Inspiring People
Mary Oliver, Poet Of A Different Dissidence
Mary Oliver's poems are radical in their wonder and gratitude in an age of cynicism and consumerism.
Matthew Gindin is a journalist, educator and meditation instructor located in Vancouver, BC. He is the Pacific Correspondent for the Canadian Jewish News, writes regularly for the Forward and the Jewish Independent and has been published in Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Religion Dispatches, Kveller, Situate Magazine, and elsewhere. He writes on Medium from time to time.
Mary Oliver's poems are radical in their wonder and gratitude in an age of cynicism and consumerism.
The recently deceased Ursula K Le Guin's imaginative writing was a form of activism.
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Emma Goldman dedicated her life to fighting for equal rights for oppressed groups.
Until his death in the concentration camps, Janus Korczak dedicated his entire life to making sure that children were protected and respected.
The dangers of putting tribalism over progressivism.
Sometimes the greatest strength comes from inaction.
In a reversal of power that mirrors the Jewish holiday of Purim, everyday people are taking power into their own hands.
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