“Beloved Community” is a product of Queer Rock Camp’s commitment to love and inclusion On Saturday evening, August 15, at downtown Olympia’s Film Society, amid the din and jubilation of vibrant rock music, I experienced a profound sensing of spiritual magnificence. World religions and spiritual traditions all profess love, diversity,…
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Toward being a more effective anti-racist ally One afternoon in spring, I found myself transported on one of those delicious, if not addictive “cyber wends”—a Google search run wonderfully amok. Spiritual Democracy is where I landed, captivated by one bold statement: “Spiritual Democracy puts the idea of democracy back where…
Throughout our childhood, our immigrant parents modeled in consistent action, words instilled, distilled at Ellis Island, their entry point into the United States: Suffrage is a right. Voting in elections a responsibility. Not always did my parents comprehend the complexities, dualities, duplicities of politics. Yet, always did they understand the…