This is really important for a lot of people to read, specifically in the context of “leftists” who defend Putin and Assad.

But it’s also, in my reading, part of the mindless binary adversarialism that infect politics across the board. You’re with us or against us. You back everything Labor wants to do or you’re working with the Liberals. You’ll defend Israel to the end or you’re antisemitic. You’ll defend Hamas’S every action or you’re a colonialist Zionist. You’ll support building concrete box apartments nobody should have to live in or you’re a NIMBY.

This is deadening politics. It’s the opposite of #LivingDemocracy

https://newpol.org/issue_post/internationalism-anti-imperialism-and-the-origins-of-campism/

Hello! Do you know anyone in Bathurst, or nearby in the Central West, who is interested in change-making, #climate, #democracy, #ecology

I'm doing this workshop on #LivingDemocracy is a fortnight, and would love to have lots of folks come along.

https://events.humanitix.com/living-democracy-workshop?

European and local elections done! (Well, I’ll need to get to a post box 😂)

#democracy #livingDemocracy #goAndVote

Such a great example of #LivingDemocracy - supporting the community and the environment, learning to live entangled with each other and the natural world

https://theconversation.com/this-group-rid-one-australian-river-of-its-privet-problem-and-strengthened-community-along-the-way-226230?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%207%202024%20-%202961430105&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20May%207%202024%20-%202961430105+CID_065b13432d50af2300bdad9826bcb926&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=This%20group%20rid%20one%20Australian%20river%20of%20its%20privet%20problem%20%20and%20strengthened%20community%20along%20the%20way

Shall I read you a bedtime story?

I’m delighted to share with you that the audiobook of #LivingDemocracy is now live!

Links to various streaming options are here:
https://www.greeninstitute.org.au/publications/listening-to-living-democracy-audio-book/

Peace is possible, and people are working for it, even in the direst of circumstances.

It was such a privilege and pleasure this morning to meet with Mohammed Asideh, Jamal Rifi and Ron Finkel from Project Rozana International.

They run a program that takes Palestinian children to Israeli hospitals for dialysis and chemotherapy, trains Palestinian and Israeli nurses together, and creates deep, active relationships of connection. Right now, they are working to build a field hospital to triage patients, and rebuild capacity, since at least one of their Israeli volunteer drivers has been taken hostage, and Palestinian patients and participants have had their homes destroyed.

The hate and shortsightedness of the leaders is not reflected in the love and wisdom of the people.

This is #LivingDemocracy, it is #peace building through health diplomacy, it gives me hope.

Looking for a stimulating podcast? I had a great chat recently with another Tim (this one a Collings) about #LivingDemocracy. It’s just gone live on his podcast, Better World Leaders.

Have a listen:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tim-hollo-charts-pathways-towards-living-democracy/id1510713219?i=1000609129102

#Democracy #ecology #anarchism

New from me at Green Agenda - on #transformative politics and #LivingDemocracy.

How do we turn that age-old challenge of seeking to change the system while operating within it from an uncomfortable contradiction into a creative tension?

https://greenagenda.org.au/2023/04/transforming-towards-living/