Food Emma Kathryn Food Emma Kathryn

Food, the Thread of Life

Food is more than just nourishment for our bodies, it links us to people, to places and while, when we think of food insecurity, the more obvious losses from not having enough to eat come to mind, there is also a loss that comes with food insecurity that is deeper than hunger. Food is the thread that weaves through the tapestry of life, bringing people closer together.

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Uncategorized, Fascism Christopher Scott Thompson Uncategorized, Fascism Christopher Scott Thompson

Why We Fight by Shane Burley: A Response, Part 3

“The president may have changed, but the apocalypse continues. When you’re living through an apocalypse, the most fatal mistake you can make is to convince yourself it’s something else, that everything can somehow go back to normal. Normal is what got us here, and there’s no way out now except to go right on through it.”

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Rhyd Wildermuth Rhyd Wildermuth

Being Pagan: On Connection to Pagan Time

This was the meaning and the pace of time for our pagan, animist ancestors, not the time of ticking clocks and digital alarms but the time of the world in relation to the sky and what shone there.

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Witchcraft Emma Kathryn Witchcraft Emma Kathryn

The Witches Sabbat

The fear and pain of transformation, of becoming feral, returning to the wild, are worth it. This is freedom. It cannot be bought with riches, can only be gained through relinquishing.

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Cultural Commentary, Editorial, Politics Mirna Wabi-Sabi Cultural Commentary, Editorial, Politics Mirna Wabi-Sabi

“Savagery” in Guatemala stems from U.S. foreign policy – not Mayan civilization

“Bloodthirsty savagery”, which is often attributed to the Mayan people, far better describes U.S. foreign policy than any pre-Columbian civilization in the Americas. We ought to remember that the Mayan people still exist today, and they were and still are far from the backwards and underdeveloped stereotype propagated in mainstream media.

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Magic Emma Kathryn Magic Emma Kathryn

The Magickal History of Plants

For me that’s a major aspect to witchcraft and indeed obeah, the serving of people when they have nowhere or no one else to turn to and it’s here where the lines between healing plants and harmful plants become blurred.

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Food Emma Kathryn Food Emma Kathryn

Summer Cooking with Foraged Foods

A good meal can bring families together and forge bonds, there’s a reason why the kitchen is often called the heart of the home. Foraging for food is an almost forgotten skill and is a great way to begin to connect with the natural world or deepen the connection you already have.

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Fascism, Uncategorized Christopher Scott Thompson Fascism, Uncategorized Christopher Scott Thompson

Why We Fight by Shane Burley: A Response, Part 2

In “The Fall of the Alt Right Came from Antifascism,” Burley gives antifascists the credit for destroying the Alt Right movement through effective organizing. To anyone who lived through the four years of the Trump regime as an antifascist, this is a welcome recognition of what we know to be true: when we confronted the Alt Right, we were able to defeat them.

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Capitalism, Protests, Radicalism John Halstead Capitalism, Protests, Radicalism John Halstead

Where the Sidewalk Cracks, Part 2: Interstitial Insurrection

There are cracks in the capitalist hegemony. And the life that grows there is both fragile and resilient, like a dandelion, both common and mysterious. It is irreducible to mathematical formulae or objectifying language. It is uncontrollable, wild. It is ubiquitous, and yet practically invisible to capitalist eyes. These cracks are the spaces which emerges when two or more people connect and form a relationship free from exploitation and domination.

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Capitalism, Protests, Radicalism John Halstead Capitalism, Protests, Radicalism John Halstead

Where the Sidewalk Cracks, Part 1: Ricochet Resistance

"I was amazed how a BLM protest could end up creating the conditions for a counter-protest and possibly even politicizing a group of people who may have never engaged in a political demonstration otherwise. While everyone was congratulating me on a great event, I was privately wondering if the most significant impact we had was to energize and mobilize people on the opposite side who might otherwise have stayed home. That was the last demonstration I organized. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to make sense of what happened."

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