Introduction to Sacred Activism
April 17, 2006
The Sunday edition of the Seattle Times, Opinion Section, had an article that grabbed me hard. The title was "Sacred Activism" by Victor Bremson, and in the article Victor talked about a new kind of activism, one that stresses engagement and reconciliation.
In the article he said that "sacred activists seek a major transformation in the way our society deals with the future. They share a common value that focuses on the long-term well-being of future generations." He noted that the Iroquios Confederacy instructs its chiefs to consider the impact of each decision they make on the seventh generation. Imagine for a moment or two how this might change our world. How might scientific discoveries be treated differently? What choices would our politictians make differently from those they make now? How would your decisions be different?
Additionally, Victor shared that Carl Anthony of the Ford Foundation teaches that the primary way to create successful change within a community is to bring all interested parties together to simply share their stories. As each story is told and heard, a connection grows within the group. Once each person has been heard, everyone is more willing to work together in the search for truth, to find ways of creating harmony and unity.
To further this work, I offer this blog for you to tell your story in order to create a community of people working together to find the truth, and thus ways to create harmony and unity.
The Sunday edition of the Seattle Times, Opinion Section, had an article that grabbed me hard. The title was "Sacred Activism" by Victor Bremson, and in the article Victor talked about a new kind of activism, one that stresses engagement and reconciliation.
In the article he said that "sacred activists seek a major transformation in the way our society deals with the future. They share a common value that focuses on the long-term well-being of future generations." He noted that the Iroquios Confederacy instructs its chiefs to consider the impact of each decision they make on the seventh generation. Imagine for a moment or two how this might change our world. How might scientific discoveries be treated differently? What choices would our politictians make differently from those they make now? How would your decisions be different?
Additionally, Victor shared that Carl Anthony of the Ford Foundation teaches that the primary way to create successful change within a community is to bring all interested parties together to simply share their stories. As each story is told and heard, a connection grows within the group. Once each person has been heard, everyone is more willing to work together in the search for truth, to find ways of creating harmony and unity.
To further this work, I offer this blog for you to tell your story in order to create a community of people working together to find the truth, and thus ways to create harmony and unity.
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