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2021-01-26T19:59:33-05:00

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Another World Is Possible: What Does Prison Abolition Really Mean?

Last updated on: January 26, 2021 at 7:59 pm By Carl Gregg

If you hang out long enough with social justice activists, you’ll eventually hear the classic slogan “Another world is possible.” You can find it spray-painted as graffiti on subway walls, and emblazoned on t-shirts. You can spot it on lapel buttons. The phrase “Another world is possible” invites us to imagine what might be—to remember that the way things are is neither the way they’ve always been nor the way they have to be. In the words of the late... Read more

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2021-01-18T16:42:32-05:00

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“Martin & Malcolm & America”

Last updated on: January 18, 2021 at 4:42 pm By Carl Gregg

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Dr. King was born in 1929, and if he were alive today, he would be celebrating his ninety-second birthday. I am always shocked to remember that he was only thirty-nine years old when he was assassinated. His prophetic activism for peace and justice ended tragically early. It is also important to remember that Dr. King did not accomplish anything on his own. And this year’s MLK Day also brings to mind other giants... Read more

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2021-01-12T13:25:57-05:00

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Sacred Liberty & Desolating Sacrilege: On the Storming of the United States Capitol

Last updated on: January 12, 2021 at 1:25 pm By Carl Gregg

Introduction The violent assault on the United States Capitol Building on Wednesday was shocking and traumatic. To construct a response, I would like to start with a story from the history of my own chosen tradition of Unitarian Universalism to put this week’s events into a larger context. Then, there are a few related aspects of what happened on Wednesday that I would like us to explore in more detail. Finally, I will point us toward where we might go... Read more

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2021-01-05T11:08:53-05:00

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How to Find Meaning in Life

Last updated on: January 5, 2021 at 11:08 am By Carl Gregg

The year 2021 has finally arrived! And the beginning of a new year is traditionally a time for reflection on the year that has passed, reevaluation of one’s life from this new perspective, and recommitment in the form of new year’s resolutions. This time of discernment, which supports our making thoughtful choices about how best to move forward with our lives, reminds me of Robert Frost’s (1874 – 1963) most famous—and also most widely misunderstood—poem, “The Road Not Taken.” This... Read more

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2020-12-30T12:46:47-05:00

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Living the Entangled Life: World-Changing Insights from Mushrooms & Mycelium

Last updated on: December 16, 2020 at 12:29 pm By Carl Gregg

Two years ago I wrote a post inspired by ecologist Peter Wolleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees. It’s one of those remarkable books that can significantly shift the way you experience the world. There is so much more happening with trees than is often apparent from our human point of view. In particular, there is growing scientific evidence that trees communicate with one another, share resources, and have intricate relationships with other trees in what is sometimes called the “wood... Read more

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2020-08-19T15:20:25-04:00

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“Grandma Was a Suffragette”: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Right to Vote

Last updated on: August 19, 2020 at 3:20 pm By Carl Gregg

The Indigo Girls’ song “Go” includes these lyrics: Grandma was a suffragette Blacklisted for her publication Blacklisted for my generation Those lines have stuck with me ever since I first heard that song more than two decades ago. I find that reminder to be so powerful: invoking the memory of radical forebears who came before us—as suffragists, as abolitionists, as social justice activists for so many other causes—who together passed on to us a world with more justice and equity... Read more

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2020-08-03T16:06:30-04:00

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The Death-positive Movement & The Order of the Good Death

Last updated on: August 3, 2020 at 4:06 pm By Carl Gregg

As of last week, more than 150,000 people have died from the coronavirus in the U.S. alone. And we should be honest that that number is likely an undercount due to inconsistencies in how various localities attribute COVID-19 as a cause of death (The New York Times). Worldwide, more than 600,000 people have died of Coronavirus (NPR). The death toll will continue mounting in coming months. So in such a time as this, taking a step back to reflect on... Read more

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2020-06-22T10:33:52-04:00

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Trust Women: Bodies, Laws, & Reproductive Justice

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 10:33 am By Carl Gregg

I have posted about reproductive justice once before—seven years ago, in 2013. At that time, the year 2011 had been the single worst year for abortion rights since Roe v. Wade, with 92 abortion restrictions passed in state legislatures. 2012 followed suit as the second-worst year for abortion rights since 1973 with 43 abortion-restricting provisions enacted at the state level (Guttmacher 2013). That year I also led a six-session class on reproductive justice at the congregation where I serve as... Read more

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2020-06-08T14:21:13-04:00

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Meditation, Neuroscience, Psychedelics: Who Am I? Who Are You? Who Are We?

Last updated on: June 8, 2020 at 2:21 pm By Carl Gregg

Growing up in South Carolina, the first time I can remember really engaging with Black History Month was in middle school. Not coincidentally, that was the same year I had my first African-American teacher. It was 8th grade Earth Science, and every weekday that February various ones of us were assigned to make presentations about different black scientists. I remember some of my classmates voicing racist objections to those Black History Month assignments, but we learned a lot, and I... Read more

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