Rowntree, Writer Vancouver, Canada

One of the primary fictions that governs our lives is that we are in any meaningful sense free. Our way of life is predicated on freedom, and is freer than any other way of life that has ever existed, we tell ourselves endlessly, drearily, compulsively, as sleep-deprived we look out the window at the concrete [...]

Senada is close to sixty, maybe a few years older. The hell she has lived through has taken its toll. The deep sea of grief she navigates has put her off balance — not broken her indomitable spirit, but sent her off spinning through eddies of unfathomable memories. Glaucoma has rendered her nearly blind. In [...]

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Diminishing the fear that resides inside, engaging the shadows and demons of the unconscious mind and the ego, these are the first steps to liberating others, the world, and ourselves. From this place of compassion we can find the wisdom to live and act courageously in the world. Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan inspired me to [...]

When I was a young man and needed to believe that my service to my country meant something, I held closely words like “land of the free and home of the brave.” But after serving a year of front line combat in the jungles of Vietnam, I realized just how hollow those words were. I [...]

I am a great believer in actions following words, and action often means sacrifice. And what are people, all the activists, myself included, really ready to sacrifice in order to follow their words? Freedom is a bit like good health, we’re often acutely unaware of it while we have it, and once it’s gone it’s [...]