by Gregory Johnson | Aug 20, 2019 | Activism, Environment, Finance, Housing, Lifeways, Public Policy, Relationships
Below is a self-survey with a list of questions and considerations to ask before planning to have children. This survey isn’t intended to provoke a specific answer. Such surveys do exist — trying to convince people that having children is horrible or wonderful....
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 12, 2019 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways, Politics, Public Interest, Public Policy, Video
In the NewsHour’s Facebook Watch show, “That Moment When,” the founder of an organization dedicated to preventing senseless killing talks about the importance of building community. With Mothers/Men Against Senseless Killing (MASK), Chicago’s Tamar Manasseh goes to...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 29, 2018 | Activism, Lifeways, Politics, Video
On 28 Sep 2018, conservative Christian leader Jerry Falwell Jr. stated the following via Twitter: “Conservatives & Christians need to stop electing ‘nice guys’. They might make great Christian leaders but the US needs street fighters … at...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 11, 2018 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways, Music, Music Videos, Video
The song “Prayer of the Mothers” was born as a result of an alliance made between singer-songwriter Yael Deckelbaum, and a group of courageous women, leading the movement of “Women Wage Peace.” The movement arose on summer 2014 during the escalation...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 10, 2018 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways, Music, Music Videos, Relationships, Video
On 28 Feb 2018, Koolulam invited 3,000 people who had never met before joined to sing the song “One Day” as a celebration of coexistence, singing in Arabic, English, and Hebrew. “Koolulam is a social-musical initiative aimed at bringing together...
by Gregory Johnson | Jun 12, 2018 | Lifeways, Video
Update: 18 Aug 2018 When this article was first posted on 12 Jun 2018, there were three videos included. By 18 Aug 2018, all three videos have now been removed from YouTube. A fourth video segment that wasn’t included in the original article from June has now...
by Gregory Johnson | May 14, 2018 | Activism, Lifeways
Today the United States moved their Israeli embassy to Jerusalem, in a gesture that to recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. What will be the impact of this change? This documentary produced by Deutsche Welle examines those who claim ownership of Jerusalem....
by Gregory Johnson | May 8, 2018 | Lifeways, Video
The Haredim are Jewish people who are very religiously observant. The following report offers some positive portrayals of the Haredim community and also criticisms of the community. Because the Haredim make up 30% of the population of Jerusalem, they have a strong and...
by Gregory Johnson | May 8, 2018 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways
About “Pope Francis – A Man of His Word,” is intended to be a personal journey with Pope Francis, rather than a biographical documentary about him. The pope’s ideas and his message are central to this documentary, which sets out to present his work of reform and...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 20, 2018 | Lifeways, Relationships, Short Story
The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing and stopped at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman behind him was furious and honked her horn, screaming in...
by Gregory Johnson | Dec 27, 2017 | Lifeways, Music, Video
This program explores the relationship between love and fear and the profound possibilities that arise when one learns to live life from a place of love rather than from fear. Program guests include guitarist and spiritual practitioner Carlos Santana, drummer-composer...
by Gregory Johnson | Dec 23, 2017 | Activism, Announcements, Lifeways, Politics
On Thursday, 29 April 2010, I testified in Federal Court as a witness in the case of the United States v. Rubashkin. When I say I was a witness, I hadn’t witnessed a crime. I had witnessed the absence of a crime. That’s what I was in court to testify...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 13, 2017 | Activism, Education, Effective Living, Lifeways, Relationships, Video
Video About It seems like we’re living in an epidemic of false belief. Clearly the other side just doesn’t have all the facts, right? Or are they really that stupid? In this fascinating and hilarious talk, cognitive scientist Philip Fernbach peels back the...
by Gregory Johnson | Sep 5, 2017 | Lifeways, Quotes, Relationships
In Jainism, the day of forgiveness (Kshamavani) is similar in concept to what is observed in other religions, such as Yom Kippur in Judaism or Maslenitsa inspired by Eastern Orthodox traditions. This year, Kshamavani in the Jain calendar falls on 5 Sep 2017. The...
by Gregory Johnson | Apr 6, 2017 | Activism, Effective Living, Lifeways, Relationships
In Blindspot, Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald explore hidden biases that we all carry from a lifetime of experiences with social groups – age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, sexuality, disability status, or nationality. [View on Amazon]...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 31, 2017 | Good News, Lifeways, Politics, Video
About Off-road bicyclist, painter, and 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush talks about the life changing power of art: “I’m more centered and sensitive.” Originally posted to YouTube on 31 Mar 2017. Video Press play to watch the video...
by Gregory Johnson | Mar 1, 2017 | Activism, Good News, Lifeways, Public Interest, Relationships, Video
Background The story below that was promoted by the media comes after generations of foster parenting by Dawn Bzeek (Dawn Mellon/Ball). According to a Feb 8 2017 article in the L.A. Times: [Dawn] had become a foster parent in the early 1980s, before she met Bzeek. Her...
by Gregory Johnson | Feb 28, 2017 | Activism, Advertising, Good News, Lifeways, Video
Inspiring Advertising Businesses are repurposing their advertising and marketing budgets and instead spending that money to create inspiring advertising uplifting stories that help make the world a better place. The following ad from WestJet is an example. Video About...
