We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Thursday, March 11, 2010

British activist saw Rachel Corrie die under Israeli bulldozer, court hears

from the Guardian. Local mainstream media coverage of this trial and the original incident has received very little coverage here in Washington state where Corrie was born and raised. This is in sharp contrast to the widespread media coverage of another Corey (Haim), a Hollywood celebrity, who died recently. See also this re the trial.