I get by with a lot of help from my friends
Anyone who’s familiar with my longtime Socrates Cafe initiative, which somehow has become a global phenomenon and still has a momentum nearly 20 years after it was launched, knows that I don’t wait for funding to begun something. If I think it might help make our world move livable and lovable, I just begin, and […]
On Wolves, Wildlife, Declarations and Independence Day
Rachel Tilseth, the founder of Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin, heard me on Wisconsin Public Radio on Thursday to discuss the launch of The Declaration Project, and was moved to then post about it on her blog. Firs Rachel notes that it’s “become full time work to protect wolves and wildlife,” and she attributes to the […]
ART for all!
MyDeclaration Art is a reflection of our humanity; it is how we share our common interests and express our differences with civility. I declare that it is our civic duty to support the arts. It begins with the simple notion that art is integral, inherent in our DNA and part of the fabric of society […]
My declaration of what to expect of our government leadership, an invitation
There is only one way to successfully stand and fight against injustice. That way is to stand and fight FOR Honest government Non-violent solutions Respect for all human beings Fair and equal treatment of every American resident And To hold these touchstones of American democracy to be manifest and indisputable: A government is made of […]
Newspaper feature about The Declaration Project.
It’s always a challenge to get the word out about an initiative, no matter how helpful you and other kindred spirits think it might be for bringing the promise of our nation more into sync with actual practice. So you can imagine my great gratitude to Mike Holtzclaw, long-time feature writer for the Daily Press, […]
Wisconsin Public Radio — Declaring Rights for ‘Childkind’ and Listener Response
The day of our official launch of Declaration Project, I was honored to be on The Kathleen Dunn Show on Wisconsin Public Radio. I noted during the hourlong program that my own MyDeclaration centered around including ‘childkind’ at long last as part of ‘all men are created equal.’ I was told that even after the interview […]
The Declaration Project Officially Launches – Spirit of ’76 Here We Come
John Adams predicted that the “second day of July, 1776 …will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival…. solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other.” Adams made that prediction because it’s the date when the delegates […]
A Declaration of Independence from Corporatist/Behaviorist Education
When, in the course of a teaching career, it becomes essential to break from excessively rational beliefs and schemes and to begin thinking openly and freely, disregarding the dictatorial influences of political hacks, the insidious prodding of education gurus and the bleating of complacent peers, it is necessary that the thinking educator admonish the world […]
A Declaration of Liberty and Order
MyDeclaration The primary responsibility of a government is to provide for the common defense, maintain social order, promote liberty, provide for the equal treatment and protection under the law, and to ensure economic and social opportunity for its citizens. These rights extend to all citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, or […]
The Unanimous Declaration of Youth of the United States of America of Independence from Fossil Fuels (July 4, 2013)
Editor’s note: After watching the documentary An Inconvenient Truth as a 12-year-old, Alec Loorz took it upon himself to galvanize youth to take a leading role in curbing our dependency on fossil fuels. He started a a nonprofit environmental organization for youth, Kids vs. Global Warming, and penned a compelling declaration of independence from fossil fuels. Alec crisscrossed the country to speak […]
