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 →