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The Occupation and the Homeless

Two weeks ago, Occupy Bloomington began in People’s Park where the homeless live, with some occupiers not understanding the conditions of extreme poverty. So a big issue at the camp is to avoid divisions. A potential problem is that some individuals in the occupy movement, or at an occupation, might not recognize the similar conditions […]

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Rumi, via Elizabeth Lesser: “We’re all hiding the exact same secret from each other . . .”

“. . . that we suffer, that we’re imperfect . . .” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLDQ0HbhrzY]

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Is the sudden emergence of the Occupy movement connected to the sudden uptick of marijuana news?

Immediate and strong disclaimer: I don’t mean to say or imply or insinuate that everybody who Occupies is stoned. The extraordinary young men and women who are inspiring this demonstration of and call for real, authentic democracy may not even need to get stoned the way we did back then. But I do find it […]

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