Story of Stuff Leads to Stories of Solutions

Some videos r class discussion October 17, 2013 along with Part 2 of Richard Louv’s Last Child in the Woods.

First, there was the 2007 STORY OF STUFF. This 20 minute video has been watched by over 2.2 million people.:

That led to a few more stories of STUFF, including the 2010 Story of Bottled Water, watched by 2.95 people :

“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever. http://storyofstuff.org”

And that led, in October 2013, to…

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Mothering and The Military by Sharon Doubiago

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Mothering and the Military: How Do We Raise Our Children?

by Sharon Doubiago first published in War Crimes Times, Veterans for Peace, Fall 2013, Vol V. No. 4

I went in search of a book for him. I went through the Children section and Fairy Tales, through Parenting and Mothering, through Psychology, Alternative Education, Women’s Studies and Feminism. Then Philosophy, Mythology, Politics, New Age, and War. Nothing even remotely close to what I was looking for.

I wanted a tale of a boy/man hero against war. A Conscientious Objector. A warrior for peace. A tale of a boy with the morality, integrity, intelligence, courage, physical and psychic/spiritual strength to resist our culture of war. I wanted a children’s tale fitting to the culture of peace, art, love, activism and ecofeminism I’ve rooted my life in, and one a growing boy like my grandson could find meaning and inspiration…

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Blog Action Day: Oct. 16, 2013 Features Human Rights

As decided by a vote of hundreds of bloggers, Human Rights is the theme for Blog Action Day this year. This will encourage bloggers around the world to learn more about this important subject including

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights which applies equally to every man, woman and child in the world regardless of where they live or their beliefs or interests. Watch videos about our theme Human Rights and Blog Action Day 2013