Reflections on the Ground by Steven J. Lawrence
I wrote this on a social media thread, and chose to use ALL CAPS as a metaphor for the theme of domination and power that I was exploring. I have been influenced to use ALL CAPS in a non-angry way by another writer whose writing on philosophy and spirituality is superb. Somehow his capitalized expressions…
I want to review a very useful book today. It’s called The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work. To my great fortune, I was turned onto the works of author Suzette Haden Elgin, Ph.D about five years ago by a close friend. This is one of Elgin’s greatest works, and should be included…
I miss graduate school. The UMASS Boston program’s training in pedagogy was excellent, but the dual degree also focused on organizational change and dialogue, which I fell in love with. The following list is a guide for managing the political aspects of effective management and community organizing. It was developed during my graduate work, and…
Good evening. I discovered an article written by William Powell, the author of “The Anarchist’s Cookbook.” The title is “I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed”. Powell argues for his book to taken out of publication and urges us to understand that “violence can’t be used to prevent…