Climate Justice Archives • Heather Lyn Mann

#ClimateJustice for #EarthCareWeek and Beyond

October 7, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I am helping members of my Buddhist community engage on the frontline of Climate Justice in the State of Wisconsin. We know a shallow understanding of global warming coupled with mere good-will for the planet empowers the continuation of unjust actions by the privileged. So, our group aims to address…

#CitizensUnited Obstructs #ClimateJustice

September 14, 2013 by heatherlynmann

The Supreme Court decision in favor of Citizens United gave corporations the status of personhood and skewed democratic process by removing corporate limits to financial contributions in political campaigns. Profit-seeking industries financially seduce our nation's decision-makers and it is all legal. But here is a movement to restore sanity to…

The Fifth #ClimateJustice #MindfulnessTraining: Preserving the Whole

September 6, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the last of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings that I began posting on August 26th. Preserving the Whole Aware of pain caused by individual and societal fear, greed, anger, and delusion, I will cultivate a peaceful mind of inter-being in myself and others. I will nourish myself and…

The Fourth Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #SkillfulCommunication

August 29, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This is the fourth of five guidelines I wrote to wake myself to ethical choices supporting Climate Justice. Look at posts from earlier in the week to read about the first three Trainings. Skillful Communication Aware of pain caused by blocked, false, and unskillful communication, I will be present to…

The Third Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Sacred Conception

August 28, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the third of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I wrote as a guideline for ethical living during this climate emergency. You can look back at this week's earlier posts for the text of the first two Trainings. Sacred Conception Aware of pain caused by actions that push the…

The Second Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #Simple Living

August 27, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the second of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I created to give myself an ethical touchstone in daily life. Simple Living Aware of pain caused by the unsustainable production and distribution of goods and services, I will live simply in the nested ecosystem that is my home, invest…

The First Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Protecting Life

August 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

In my spiritual practice I felt an absence of clarity around the every-day ethics of living in harmony with Mother Earth. So, I re-wrote the ancient Buddhist precepts into up-to-date Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings, guidelines I can chew on again and again in meditation. It's worth noting, I am a…

Climate Justice in This Moment

July 20, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Climate Justice offers an opportunity to mitigate global warming while: o Diversifying and realigning the economy, o Stewarding natural resources, o Creating a just society, o Ending war, o Preserving species and ecosystems, o Curbing population growth. Climate Justice cannot be fought for and won. It is not a future…

Climate Justice

July 3, 2013 by heatherlynmann

I am working with my community of Buddhist practitioners--Snowflower Sangha in Madison, WI--to identify the "front line" of Climate Justice in our state. In the spirit of engaged Buddhism, we aim to transform the climate crisis through skillful, non-violent action. Activists Tim DeChristopher, Martin Luther King, and Mahatma Gandhi give…

Writing Sample–Part 8, the Story’s Conclusion

June 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the conclusion to Chapter One, Ocean of Insight: A Climate Justice Memoir. As a reminder, the story starts in my June 5th posting. Because this is a crowd-sourced book, I invite your comments! Enjoy, H This is our moment of consequence, the seconds before we save ourselves from…

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