Date archives "February 2014"

Book of the Day: Creating Good Work

Creating Good Work. Ron Schultz, ed.  Palgrave, 2013. Amazon Excerpt: Chapter 11, from competition to cooperation: The “culture of contest” that results from this is becoming increasingly maladaptive in an age of ever-increasing social and ecological interdependence. These maladaptive consequences can be seen in the growing disparities of wealth and poverty within and between most nation-states, and… Continue reading

Is Professional Activism Getting in the Way of Real Change?

Thought provoking and clear headed reflections from climate justice defender and author Henia Belalia on the ongoing commercialization and co-opting and the social justice and environmental movements. You can read the full article here. “The professionalization of change-making has created a non-profit industrial complex (NPIC), one that hinders rather than promotes liberationist movements. At Power Shift… Continue reading